9 h. ago ‘You’ve grown’: Gout Gout reaches new heights in his bid to emulate Bolt

Sprinter’s coach has noticed recent change in 17-year-oldTeenager could still add more height to his gangly frameSprint sensation Gout Gout is already the fastest Australian to have run the 200m, and Usain Bolt has described the 17-year-old’s appearance “like young me”. While he’s beginning to catch up with Bolt’s times, the teenager is also catching up to the towering Jamaican in height.Gout’s running style has an uncanny resemblance to Bolt’s, with long strides and an upright stance supporting his ability to reach a high top speed, even if he continues to work on his starts. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Celebs Go Dating producers forced to intervene in as star storms out after bitter feud

It was a dramatic night during in the agency country getaway tonight, as Celebs Go Dating stars Sam Prince and Louis Russell's feud reached new heights

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32 h. ago Stirling mountaineer reaches new heights as first Scottish woman to scale summit

Kirsty Mack scaled the 8,611 metre peak last month as part of a comeback from an accident which had left her without the use of her dominant arm - with the feat also raising money for a veteran's charity.

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61 h. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud', as Brooklyn fails to address brother Romeo's birthday

As the Beckham feud reaches new heights, we explore the growing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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1 week ago Chloe Kelly won’t change anything in vow to keep good times rolling at Arsenal

Kelly's stardom reached new heights when she fired home the decisive spot-kick in England's shootout triumph over Spain at last month's European Championships.

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing winner says 'it's why I'm still here' in show admission

Tom Chambers had starring roles in Holby City and Waterloo Road, but it was in 2008 that his career reached new heights after being crowned winner of Strictly Come Dancing

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2 w. ago ‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic

Richard Blair on the role his mother played in developing the 1945 political fable – and how it nearly didn’t get publishedAs the second world war reached its height, the winter of 1943-4 was one of the coldest of the century. My parents were living in a poorly heated flat in Kilburn, north-west London. My mother was working at the Ministry of Food. She was deeply involved in BBC Radio’s Kitchen Front which tried to help people conjure nutritious meals from their rations. My father became literary editor of Tribune magazine in November 1943. He was only required in the office three days a week, which gave him the time to write Animal Farm.Every evening, my father would read what he’d written to my mother under heavy blankets in bed. It was the only warm place in the flat. They would discuss the developing story and where it might go next. Lettice Cooper, the novelist and my mother’s Ministry of Food colleague, remembered my mother updating them every morning...

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2 w. ago Firefighters lock down Edinburgh street amid emergency incident

Fire crews used a height appliance to reach a tenement roof of a building on Edinburgh's Gorgie Road, which is home to Bibi's eatery.

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2 w. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud', as Brooklyn reportedly ditches friends as well as family

As the Beckham feud reaches new heights, we explore the growing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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2 w. ago Ibiza Final Boss frenzy reaches new heights as fan gets outrageous tattoo

Jack Kay, the Brit dubbed the 'Ibiza Bob' is living his best life on the White Isle after finding viral fame - and one fan has taken their obsession to new heights

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3 w. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud', as Victoria and David fear Brooklyn has 'quit' the family

As the Beckham feud reaches new heights, we explore the growing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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3 w. ago Huge blow to Canary Islands as tourists ignore 'bleak' warning

Despite a wave of anti-tourist protests across Spain in May, international tourism to the country and its islands has reached record-setting heights - with British tourists leading the pack

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