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World Record for Whitehead

T42 200m World Record holder Richard Whitehead (coach: Liz Yelling/Keith Antoine) smashed his global best by over half a second with an impressive time of 24.93 (+1.9m/s) to win gold on the penultimate day of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal,...

Fat Cats

Shareholders are at last stirring out of their lethargy over the outrageous pay packages awarded to the top managers of mega-banks, the standout case being the 27 per cent vote against the pay plan for Barclays’ execs. As the UK business minister, Vince Cable, pointed...

Lucy Phelan

‘Stories, fables and tails’ at The Tipperary Excel Centre in August is my first solo show and I am very excited at the prospect of seeing ALL the pieces hang together for the very first time. It has been an exciting journey, sometimes peppered with panic and the odd...

Saladuha takes Triple Jump title

If there is a perfect way to win a major title then Ukraine’s Olha Saladuha demonstrated it before another superb crowd here in Helsinki tonight as she retained her triple jump title at the European Athletics Championships. Saladuha’s first round effort...