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Watch: 2024 Olympics: Paychecks for Team USA Gold Medal Winners Revealed. A lot of winners will be leaving Paris with medals and some cash in hand. When athletes make their way to the winners' podium at the 2024 Paralympics to take home their gold, silver or bronze medal, they’ll also be taking some money. Although funding varies by country, equal pay is a highlight for many this year.

2024 Paris Paralympics: Paychecks for Medal Winners Revealed

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THE world’s second tallest man is being forced to sleep on the floor in the Paralympics village in Paris. Morteza Mehrzad is a two-time sitting volleyball gold medallist representing Iran at the 2024 Games. He stands at an incredible 8 feet 0.85 inches – just shy of the world’s tallest man Sultan Kosen who is 8 […]

World’s second tallest man forced to sleep on the floor in athletes’ village at Paris Paralympics 2024

Para-table tennis player Paul Karabardak became the first Welsh competitor to win a medal at Paris 2024 after taking bronze with doubles teammate Billy Shilton. It was bitter-sweet for the ParalympicsGB pair after losing in their men's doubles MD14 semi-final. They lost in straight games to Thailand's pairing, 11-9 11-9...

Karabardak becomes first Welsh Para-athlete to claim Paris medal

SIR LEE PEARSON is absent from the Paris Paralympics as he is suspended from riding and subject to an ongoing investigation. Britain’s most decorated para-equestrian rider – he has 17 medals, including 14 golds, from six Games – is not in the squad that travelled across the Channel. Pearson, who last competed in March 2023, […]

ParalympicsGB gold medal hope and Britain’s most decorated equestrian rider misses Paris 2024 due to suspension

The 2024 Paris Paralympics kicked off on Wednesday, with swimming, wheelchair basketball, dancing Phrygian Caps, and more taking center stage​ this week. With 549 medal events spanning 22 sports, a record 4,400 athletes from 168 delegations, plus the most women's sports athletes and events in competition history, this year's Paralympics are capping off an exceptional summer of international sports.

2024 Paralympics Pick Up in Paris

An extensive search for an Indian woman who disappeared into a pavement sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur hit a snag on its eighth day, as authorities now say it is "too risky" to continue deploying divers. The incident has gripped Malaysia, with some 110 rescuers working around the clock this past...

Search for woman swallowed by 8m sinkhole now 'too risky'

Three children who were found dead with a man at a house in Surrey were all aged under four, police have said. The man was Polish national Piotr Swiderski. Police have confirmed all four found in the house in Staines, on Saturday, were related. Neighbours said they believed a young...

Three children found dead with man all under four

A council has apologised to an 82-year-old woman who was given a fixed penalty notice for feeding ducks and fish at her local pond. Faye Borg was in Morden Hall Park in south-west London on Thursday morning when she was approached by two Merton Council wardens who issued her with a £150 fixed penalty notice for littering.

Woman who fed ducks followed home by wardens

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Lisa Peacock encourages anyone who thinks they have a problem to talk to a loved one and seek help.

'I hid my alcoholism for so many years'

A man discovered the young male dog while walking his own dogs at 05:30 BST along the riverbank.

Dog found in river with mouth bound up with tape

A college in Devon has closed its degree awarding courses with immediate effect, leading to job losses and disruption for students. Dartington Hall Trust, which runs Schumacher College in Totnes, said it could no longer fund the school due to it incurring "substantial monthly losses". It said 46 students will...

Anger over sudden closure of college

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

Video footage shows the moment a lorry driver crashed in north Wales after being distracted by his mobile phone. The dashcam and CCTV images show Raymond Catterall, 44, looking down at his phone before swerving the vehicle off the A55 at Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd, and crashing in adjacent bushes. He hits...

Watch as lorry driver distracted by phone crashes

As another dramatic weekend of SWPL action draws to a close we want to know your views on the weekend's action. Have your say here. 

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It's been 35 years since the original Baywatch TV series premiered on NBC in the 1989-1990 season. One year later, it was syndicated and became one of the most popular TV shows on the planet. The show's original cast included David Hasselhoff, who stayed with the series through its entire run. During that time, he was joined by other actors, including (but not limited to) Pamela Anderson, Alexandra Paul, and Jason Simmon. At the time, Simmons, who is gay, was in the closet.

The Once-Secret Gay Life of 'Baywatch' Actor Jaason Simmons: 35 Years After The Beach Drama's Debut

Actor Richard Deacon found fame on classic TV sitcoms such as The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 1961-1966), on which he played Mel Cooley, and Leave it to Beaver (CBS, 1957-1963), in which which he portrayed neihbor Fred Rutherford. Both characters were married to women, while Fred had a son.

The Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Deacon ('Dick Van Dyke Show'): 30 Years After His Tragic Death

After buying a 200-year-old hall to renovate, Andrew and Louisa Godfrey made a heavenly discovery.

Couple renovating manor uncover 'priceless' angels

Kenyan influencer Elsa Majimbo's now-deleted rant against giving family members cash renews a debate.

'Black tax' - why some young Africans want to stop sending money back home

A development of 350 homes is now set to be built after the Planning Inspectorate overturned the council’s refusal of outline planning permission. In February, East Herts Council told Countryside Partnerships Ltd and Wattsdown Developments Ltd they could not proceed with the proposed development on the west of Buntingford, next to the A10.

Decision not to build 350 new homes overturned

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Cockroft and Fortune start GB gold rush in Paris

Hannah Cockroft powers to her fourth consecutive T34 100m title for her eighth Paralympic gold medal, while shot putter Sabrina Fortune claims her maiden Games title...

Cockroft and Fortune start GB gold rush in Paris

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