Mary Rand obituary
The first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal with her long jump victory at the 19…
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Chesney the kangaroo found three days after hopping away from farm
Marsupial escaped from enclosure at Wisconsin’s Sunshine Farm on Wednesday after he was spooked by …
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Moses Itauma inflicts first knockout defeat on Jermaine Franklin
British boxer continues ascent with brilliant display American shocked by fifth-round knockout…
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Man questioned over trafficking allegations in Mohamed Al Fayed investigation
Met police say suspect in his 60s interviewed under caution over claims of human trafficking and fa…
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Dolphins, stingers and ‘salt tongue’: an epic ocean swim around New Zealand’s east coast
Jono Ridler has battled loneliness and fatigue as he aims to break the record for the longest unass…
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Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80
Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly r…
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Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot
First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of…
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