Emma Finucane: I was embarrassed by my big legs but without them I wouldn’t be Olympic champion
Just the second British woman to win three medals at one Games is conscious of being a role model for next crop of female ...
The ultra-wealthy renters paying £70,000 a month to beat the raid on the rich
It may surprise you, but renting a seven-bedroom, 11,500 sq ft mansion in St John’s Wood, London, does not come cheap ...
Ukraine ‘captures North Korean soldier’ for first time
A North Korean soldier fighting on behalf of Russia has been captured by Ukrainian forces, South Korean intelligence has ...
Stamp duty raids trigger slump in expensive London property deals
Repeated increases in stamp duty have triggered a slump in high-end London property deals, in a warning sign for Rachel ...
China ramps up investment in Africa to build a Health Silk Road
Under the Health Silk Road, Beijing has embedded itself as a critical partner across Africa’s entire healthcare ecosystem, ...
Man joins 0.7pc of population who have donated stem cells twice on his 21st birthday
A man who cancelled his 21st birthday celebrations to donate stem cells has become one of only 0.7 per cent of the population ...
Is the airline industry waging war on classical musicians?
From ‘unfair’ extra charges to aggressive staff, professional artists say they’re being penalised ...
Commander of British troops in NI called Blair’s government ‘cynical’ over Bloody Sunday inquiry, papers reveal
Gen Sir Rupert Smith expressed ‘trenchant opposition’ to Saville probe, which he said was designed to scapegoat soldiers ‘yet ...
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How Assad’s fall has damaged Russia’s ambitions in Africa
Russia has withdrawn the majority of its forces from Syria, weeks after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Vladimir Putin’s troops ...
NHS trusts allow patients to refer themselves for chest X-rays
Doctors call for self-referrals for lung cancer checks to be rolled out across UK as 20pc wait at least two weeks to see a GP ...
Hospitals rake in more cash from parking charges for third year in row
Starmer urged to end ‘tax on the sick’ as figures show patients, visitors and staff have shelled out more than £1bn in six ...
Wettest spring for decades ‘helps ash trees recover from dieback’
National Trust says struggling trees are reinvigorated after parts of UK received three times average monthly rainfall ...