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Watch routine that won first British figure-skating world medal since Torvill and Dean
Figure skaters Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have won Great Britain’s first World Championship medal in the sport since the great era of Torvill and Dean.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Meet British world number one amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
The world-leading British amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.BBC News - 1d -
British tennis player Fran Jones collapses on court
British tennis player Fran Jones has been forced to withdraw from the Colsanitas Cup in Bogota after collapsing in the middle of a match.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
British Steel could decide to shut Scunthorpe plant in days
British Steel's owner has cancelled coal and iron ore shipments to the Scunthorpe plant.BBC News - 3h -
Elderly British Olympian ‘devastated’ as wish for Grand National runner denied by BHA
A former British Olympian’s hopes of having a runner in Saturday’s Grand National have been dashed after his horse was ruled out by the National Fence Review Panel.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say
Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention. The British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, detained for seven years in an Indian jail, has ...The Guardian - 1d -
Deaths of British couple in France being treated as murder-suicide
Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr were found dead in their home in Les Pesquiès in Aveyron on 6 February. The deaths of a British couple who were found in their renovated rural home in Aveyron, ...The Guardian - 3h -
A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.The New York Times - 2d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world crowd to its feet
Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedyABC News - 3d -
Figure skating embraces the future with new technology, modern concepts to engage athletes and fans
The governing body of figure skating has embarked on an ambitious plan called “Vision 2030,” and the idea is simple: Make the sport cool againABC News - 6d -
Pikmin Fans Can Get 11 Cute Action Figures For Only $19 At Amazon
Amazon's Spring Sale is winding down, but there's still time to grab this popular collection of Pikmin action figures for cheap . Officially licensed by Nintendo and normally sold for $25, this ...GameSpot - 2d -
Figure skater helps earn USA historic Olympic spot competing on broken foot
Less than 48 hours before Danny O'Shea was set to head to the World Figure Skating Championships with his partner Ellie Kam, he was unable to skate.CBS News - 13h -
Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...The Hill - 3d -
Cyprus court drops all rape charges against 5 Israelis after doubting British woman’s credibility
A criminal court in Cyprus has dropped all charges against five Israelis accused of gang-raping a British woman in a hotel room after ruling her testimony as not credible and replete with ...NBC News - 2d -
Maxim Naumov Gets Standing Ovation at World Figure Skating Championships as He Honors Late Parents: 'This Is for You'
The figure skater lost his parents Evgenia "Zhenya" Shishkova and Vadim Naumov in the Jan. 29 crash between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopterYahoo Sports - 3d -
Super Bowl champ Richard Sherman joins long list of sports figures whose homes have been burglarized
Former NFL player Richard Sherman is the latest sports figure whose home has been burglarized. The Super Bowl champion posted pictures and a video on social media asking if anyone recognized three ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Major union launches ad campaign featuring detained Tufts student
A major labor union launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday featuring Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk decrying what it called an infringement on the First Amendment. The Service ...The Hill - 1d -
Amber Glenn Is Carving a New Path for Figure Skaters
Amber Glenn jumps like a pole-vaulter, collects lightsabers, is pansexual and, at 25, has blossomed at an age when many peers have retired.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
Can U.S. figure skating carry this momentum to the Olympics?
With less than a year until the Olympics, the world titles from Ilia Malinin, Alysa Liu and Madison Chock and Evan Bates have even more weight.ESPN - 2d -
How did the U.S. arrive at its tariff figures?
The White House Wednesday listed tariff rates for different countries. It didn't take long for market observers to try and reverse engineer the formula.CNBC - 8h -
Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street
A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of documents, including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.The New York Times - 5d -
Deaths of British couple in France treated as murder-suicide
The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found at their home near Toulouse.BBC News - 6h -
WHL playoffs: Spokane Chiefs hang on for 7-5 win over Vancouver, take 2-0 series lead back to Spokane
Mar. 31—LANGLEY, British Columbia — Rookie Mathis Preston recorded his first Western Hockey League hat trick as the Spokane Chiefs build a big lead and held off the Vancouver Giants 7-5 to take a ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Wall Street Still Can’t Figure Out President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
The president promises to reveal a broad tariff plan on April 2.Inc. - 3d -
British Steel’s auditors warn of ‘material uncertainty’ as it battles to survive
Company had £736mn of debt at end of 2023, much of it from entities controlled by its Chinese parent JingyeFinancial Times - 2d -
Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman
Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rights. A Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting ...The Guardian - 2d -
Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.BBC News - 1d -
Figure skater whose parents died in D.C. plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet
Maxim Naumov's performance at the world championships, just months after a plane crash claimed his parents' lives, brought the crowd to its feet.NBC News - 3d -
Steve Erceg’s coaches get creative after Brandon Moreno figures out UFC Mexico City gameplan
Erceg fell to a decision defeat against former champ Moreno but made impressive adjustments with his teamYahoo Sports - 3d -
Ilia Malinin is the man to beat and 5 other takeaways from figure skating worlds
Malinin's goal is to land seven quads in a free skate. Many skaters say they're already prepping for the 2026 Olympics.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Figure skater who lost both parents in DC crash receives standing ovation at World Champs
Maxim Naumov's parents, who were both coaches at the Skating Club of Boston, died January in a plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
'Adolescence' gets support from British leader as schools across UK will show series
The makers of hit Netflix show “Adolescence” have sparked a conversation on how to protect children from violent misogyny and other harmful content on social mediaABC News - 3d -
Pro-Palestinian British Cornell student says he will leave US citing fear of detention
Momodou Taal, who had been asked to surrender by immigration officials, says he has ‘lost faith’ that favourable court ruling would protect him. A Cornell University student who participated in ...The Guardian - 2d -
Raheem Sterling and Richarlison named among most influential black people in British football
The Football Black List shines a light on the most influential black people in the sportYahoo Sports - 23h -
How 'America First' created a strategic opening for Beijing
Tesla’s decline partly mirrors the global backlash triggered by the “America First” doctrine.The Hill - 1d -
A Shark’s Sounds Are Recorded for What Is Believed to Be the First Time
Researchers in New Zealand have made what they believe is the first recording of a shark actively making noise.The New York Times - 6d
