5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (466+ words) Leeds swimming protégé Leah Schlosshan believes her first Commonwealth Games final can act as a springboard to the Olympic Games. The 21-year-old finished sixth in the women’s 200m freestyle in a race stacked with elite talent and won by Australia’s five-time…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago   (415+ words) Nottingham's Josh Nathan praised the resilience of Team England's men as they claimed Commonwealth Games gymnastics silver despite a horror fall involving one of their team-mates. Gabriel Langton, 19, landed on his head after coming off the horizontal bar, with the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (409+ words) Item put his Derby flop at Epsom behind him when producing a powerful staying performance to land the Sky Bet York Stakes. Back at the scene of his Dante triumph on the Knavesmire in May and back at 10 furlongs, Andrew…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (329+ words) On Wednesday August 5, join the Play Champions in a day full of creative play across the museum. There will be a whole range of interactive, hands-on, fun activities – all centred around play, for children and their families. From DIY inflatable…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (450+ words) Visitors escape the sun on a bee walk through Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Image: FoTHCP) (Image: FoTHCP) As temperatures continue to soar, there is no better place to escape the heat than Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The shade of the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (905+ words) Donald Trump has said the media are “all going to be broke” when he was no longer in the White House as “there’s not going to be anybody to report on”. As well as poking fun at the press, with…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (408+ words) The wildfire broke out last week (RSPB Scotland) Smoke from the ongoing wildfire in Cairngorms National Park has drifted as far as Aberdeen as weather conditions change. The fire service said residents in the east of Aviemore as well as…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (343+ words) David O’Meara has decided to swerve the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday with Estrange Having landed the first Group One win of her career in the Pretty Polly in Ireland last time out, she was due to take…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (415+ words) Paralympian Ade Adepitan is rumoured to be joining the latest series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. The TV presenter and athlete, 53, would be the first contestant to use a wheelchair on the long-running ITV reality show....

2+ day, 56+ min ago   (442+ words) A creative skills programme is set to return for another summer of hands-on learning. East Summer School is running across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London from July 27 to August 7. It is open to young people aged 12 to 17 who live…...