<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Olympics - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Olympics news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:27:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The post London 2012 Highlights appeared first on London Olympics 2012.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-highlights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello world!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!<br />
The post Hello world! appeared first on London Olympics 2012.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hello-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hello-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB brings some Rio magic to Heathrow as our Olympic heroes touch down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home Games four years ago might have been perfect, but it didn't have a homecoming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-brings-some-rio-magic-to-heathrow-as-our-olympic-heroes-touch-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-brings-some-rio-magic-to-heathrow-as-our-olympic-heroes-touch-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Wrong Chinese flag used for second time during medal ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA['Apparently there is no supervision and checking system at the Rio Olympics,' says a former Chinese official]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-wrong-chinese-flag-used-for-second-time-during-medal-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-wrong-chinese-flag-used-for-second-time-during-medal-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte scandal: Americans write messages of apology at Rio International Aiport]]></title><description><![CDATA[A white board was set up for those who wanted to leave their thoughts before leaving the city]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-scandal-americans-write-messages-of-apology-at-rio-international-aiport/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-scandal-americans-write-messages-of-apology-at-rio-international-aiport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte dropped by Speedo after Rio 2016 &amp;apos;robbery&amp;apos; incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision came after the US suffered embarrassment and shame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-dropped-by-speedo-after-rio-2016-ampaposrobberyampapos-incident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-dropped-by-speedo-after-rio-2016-ampaposrobberyampapos-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The government thinks Team GB&amp;apos;s Rio performance shows how Brexit can be a success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business Secretary Greg Clark says the country's sporting success can be used as 'template' for Brexit &ndash; but did not say how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-government-thinks-team-gbampaposs-rio-performance-shows-how-brexit-can-be-a-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-government-thinks-team-gbampaposs-rio-performance-shows-how-brexit-can-be-a-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethiopian marathon runner could go to jail for anti-government protest on the finishing line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms in support of the Oromo people - a marginalised ethnic community subject to months of violence by the government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ethiopian-marathon-runner-could-go-to-jail-for-anti-government-protest-on-the-finishing-line/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ethiopian-marathon-runner-could-go-to-jail-for-anti-government-protest-on-the-finishing-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethiopian marathon runner could go to jail for anti-government finishing line protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms in support of the Oromo people - a marginalised ethnic community subject to months of violence by the government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ethiopian-marathon-runner-could-go-to-jail-for-anti-government-finishing-line-protest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ethiopian-marathon-runner-could-go-to-jail-for-anti-government-finishing-line-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Could this be Team GB&amp;apos;s last great Olympics after Brexit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Former Olympics Minister among those to warn decision to leave EU could starve elite sport of funds to train British athletes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-could-this-be-team-gbampaposs-last-great-olympics-after-brexit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-could-this-be-team-gbampaposs-last-great-olympics-after-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte and other disgraced US swimmers could be charged for &amp;apos;vandalism and fabricating robbery&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said the investigation into the incident is continuing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-and-other-disgraced-us-swimmers-could-be-charged-for-ampaposvandalism-and-fabricating-robberyampapos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-and-other-disgraced-us-swimmers-could-be-charged-for-ampaposvandalism-and-fabricating-robberyampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte and other disgraced US swimmers could be charged for &amp;apos;vandalising toilet and fabricating armed robbery&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said their investigation into the incident is continuing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-and-other-disgraced-us-swimmers-could-be-charged-for-ampaposvandalising-toilet-and-fabricating-armed-robberyampapos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-and-other-disgraced-us-swimmers-could-be-charged-for-ampaposvandalising-toilet-and-fabricating-armed-robberyampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Want to win an Olympic gold? Having a 23 March birthday could help]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is research proving a relationship between the date you were born and sporting success]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-want-to-win-an-olympic-gold-having-a-23-march-birthday-could-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-want-to-win-an-olympic-gold-having-a-23-march-birthday-could-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte &amp;apos;robbed&amp;apos;: US Olympic swimmer &amp;apos;faked mugging to cover up petrol station brawl&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered the athletes to remain in Brazil until an investigation is completed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-ampaposrobbedampapos-us-olympic-swimmer-ampaposfaked-mugging-to-cover-up-petrol-station-brawlampapos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-ampaposrobbedampapos-us-olympic-swimmer-ampaposfaked-mugging-to-cover-up-petrol-station-brawlampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Lochte &amp;apos;robbed&amp;apos;: CCTV video &amp;apos;shows US swimmer fighting with Brazilian security guard&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered the athletes to remain in Brazil until an investigation is completed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-ampaposrobbedampapos-cctv-video-ampaposshows-us-swimmer-fighting-with-brazilian-security-guardampapos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ryan-lochte-ampaposrobbedampapos-cctv-video-ampaposshows-us-swimmer-fighting-with-brazilian-security-guardampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Team GB member held at gunpoint during night out]]></title><description><![CDATA['Do not go out of the village wearing Team GB kit or carry anything of value unless absolutely unavoidable,' says letter to British Olympic athletes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-team-gb-member-held-at-gunpoint-during-night-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-team-gb-member-held-at-gunpoint-during-night-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian runner stripped of 2008 Olympics gold after failing doping test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision heaps more shame on Russia, which only has one competitor in Rio's athletics competition because its federation is currently banned for operating state-sponsored doping programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-runner-stripped-of-2008-olympics-gold-after-failing-doping-test/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-runner-stripped-of-2008-olympics-gold-after-failing-doping-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Severed leg found in Guanabara Bay near sailing event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The limb's owner will most likely never be identified]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-severed-leg-found-in-guanabara-bay-near-sailing-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-severed-leg-found-in-guanabara-bay-near-sailing-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: How much money do athletes get if they win a gold medal at the Olympics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Murray will receive no financial reward for his gold medal but athletes from other nations can get up to $753,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-how-much-money-do-athletes-get-if-they-win-a-gold-medal-at-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-how-much-money-do-athletes-get-if-they-win-a-gold-medal-at-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Organisers &amp;apos;spend money meant for the Paralympics on Olympics&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organisers reportedly forced to rely on government grant of approximately &pound;61 million]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-organisers-ampaposspend-money-meant-for-the-paralympics-on-olympicsampapos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-organisers-ampaposspend-money-meant-for-the-paralympics-on-olympicsampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Shaunae Miller dives over line to win women&amp;apos;s 400m gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athlete has cuts, bruises and burns after opting to dive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-shaunae-miller-dives-over-line-to-win-womenampaposs-400m-gold-medal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-shaunae-miller-dives-over-line-to-win-womenampaposs-400m-gold-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Egyptian judoka sent home after refusing to shake hand of Israeli opponent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee said his actions were 'contrary to the rules of fair play']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-egyptian-judoka-sent-home-after-refusing-to-shake-hand-of-israeli-opponent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-egyptian-judoka-sent-home-after-refusing-to-shake-hand-of-israeli-opponent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Egyptian judo athlete sent home after refusing to shake hand of Israeli opponent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee said his actions were 'contrary to the rules of fair play']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-egyptian-judo-athlete-sent-home-after-refusing-to-shake-hand-of-israeli-opponent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-egyptian-judo-athlete-sent-home-after-refusing-to-shake-hand-of-israeli-opponent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 round up: Max Whitlock leads charge for Team GB&amp;apos;s sensational Sunday as Britain sits second in medal table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain have overtaken China and sit one spot behind table leaders America with 14 golds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-round-up-max-whitlock-leads-charge-for-team-gbampaposs-sensational-sunday-as-britain-sits-second-in-medal-table/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-round-up-max-whitlock-leads-charge-for-team-gbampaposs-sensational-sunday-as-britain-sits-second-in-medal-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Whitlock leads the charge for Team GB&amp;apos;s Supersonic Sunday as Britain stands second in medals table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain have overtaken China and sit one spot behind table leaders America with 14 golds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/max-whitlock-leads-the-charge-for-team-gbampaposs-supersonic-sunday-as-britain-stands-second-in-medals-table/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:48:00 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Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-dutch-cyclist-laurine-van-riessen-prevents-nasty-collision-by-riding-up-side-of-track-during-keirin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-dutch-cyclist-laurine-van-riessen-prevents-nasty-collision-by-riding-up-side-of-track-during-keirin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 live: More cycling success as the women&amp;apos;s team pursuit take gold while Becky James surges to silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB is hoping for a gold rush after Friday wins put Britain third in medal table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-more-cycling-success-as-the-womenampaposs-team-pursuit-take-gold-while-becky-james-surges-to-silver/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:25:00 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table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-britain-claim-rowing-gold-and-silver-on-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-as-usain-bolt-begins-100m-campaign/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-britain-claim-rowing-gold-and-silver-on-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-as-usain-bolt-begins-100m-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 live: Britain claim rowing gold and silver on &amp;apos;Super Saturday&amp;apos; as Andy Murray reaches tennis final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB is hoping for a gold rush after Friday wins put Britain third in medal table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-britain-claim-rowing-gold-and-silver-on-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-as-andy-murray-reaches-tennis-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-britain-claim-rowing-gold-and-silver-on-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-as-andy-murray-reaches-tennis-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 live: &amp;apos;Super Saturday&amp;apos; on day eight of the Olympics as Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Usain Bolt in action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team GB is hoping for a gold rush after Friday wins put Britain third in medal table]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-on-day-eight-of-the-olympics-as-jessica-ennis-hill-mo-farah-and-usain-bolt-in-action/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-live-ampapossuper-saturdayampapos-on-day-eight-of-the-olympics-as-jessica-ennis-hill-mo-farah-and-usain-bolt-in-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Hope Solo brands Swedish women&amp;apos;s soccer team &amp;apos;a bunch of cowards&amp;apos;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial American goalkeeper made the comments after her team suffered an unprecedented quarter-final defeat to the Swedes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-hope-solo-brands-swedish-womenampaposs-soccer-team-ampaposa-bunch-of-cowardsampapos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-hope-solo-brands-swedish-womenampaposs-soccer-team-ampaposa-bunch-of-cowardsampapos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Olympic diving pool has now been completely closed, says Tom Daley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials had assured athletes that there was no risk from being in the pool &ndash; but it has now been shut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/green-olympic-diving-pool-has-now-been-completely-closed-says-tom-daley/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/green-olympic-diving-pool-has-now-been-completely-closed-says-tom-daley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Kenyan coach and 800m runner facing IOC disciplinary proceedings over claims of drug testing scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Anzrah was allegedly caught providing a urine sample on behalf of one of his athletes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-kenyan-coach-and-800m-runner-facing-ioc-disciplinary-proceedings-over-claims-of-drug-testing-scandal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-kenyan-coach-and-800m-runner-facing-ioc-disciplinary-proceedings-over-claims-of-drug-testing-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the Olympic diving pool green? All of the reasons for the mysterious, verdant pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone knows it's green; nobody knows why]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-is-the-olympic-diving-pool-green-all-of-the-reasons-for-the-mysterious-verdant-pool/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-is-the-olympic-diving-pool-green-all-of-the-reasons-for-the-mysterious-verdant-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Green Olympic diving pool may be caused by ink, say Team GB gold winners Jack Laugher and Chris Mears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair won Britain a historic diving gold &ndash; and now might have helped explain the Olympics' greatest mystery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-may-be-caused-by-ink-say-team-gb-gold-winners-jack-laugher-and-chris-mears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-may-be-caused-by-ink-say-team-gb-gold-winners-jack-laugher-and-chris-mears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Olympics lacks people, sanity and champagne reception for Supernova]]></title><description><![CDATA[A horse flown in on a specially adapted private plane to an event where no one is watching proves what we have known for some time &ndash; the world has gone mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-lacks-people-sanity-and-champagne-reception-for-supernova/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-lacks-people-sanity-and-champagne-reception-for-supernova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British universities didn&amp;apos;t do enough to take advantage of London 2012 Olympics, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engagement around the London Games described as 'poorly planned, short-termist and narrow']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/british-universities-didnampapost-do-enough-to-take-advantage-of-london-2012-olympics-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/british-universities-didnampapost-do-enough-to-take-advantage-of-london-2012-olympics-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: The Olympic diving pool is still green despite health warnings, and may never be fixed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials and experts had said that the problem would be fixed today. It isn't]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-the-olympic-diving-pool-is-still-green-despite-health-warnings-and-may-never-be-fixed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-the-olympic-diving-pool-is-still-green-despite-health-warnings-and-may-never-be-fixed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the diving pool green? Strange water colour at Rio 2016 explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's probably a lack of chlorine, which though not worrying in itself might present big problems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-is-the-diving-pool-green-strange-water-colour-at-rio-2016-explained/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-is-the-diving-pool-green-strange-water-colour-at-rio-2016-explained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Why is the diving pool green? Strange water colour at the Olympics explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's probably a lack of chlorine, which though not worrying in itself might present big problems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-why-is-the-diving-pool-green-strange-water-colour-at-the-olympics-explained/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-why-is-the-diving-pool-green-strange-water-colour-at-the-olympics-explained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Green Olympic diving pool is &amp;apos;safe&amp;apos;, claim officials, but experts say they wouldn&amp;apos;t swim in it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The green colour is a sign of something very wrong with the pool &ndash; and even if it is algae, as many believe, then there's reason to worry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-is-ampapossafeampapos-claim-officials-but-experts-say-they-wouldnampapost-swim-in-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-is-ampapossafeampapos-claim-officials-but-experts-say-they-wouldnampapost-swim-in-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Green Olympic diving pool is &amp;apos;safe&amp;apos; according to officials, but experts say they wouldn&amp;apos;t swim in it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The green colour is a sign of something very wrong with the pool &ndash; and even if it is algae, as many believe, then there's reason to worry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-is-ampapossafeampapos-according-to-officials-but-experts-say-they-wouldnampapost-swim-in-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-green-olympic-diving-pool-is-ampapossafeampapos-according-to-officials-but-experts-say-they-wouldnampapost-swim-in-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Bus carrying journalists attacked by suspected gunfire while travelling between Olympic venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passengers were injured by flying glass in the incident, which is under investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-bus-carrying-journalists-attacked-by-suspected-gunfire-while-travelling-between-olympic-venues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-bus-carrying-journalists-attacked-by-suspected-gunfire-while-travelling-between-olympic-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Bus carrying journalists attacked by possible gunfire while travelling between Olympic venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials said stones may have smashed the windows but passengers insisted they heard gunshots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-bus-carrying-journalists-attacked-by-possible-gunfire-while-travelling-between-olympic-venues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-bus-carrying-journalists-attacked-by-possible-gunfire-while-travelling-between-olympic-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Is it too late for a tainted Olympic Games to bounce back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazilians cannot help but notice they are not hosting a festive and friendly event, but a hostile and frankly unpleasant one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-is-it-too-late-for-a-tainted-olympic-games-to-bounce-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-is-it-too-late-for-a-tainted-olympic-games-to-bounce-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Grandmother dies watching grandson win Olympic medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subin Khongthap, 82, collapsed moments before Sinphet Kruithong became the first Thai man to win an Olympic weightlifting medal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-grandmother-dies-watching-grandson-win-olympic-medal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-grandmother-dies-watching-grandson-win-olympic-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Wrong Chinese flag used in medal ceremonies]]></title><description><![CDATA['No mistakes are allowed,' says China Central Television host]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-wrong-chinese-flag-used-in-medal-ceremonies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-wrong-chinese-flag-used-in-medal-ceremonies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The seven most chaotic things that have happened in only 36 hours of the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The games only began on Friday evening...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-seven-most-chaotic-things-that-have-happened-in-only-36-hours-of-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-seven-most-chaotic-things-that-have-happened-in-only-36-hours-of-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: At least 271 Russian athletes cleared to take part in Olympic Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russians who have served a doping ban will not be eligible and all track and field athletes have already been banned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-at-least-271-russian-athletes-cleared-to-take-part-in-olympic-games/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-at-least-271-russian-athletes-cleared-to-take-part-in-olympic-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: The richest Games in 120 years of Olympic history]]></title><description><![CDATA[TV companies have paid more than $4bn to screen the 19-day festival of sport, while the eleven global sponsors bankrolling the event have a combined market value of over $1.5 trn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-the-richest-games-in-120-years-of-olympic-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-the-richest-games-in-120-years-of-olympic-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokemon Go launches in Brazil ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The games have a lot in common: both took a long time to arrive in Brazil, and people are worried whether infrastructure can support the huge amount of hype]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pokemon-go-launches-in-brazil-ahead-of-rio-2016-olympics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pokemon-go-launches-in-brazil-ahead-of-rio-2016-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: What a wasted opportunity not making Nicola Adams our flag bearer]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would it have said about our country for a gay woman of mixed race to be our representative at Friday's opening ceremony?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-what-a-wasted-opportunity-not-making-nicola-adams-our-flag-bearer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-what-a-wasted-opportunity-not-making-nicola-adams-our-flag-bearer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Andy Murray named flag bearer for Team GB at Olympic opening ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 29-year-old Wimbledon champion is the first tennis player to land the honour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-andy-murray-named-flag-bearer-for-team-gb-at-olympic-opening-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-andy-murray-named-flag-bearer-for-team-gb-at-olympic-opening-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pokemon Go at Rio 2016: Japanese gymnast runs up $5,000 phone bill playing game ahead of Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The six-time world champion seems to be more interested in defending virtual gyms than real ones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pokemon-go-at-rio-2016-japanese-gymnast-runs-up-5000-phone-bill-playing-game-ahead-of-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pokemon-go-at-rio-2016-japanese-gymnast-runs-up-5000-phone-bill-playing-game-ahead-of-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics 2016 travel: Hotels, flights and Games tickets going cheap as Brazil turmoil and Zika virus put off tourists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research by The Independent shows air fares below &pound;1,000 widely available from UK airports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-travel-hotels-flights-and-games-tickets-going-cheap-as-brazil-turmoil-and-zika-virus-put-off-tourists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-travel-hotels-flights-and-games-tickets-going-cheap-as-brazil-turmoil-and-zika-virus-put-off-tourists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Neymar and Douglas Costa included in Brazil&amp;apos;s Olympic squad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santos' Gabriel Barbosa and Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos were also included]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-neymar-and-douglas-costa-included-in-brazilampaposs-olympic-squad/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-neymar-and-douglas-costa-included-in-brazilampaposs-olympic-squad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics 2016: Mutilated body parts wash up next to volleyball venue on Copacabana beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[It came after at least 10 people died during police operations to capture a drug trafficker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-mutilated-body-parts-wash-up-next-to-volleyball-venue-on-copacabana-beach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-mutilated-body-parts-wash-up-next-to-volleyball-venue-on-copacabana-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia doping scandal: Ban needs to hit hard - with total explosion - to bring Russia to its senses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is 18 to 24 months off full compliance in drug testing, we now know]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russia-doping-scandal-ban-needs-to-hit-hard-with-total-explosion-to-bring-russia-to-its-senses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russia-doping-scandal-ban-needs-to-hit-hard-with-total-explosion-to-bring-russia-to-its-senses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian athletes banned from Olympics over doping claims after IAAF refuses to overturn suspension]]></title><description><![CDATA[In November, Russia was suspended from all track and field following an independent Wada report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-athletes-banned-from-olympics-over-doping-claims-after-iaaf-refuses-to-overturn-suspension/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-athletes-banned-from-olympics-over-doping-claims-after-iaaf-refuses-to-overturn-suspension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics could spark &amp;apos;full blown global health disaster&amp;apos;, say Harvard scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zika warning is latest in string of troubles for 2016 Games hosts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-could-spark-ampaposfull-blown-global-health-disasterampapos-say-harvard-scientists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-could-spark-ampaposfull-blown-global-health-disasterampapos-say-harvard-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 Olympics could spark &amp;apos;full blown global health disaster&amp;apos;, say Harvard scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zika warning is latest in string of troubles for 2016 Games hosts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-could-spark-ampaposfull-blown-global-health-disasterampapos-say-harvard-scientists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-could-spark-ampaposfull-blown-global-health-disasterampapos-say-harvard-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Security chief for Olympic Games quits as corruption concerns mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preparations for the Rio Games are also overshadowed by fears over the Zika virus and the threat of terrorism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-security-chief-for-olympic-games-quits-as-corruption-concerns-mount/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-security-chief-for-olympic-games-quits-as-corruption-concerns-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home of slum resident fighting Olympic eviction is demolished]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria da Penha loses her home as authorities push on with demolitions in Rio de Janeiro to make way for roads for 2016 games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/home-of-slum-resident-fighting-olympic-eviction-is-demolished/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/home-of-slum-resident-fighting-olympic-eviction-is-demolished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Sebastian Coe will 'face ridicule if he lifts Russia ban']]></title><description><![CDATA[The chairman of UK Athletics last night warned that Lord Coe would "invite derision" if he lifted Russia's ban from the sport before the Olympics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lord-sebastian-coe-will-face-ridicule-if-he-lifts-russia-ban/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lord-sebastian-coe-will-face-ridicule-if-he-lifts-russia-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia 'still cheating' as German broadcaster casts doubt over country's willingness to clean up drug problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Rumsby: Sport Inside to air 'Doping Top Secret: Russia's Red Herrings' which shows coach named in Wada report appearing to continue to work with elite athletes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russia-still-cheating-as-german-broadcaster-casts-doubt-over-countrys-willingness-to-clean-up-drug-problem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2016 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russia-still-cheating-as-german-broadcaster-casts-doubt-over-countrys-willingness-to-clean-up-drug-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugees will be able to compete at the Rio Olympics for the first time, IOC says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Games president Thomas Bach says they want to send a 'message of hope' to refugees all around the world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/refugees-will-be-able-to-compete-at-the-rio-olympics-for-the-first-time-ioc-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/refugees-will-be-able-to-compete-at-the-rio-olympics-for-the-first-time-ioc-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rio Olympics team of refugees could be 2016's most joyful news story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim White: The initiative to allow a team made up of refugees to compete at the Brazil Games could help banish the demonising myths around immigration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-rio-olympics-team-of-refugees-could-be-2016s-most-joyful-news-story/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-rio-olympics-team-of-refugees-could-be-2016s-most-joyful-news-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athletes selected from refugee camps will compete under Olympic flag and enter opening ceremony ahead of hosts Brazil at 2016 games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/refugee-team-to-compete-at-rio-olympics-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/refugee-team-to-compete-at-rio-olympics-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French prosecutors investigate bidding for 2016 and 2020 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio and Tokyo games are added to investigation into Lamine Diack, former president of the IAAF, and his son]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/french-prosecutors-investigate-bidding-for-2016-and-2020-olympics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 02:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/french-prosecutors-investigate-bidding-for-2016-and-2020-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenya edges closer to Olympics ban over doping]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Anti-Doping Agency's compliance task force expected to recommend the world's leading track-and-field nation be put on a watch list]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kenya-edges-closer-to-olympics-ban-over-doping/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kenya-edges-closer-to-olympics-ban-over-doping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris 2024 Olympic Committee accused of plagiarising logo from British consulting agency]]></title><description><![CDATA['You're freaking me out,' said one of the designers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-2024-olympic-committee-accused-of-plagiarising-logo-from-british-consulting-agency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-2024-olympic-committee-accused-of-plagiarising-logo-from-british-consulting-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kenya faces threat of Olympic ban over failure to deal with drugs problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country is on the brink of being put on probation by Wada over its failure to get to grips with its drugs problems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kenya-faces-threat-of-olympic-ban-over-failure-to-deal-with-drugs-problem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kenya-faces-threat-of-olympic-ban-over-failure-to-deal-with-drugs-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zika fears force US goalkeeper to consider Olympic Games boycott as Kenya says they may not attend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope Solo, America's goalkeeper, says she would not wish to attend the Rio Olympics were they held today, as Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach calls for Britain's training camp to be moved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/zika-fears-force-us-goalkeeper-to-consider-olympic-games-boycott-as-kenya-says-they-may-not-attend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/zika-fears-force-us-goalkeeper-to-consider-olympic-games-boycott-as-kenya-says-they-may-not-attend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics: fears grow that Games could be affected by Zika virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio's Olympic committee are taking steps to reassure people ahead of the games, as athletes and tourists consider whether to travel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-fears-grow-that-games-could-be-affected-by-zika-virus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-fears-grow-that-games-could-be-affected-by-zika-virus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caracas, Venezuela named as the world's most violent city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-one of the deadliest cities on earth are in Brazil, according to Mexico-based group, while four are in the United States]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/caracas-venezuela-named-as-the-worlds-most-violent-city/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/caracas-venezuela-named-as-the-worlds-most-violent-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil fumigates Olympic venue as fears mount over Zika]]></title><description><![CDATA[Massive cleaning operation at landmark Sambadrome comes as health minister admits country is "badly losing" war against the virus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brazil-fumigates-olympic-venue-as-fears-mount-over-zika/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brazil-fumigates-olympic-venue-as-fears-mount-over-zika/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese architect denies copying Zaha Hadid's Olympic stadium design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kengo Kuma admits to 'certain similarities' between the two stadium proposals, but insists his concept and design is 'completely different']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/japanese-architect-denies-copying-zaha-hadids-olympic-stadium-design/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/japanese-architect-denies-copying-zaha-hadids-olympic-stadium-design/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan proposes recycled medals for 2020 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal is part of organisers' efforts to create an environmentally "sustainable" foundation for the summer Tokyo games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/japan-proposes-recycled-medals-for-2020-olympics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/japan-proposes-recycled-medals-for-2020-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 Olympics: road to Rio paved with gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[London 2012 was a proud milestone in Britain's sporting history. This year there's a new chance to shine at the Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2016-olympics-road-to-rio-paved-with-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2016-olympics-road-to-rio-paved-with-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics is the sport story of 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Bloom runs down the reasons why the Olympics in Brazil will be the most important sports story of 2016]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-is-the-sport-story-of-2016/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-is-the-sport-story-of-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Tokyo Olympic stadium has 'remarkable similarities' to British architect's original plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan unveils blueprint for centrepiece of the 2020 Tokyo Games, but the Kengo Kuma design is quickly likened to a hamburger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-tokyo-olympic-stadium-has-remarkable-similarities-to-british-architects-original-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-tokyo-olympic-stadium-has-remarkable-similarities-to-british-architects-original-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian athlete&amp;#039;s Olympics dream crushed after he saves his daughter&amp;#039;s life in car accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Dodd's pelvis and spine were broken in several places when he was pinned under a car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/australian-athleteamp039s-olympics-dream-crushed-after-he-saves-his-daughteramp039s-life-in-car-accident/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/australian-athleteamp039s-olympics-dream-crushed-after-he-saves-his-daughteramp039s-life-in-car-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China isn't in the Rugby World Cup - its goal is to win the Sevens at the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has thrown its considerable muscle behind achieving success in rugby, but chasing Olympic medals rather than developing the sport coherently has stifled the growth of the 15-a-side game that is being showcased at the World Cup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/china-isnt-in-the-rugby-world-cup-its-goal-is-to-win-the-sevens-at-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/china-isnt-in-the-rugby-world-cup-its-goal-is-to-win-the-sevens-at-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Olympics: Los Angeles and Paris lead five-city shortlist to host Summer Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris and Los Angeles are among five cities bidding for the right to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee announced the shortlist on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2024-olympics-los-angeles-and-paris-lead-five-city-shortlist-to-host-summer-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2024-olympics-los-angeles-and-paris-lead-five-city-shortlist-to-host-summer-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea v Maccabi Tel Aviv preview: Tickets, team news, line ups and odds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea kick-start the new Champions League season with a home game against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday as the reigning Premier League champions look to get their season back on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-v-maccabi-tel-aviv-preview-tickets-team-news-line-ups-and-odds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-v-maccabi-tel-aviv-preview-tickets-team-news-line-ups-and-odds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSV vs Manchester United preview: Tickets, team news, line ups and odds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United were under the reign of David Moyes in 2014 when they last competed in the Champions League proper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/psv-vs-manchester-united-preview-tickets-team-news-line-ups-and-odds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/psv-vs-manchester-united-preview-tickets-team-news-line-ups-and-odds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dimitri Payet was my first-choice target this summer, says West Ham&amp;#039;s Slaven Bilic]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has revealed Dimitri Payet was his "first-choice" transfer target this summer and praised the winger for putting in a game-changing performance against Newcastle on Mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dimitri-payet-was-my-first-choice-target-this-summer-says-west-hamamp039s-slaven-bilic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dimitri-payet-was-my-first-choice-target-this-summer-says-west-hamamp039s-slaven-bilic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaven Bilic expects West Ham&amp;#039;s Angelo Ogbonna to return within a week after suffering hamstring injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slaven Bilic doesn't expect Angelo Ogbonna to be sidelined for an extended period after coming off with a hamstring problem in the victory over Newcastle on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/slaven-bilic-expects-west-hamamp039s-angelo-ogbonna-to-return-within-a-week-after-suffering-hamstring-injury/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/slaven-bilic-expects-west-hamamp039s-angelo-ogbonna-to-return-within-a-week-after-suffering-hamstring-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea&amp;#039;s loss is West Ham&amp;#039;s gain as Victor Moses shows Blues what they&amp;#039;re missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is very rare for one London club to do another a favour at their own expense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelseaamp039s-loss-is-west-hamamp039s-gain-as-victor-moses-shows-blues-what-theyamp039re-missing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelseaamp039s-loss-is-west-hamamp039s-gain-as-victor-moses-shows-blues-what-theyamp039re-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham vs Newcastle - player ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standard Sport assesses the individual performances from West Ham's 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Upton Park.West HamRandolph &ndash; 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-vs-newcastle-player-ratings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-vs-newcastle-player-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist paints portrait of Donald Trump with her own menstrual blood over his &amp;#039;sexist&amp;#039; comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[An artist has painted a portrait of Donald Trump with her own menstrual blood in protest over his "sexist" remarks about a female journalist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/artist-paints-portrait-of-donald-trump-with-her-own-menstrual-blood-over-his-amp039sexistamp039-comments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/artist-paints-portrait-of-donald-trump-with-her-own-menstrual-blood-over-his-amp039sexistamp039-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham 2 Newcastle 0: Dimitri Payet at the double as Hammers jump to fifth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slaven Bilic gave Steve McClaren another miserable evening as West Ham finally got their home campaign up and running with a 2-0 win over Newcastle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-2-newcastle-0-dimitri-payet-at-the-double-as-hammers-jump-to-fifth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-2-newcastle-0-dimitri-payet-at-the-double-as-hammers-jump-to-fifth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aspiring model Josie Cunningham cleared of posting revenge porn over naked picture of ex-boyfriend with a mushroom covering his manhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[An aspiring glamour model has been found not guilty of revenge porn after uploading a naked photo of her ex-fiance on Twitter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/aspiring-model-josie-cunningham-cleared-of-posting-revenge-porn-over-naked-picture-of-ex-boyfriend-with-a-mushroom-covering-his-manhood/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/aspiring-model-josie-cunningham-cleared-of-posting-revenge-porn-over-naked-picture-of-ex-boyfriend-with-a-mushroom-covering-his-manhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demi Lovato posts Instagram &amp;#039;mugshot&amp;#039; poking fun at favourite dish interview question]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cool for the Summer singer posted her own mugshot to poke fun at a recent interview]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/demi-lovato-posts-instagram-amp039mugshotamp039-poking-fun-at-favourite-dish-interview-question/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/demi-lovato-posts-instagram-amp039mugshotamp039-poking-fun-at-favourite-dish-interview-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family smile for photograph with father&amp;#039;s open casket after he died of heroin overdose to raise awareness around drug addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grieving mum has posted this picture of her children&nbsp;smiling&nbsp;next to her heroin addict's husband's&nbsp;open casket to raise awareness of&nbsp;drug addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/family-smile-for-photograph-with-fatheramp039s-open-casket-after-he-died-of-heroin-overdose-to-raise-awareness-around-drug-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/family-smile-for-photograph-with-fatheramp039s-open-casket-after-he-died-of-heroin-overdose-to-raise-awareness-around-drug-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dane Bowers warned he could be jailed for assaulting ex-girlfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Another Level singer Dane Bowers has been warned he may be jailed for assaulting his beauty queen ex-girlfriend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dane-bowers-warned-he-could-be-jailed-for-assaulting-ex-girlfriend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dane-bowers-warned-he-could-be-jailed-for-assaulting-ex-girlfriend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United&amp;#039;s Memphis Depay: I&amp;#039;ll celebrate goal against PSV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memphis Depay will not temper his celebration if he scores for Manchester United against his old club PSV.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-unitedamp039s-memphis-depay-iamp039ll-celebrate-goal-against-psv/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-unitedamp039s-memphis-depay-iamp039ll-celebrate-goal-against-psv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United&amp;#039;s Anthony Martial can&amp;#039;t change his transfer fee, says Louis van Gaal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louis van Gaal says Anthony Martial has made a good impression on Manchester United fans but urged patience as the 19-year-old settles into life at Old Trafford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-unitedamp039s-anthony-martial-canamp039t-change-his-transfer-fee-says-louis-van-gaal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-unitedamp039s-anthony-martial-canamp039t-change-his-transfer-fee-says-louis-van-gaal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delta State University shooting: professor killed in his office on Mississippi campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A professor was shot dead in his office at a US university&nbsp;today, as police put the campus on lockdown in their hunt for a lone gunman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/delta-state-university-shooting-professor-killed-in-his-office-on-mississippi-campus/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/delta-state-university-shooting-professor-killed-in-his-office-on-mississippi-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pete Doherty suffered &amp;#039;serious anxiety attack&amp;#039; before cancelling Libertines gigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The singer's management cancelled the shows over fears for his welfare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pete-doherty-suffered-amp039serious-anxiety-attackamp039-before-cancelling-libertines-gigs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pete-doherty-suffered-amp039serious-anxiety-attackamp039-before-cancelling-libertines-gigs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury starts deliberations in prosthetic penis trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury in the trial of a woman accused of impersonating a man for two years to dupe her friend into sex has started its deliberations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jury-starts-deliberations-in-prosthetic-penis-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jury-starts-deliberations-in-prosthetic-penis-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham vs Newcastle team news: Victor Moses makes debut as Andy Carroll returns to bench]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Ham boss Slaven Bilic handed a debut to Victor Moses, but deadline day signings Michail Antonio and Nikica Jelavic had to settle for a place among the substitutes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-vs-newcastle-team-news-victor-moses-makes-debut-as-andy-carroll-returns-to-bench/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:25:00 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Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour's new leader Jeremy Corbyn has accepted an invitation to join the Privy Council, Downing Street has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-accepts-place-on-privy-council/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-labour-leader-jeremy-corbyn-accepts-place-on-privy-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal&amp;#039;s Per Mertesacker rated ahead of Sergio Ramos and Phillip Lahm in FIFA 16&amp;#039;s defensive top 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has been named FIFA 16's sixth best defensive&nbsp;player based on the his individual statistics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/arsenalamp039s-per-mertesacker-rated-ahead-of-sergio-ramos-and-phillip-lahm-in-fifa-16amp039s-defensive-top-10/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/arsenalamp039s-per-mertesacker-rated-ahead-of-sergio-ramos-and-phillip-lahm-in-fifa-16amp039s-defensive-top-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nail-biting moment Finsbury Park festival was halted as dubstep fan scaled pylon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was the nail-biting moment a major dance music festival in north London was halted as a dubstep fan scaled a pylon during a performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/nail-biting-moment-finsbury-park-festival-was-halted-as-dubstep-fan-scaled-pylon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/nail-biting-moment-finsbury-park-festival-was-halted-as-dubstep-fan-scaled-pylon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to watch on TV: Doctor Who, The Gamechangers and Singing In The Rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toby Earle takes a look at what to watch on the box this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/what-to-watch-on-tv-doctor-who-the-gamechangers-and-singing-in-the-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/what-to-watch-on-tv-doctor-who-the-gamechangers-and-singing-in-the-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best electric cupcake makers]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re looking for something to do on those blank diary days, then why not have a go at baking your own cupcakes? Here are the best machines for cooking delicious treats at home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-electric-cupcake-makers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-electric-cupcake-makers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Fashion Week: Tommy Hilfiger invites Gigi Hadid to walk his runway lined with sand and palm trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The designer&nbsp;went all out to attract a high summer shopper to his stores]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-fashion-week-tommy-hilfiger-invites-gigi-hadid-to-walk-his-runway-lined-with-sand-and-palm-trees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-fashion-week-tommy-hilfiger-invites-gigi-hadid-to-walk-his-runway-lined-with-sand-and-palm-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kanye West forces designer to reschedule after announcing surprise NYFW show]]></title><description><![CDATA[The All Day rapper announced a surprise show which clashed with another designer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kanye-west-forces-designer-to-reschedule-after-announcing-surprise-nyfw-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kanye-west-forces-designer-to-reschedule-after-announcing-surprise-nyfw-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thug jailed for attempted rape of woman after climbing up drainpipe to break into her home]]></title><description><![CDATA[A thug has been jailed for trying to rape a woman after&nbsp;breaking into her north west London home&nbsp;by climbing up the drainpipe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/thug-jailed-for-attempted-rape-of-woman-after-climbing-up-drainpipe-to-break-into-her-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/thug-jailed-for-attempted-rape-of-woman-after-climbing-up-drainpipe-to-break-into-her-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Ham vs Newcastle: as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relive West Ham's 2-0 victory over Newcastle with Standard Sport's blow-by-blow coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-vs-newcastle-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-ham-vs-newcastle-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEGO Dimensions: Incredible voice cast sees original Ghostbusters, Marty McFly, and every Doctor Who return for game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Oldman joins a cast including Michael J Fox, Chris Pratt, and Elizabeth Banks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lego-dimensions-incredible-voice-cast-sees-original-ghostbusters-marty-mcfly-and-every-doctor-who-return-for-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lego-dimensions-incredible-voice-cast-sees-original-ghostbusters-marty-mcfly-and-every-doctor-who-return-for-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to keep spiders out of your home]]></title><description><![CDATA[From essential oils to conkers, here&rsquo;s how to scare off spiders&nbsp;this winter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-to-keep-spiders-out-of-your-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-to-keep-spiders-out-of-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OnBlackheath festival review: Madness and delicious too]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hits of Suggs and co were worth waiting for at this festival that balances music and munching]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/onblackheath-festival-review-madness-and-delicious-too/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/onblackheath-festival-review-madness-and-delicious-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poirot star David Suchet: I could appear on stage at revamped Wilton’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor said the historic building, which opened as a music hall in the 1850s,&nbsp;is close to his "heart"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/poirot-star-david-suchet-i-could-appear-on-stage-at-revamped-wiltons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/poirot-star-david-suchet-i-could-appear-on-stage-at-revamped-wiltons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria Beckham says daughter Harper revealing footballing dreams was a &amp;#039;dagger through heart&amp;#039;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother-of-four says she thought one of her children would be interested in fashion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/victoria-beckham-says-daughter-harper-revealing-footballing-dreams-was-a-amp039dagger-through-heartamp039/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/victoria-beckham-says-daughter-harper-revealing-footballing-dreams-was-a-amp039dagger-through-heartamp039/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French newspaper brands Croydon &amp;#039;dull and monotonous&amp;#039; as French rugby team arrives for Rugby World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A French newspaper has branded Croydon "dull and monotonous" as the French rugby team arrived in the town centre&nbsp;for what they hope will be a lengthy stay&nbsp;during&nbsp;the Rugby World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/french-newspaper-brands-croydon-amp039dull-and-monotonousamp039-as-french-rugby-team-arrives-for-rugby-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/french-newspaper-brands-croydon-amp039dull-and-monotonousamp039-as-french-rugby-team-arrives-for-rugby-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Book of Mormon offer – tickets from £27.50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get in fast to get your hands on the cheapest Book of Mormon tickets around]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/exclusive-book-of-mormon-offer-tickets-from-2750/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/exclusive-book-of-mormon-offer-tickets-from-2750/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Degrees of Separation: Brian Cox’s science-based BBC Two panel show is more difficult than QI and University Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The physicist is a Stephen Fry-esque host in new comedy science quiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/6-degrees-of-separation-brian-coxs-science-based-bbc-two-panel-show-is-more-difficult-than-qi-and-university-challenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/6-degrees-of-separation-brian-coxs-science-based-bbc-two-panel-show-is-more-difficult-than-qi-and-university-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho gives Arsenal fans a &amp;#039;glimmer of hope&amp;#039; that he will manage Gunners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hinted that he could manage another team in London after he leaves his post at Stamford Bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-gives-arsenal-fans-a-amp039glimmer-of-hopeamp039-that-he-will-manage-gunners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-gives-arsenal-fans-a-amp039glimmer-of-hopeamp039-that-he-will-manage-gunners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tate pops around the world to find an alternative to Warhol]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 160 pieces, from as far afield as Austria, Argentina and Japan, will go on show at Tate Modern&rsquo;s The World Goes Pop exhibition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tate-pops-around-the-world-to-find-an-alternative-to-warhol/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tate-pops-around-the-world-to-find-an-alternative-to-warhol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Hammond says he will watch Chris Evans on Top Gear]]></title><description><![CDATA[The presenter said he will be tuning in to the new BBC series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/richard-hammond-says-he-will-watch-chris-evans-on-top-gear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/richard-hammond-says-he-will-watch-chris-evans-on-top-gear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron: Mini Avengers attempt to lift Thor’s hammer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mini Thor became a YouTube sensation when he interviewed Avengers stars Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/marvels-avengers-age-of-ultron-mini-avengers-attempt-to-lift-thors-hammer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/marvels-avengers-age-of-ultron-mini-avengers-attempt-to-lift-thors-hammer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster names unchanged England XV to face Fiji in World Cup opener at Twickenham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leicester scrum half Ben Youngs wins his 50th cap when England kick off their Rugby World Cup 2015 challenge against Fiji at Twickenham &nbsp;on Friday.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stuart-lancaster-names-unchanged-england-xv-to-face-fiji-in-world-cup-opener-at-twickenham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stuart-lancaster-names-unchanged-england-xv-to-face-fiji-in-world-cup-opener-at-twickenham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Pack interview: Britain’s Got Talent swing group talk brotherly bonding, recording their album, and their favourite Rat Pack member]]></title><description><![CDATA[The band talk up the 72-piece orchestra who appear on their first LP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jack-pack-interview-britains-got-talent-swing-group-talk-brotherly-bonding-recording-their-album-and-their-favourite-rat-pack-member/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jack-pack-interview-britains-got-talent-swing-group-talk-brotherly-bonding-recording-their-album-and-their-favourite-rat-pack-member/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to watch the Rugby World Cup in London – nation by nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheer on your team surrounded by like-minded fans at these nation-centric pubs and bars throughout London. After filling up on some patriotic fodder, naturally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/where-to-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-in-london-nation-by-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/where-to-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-in-london-nation-by-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tube strikes &amp;#039;can be good for the economy&amp;#039; a new study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[If headlines are to be believed, the recent tube strikes caused 'travel chaos' and 'commuter misery', but new research suggests such walkouts are not all bad and, in fact, can have a positive effec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tube-strikes-amp039can-be-good-for-the-economyamp039-a-new-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tube-strikes-amp039can-be-good-for-the-economyamp039-a-new-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angel Di Maria: It was &amp;#039;tough&amp;#039; to watch the Champions League on television at Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angel Di Maria has admitted that he found it 'tough' to watch the Champions League on television during his solitary season at Manchester United.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/angel-di-maria-it-was-amp039toughamp039-to-watch-the-champions-league-on-television-at-manchester-united/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/angel-di-maria-it-was-amp039toughamp039-to-watch-the-champions-league-on-television-at-manchester-united/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool fan sets up &amp;#039;Sack Brendan Rodgers&amp;#039; campaign and urges fans to donate &pound;7.3m]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Liverpool fan was seemingly so fed up after the club lost to fierce rivals Manchester United on Saturday that he set up a "Sack Brendan Rodgers" fund and urged fans to donate &pound;7.3m to ensure th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/liverpool-fan-sets-up-amp039sack-brendan-rodgersamp039-campaign-and-urges-fans-to-donate-pound73m/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/liverpool-fan-sets-up-amp039sack-brendan-rodgersamp039-campaign-and-urges-fans-to-donate-pound73m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Analysis: Look out for the US&amp;#039;s domino effect on interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is one economic issue this week and one only: it is whether the Federal Reserve will increase US interest rates on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/economic-analysis-look-out-for-the-usamp039s-domino-effect-on-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/economic-analysis-look-out-for-the-usamp039s-domino-effect-on-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Hardy shuts down reporter after he questions his sexuality in awkward interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Hardy shut down a reporter after he awkwardly questioned his sexuality during a press conference for new film Legend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-hardy-shuts-down-reporter-after-he-questions-his-sexuality-in-awkward-interview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-hardy-shuts-down-reporter-after-he-questions-his-sexuality-in-awkward-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hipster Barbie perfectly mimics east Londoners on Instagram]]></title><description><![CDATA[She likes latte art, taxidermy and adventures&hellip; and she&rsquo;s better at Instagram than you. Meet @socalitybarbie, the snap&nbsp;happy doll&nbsp;that's perfectly captured&nbsp;east London life.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hipster-barbie-perfectly-mimics-east-londoners-on-instagram/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hipster-barbie-perfectly-mimics-east-londoners-on-instagram/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York hipster thwarts would-be muggers with his skinny jeans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio of would-be muggers were thwarted in their attempts to mug a hipster on the streets of&nbsp;New York&nbsp;by his skinny jeans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-hipster-thwarts-would-be-muggers-with-his-skinny-jeans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-hipster-thwarts-would-be-muggers-with-his-skinny-jeans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio Times Festival 2015: The best things to see and do at Hampton Court, from David Attenborough to Steven Moffat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Walsh rounds up the stand out sessions from the four-day festival at Hampton Court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/radio-times-festival-2015-the-best-things-to-see-and-do-at-hampton-court-from-david-attenborough-to-steven-moffat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/radio-times-festival-2015-the-best-things-to-see-and-do-at-hampton-court-from-david-attenborough-to-steven-moffat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style and the City: Made in Chelsea&amp;#039;s Rosie Fortescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosie gears up to launch her&nbsp;jewellery brand and nail varnish line and prepares for London Fashion Week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/style-and-the-city-made-in-chelseaamp039s-rosie-fortescue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/style-and-the-city-made-in-chelseaamp039s-rosie-fortescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Jo Malone: How to handle the trolls when social media starts to sour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small business agony aunt Jo Malone on how to handle the highs and lows of social media.Dear Jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ask-jo-malone-how-to-handle-the-trolls-when-social-media-starts-to-sour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ask-jo-malone-how-to-handle-the-trolls-when-social-media-starts-to-sour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn hits back at critics over women in shadow cabinet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn has said his critics are "living in the 18th Century" after he was accused of overlooking women for the biggest jobs in his shadow cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbyn-hits-back-at-critics-over-women-in-shadow-cabinet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbyn-hits-back-at-critics-over-women-in-shadow-cabinet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strangeways prison protest: convicted murderer Stuart Horner stages roof protest over prison conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convicted murderer was today staging&nbsp;a one-man protest on the roof of Strageways prison in Manchester over prison conditions for inmates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/strangeways-prison-protest-convicted-murderer-stuart-horner-stages-roof-protest-over-prison-conditions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/strangeways-prison-protest-convicted-murderer-stuart-horner-stages-roof-protest-over-prison-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London commuters to get Rugby World Cup updates underground, as TfL and ITV announce new deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rugby-loving commuters across the capital will be able to keep up-to-date with the latest World Cup stories across the London Underground, it was announced today.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-commuters-to-get-rugby-world-cup-updates-underground-as-tfl-and-itv-announce-new-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-commuters-to-get-rugby-world-cup-updates-underground-as-tfl-and-itv-announce-new-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dry Martini in London: Barcelona’s best cocktail bar to launch in the capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Javier de las Muelas&rsquo;s acclaimed Spanish sips are coming to our shores, says Ben Norum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dry-martini-in-london-barcelonas-best-cocktail-bar-to-launch-in-the-capital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dry-martini-in-london-barcelonas-best-cocktail-bar-to-launch-in-the-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle still want to sign QPR striker Charlie Austin, says Steve McClaren]]></title><description><![CDATA[QPR striker Charlie Austin will be targeted by Newcastle in January after Magpies coach Steve McClaren confirmed that his interest in recruiting the 26-year-old has never waned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/newcastle-still-want-to-sign-qpr-striker-charlie-austin-says-steve-mcclaren/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/newcastle-still-want-to-sign-qpr-striker-charlie-austin-says-steve-mcclaren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs: Touker Suleyman - the new Dragon getting his claws into start-ups as he handles new-found fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been asked for a few selfies,&rdquo; laughs Touker Suleyman.&nbsp;The latest Dragon to take up a chair in the Den is still coming to terms with his new-found fame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/entrepreneurs-touker-suleyman-the-new-dragon-getting-his-claws-into-start-ups-as-he-handles-new-found-fame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/entrepreneurs-touker-suleyman-the-new-dragon-getting-his-claws-into-start-ups-as-he-handles-new-found-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourinho and Martinez row: No rule over press conference order after Chelsea and Everton managers clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no rule in place that demands that the away manager should be the first to speak to the media after a Premier League fixture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mourinho-and-martinez-row-no-rule-over-press-conference-order-after-chelsea-and-everton-managers-clash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mourinho-and-martinez-row-no-rule-over-press-conference-order-after-chelsea-and-everton-managers-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police hunt cyclist after jogger suffers sex assault on River Lea towpath in Hackney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are hunting a cyclist after a jogger was sexually assaulted on a towpath in east London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/police-hunt-cyclist-after-jogger-suffers-sex-assault-on-river-lea-towpath-in-hackney/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/police-hunt-cyclist-after-jogger-suffers-sex-assault-on-river-lea-towpath-in-hackney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter christen son on Isle of Wight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The private pair christened their first child together at the church they were married in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/benedict-cumberbatch-and-sophie-hunter-christen-son-on-isle-of-wight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/benedict-cumberbatch-and-sophie-hunter-christen-son-on-isle-of-wight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market Report: Ultra-bullish report on Apple brightens ARM’s outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ultra-bullish report on Apple gave shares in its UK supplier ARM Holdings a leg-up on a day when traders retreated to the sidelines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/market-report-ultra-bullish-report-on-apple-brightens-arms-outlook/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/market-report-ultra-bullish-report-on-apple-brightens-arms-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian PM Tony Abbott ousted by his party&amp;#039;s former leader Malcolm Turnbull]]></title><description><![CDATA[New premier is country's fourth Prime Minister in two years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/australian-pm-tony-abbott-ousted-by-his-partyamp039s-former-leader-malcolm-turnbull/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/australian-pm-tony-abbott-ousted-by-his-partyamp039s-former-leader-malcolm-turnbull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Martial, Memphis Depay and the five talking points ahead of PSV vs Manchester United]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United take on PSV Eindhoven in their first Champions League group match on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anthony-martial-memphis-depay-and-the-five-talking-points-ahead-of-psv-vs-manchester-united/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anthony-martial-memphis-depay-and-the-five-talking-points-ahead-of-psv-vs-manchester-united/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jurgen Klopp would be a &amp;#039;great fit&amp;#039; at Liverpool, says ex-Reds midfielder Dietmar Hamann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp would be a "great fit" at Liverpool although he is unlikely to take over at the club while the season is underway, according to ex-Reds midfielder Dietma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jurgen-klopp-would-be-a-amp039great-fitamp039-at-liverpool-says-ex-reds-midfielder-dietmar-hamann/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jurgen-klopp-would-be-a-amp039great-fitamp039-at-liverpool-says-ex-reds-midfielder-dietmar-hamann/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulp Fiction cast list reveals Uma Thurman and John Travolta were not Quentin Tarantino’s preferred choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[An original cast list reveals Nicholas Cage and Gary Oldman were considered for Pulp Fiction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pulp-fiction-cast-list-reveals-uma-thurman-and-john-travolta-were-not-quentin-tarantinos-preferred-choice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pulp-fiction-cast-list-reveals-uma-thurman-and-john-travolta-were-not-quentin-tarantinos-preferred-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A low blow: where to head to to get a subtle blow-dry like Alexa Chung, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Give Kate Middleton-style blow-outs the brush-off -&nbsp;it&rsquo;s all about the less-is-more approach&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-low-blow-where-to-head-to-to-get-a-subtle-blow-dry-like-alexa-chung-sienna-miller-and-kate-moss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-low-blow-where-to-head-to-to-get-a-subtle-blow-dry-like-alexa-chung-sienna-miller-and-kate-moss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justine Greening: businesses should donate to help refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justine&nbsp;Greening today issued a rallying cry for more businesses to donate to help alleviate the suffering of refugees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/justine-greening-businesses-should-donate-to-help-refugees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/justine-greening-businesses-should-donate-to-help-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs donates £2m to Syria refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goldman&nbsp;Sachs has donated &pound;2 million to refugees caught up in the escalating humanitarian crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/goldman-sachs-donates-2m-to-syria-refugees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/goldman-sachs-donates-2m-to-syria-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, France - hotel review]]></title><description><![CDATA[This glamorous hotel is the type of place you need to throw caution to the gentle Mediterranean breeze, says&nbsp;Aoife O&rsquo;Riordain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grand-htel-du-cap-ferrat-france-hotel-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grand-htel-du-cap-ferrat-france-hotel-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A weekend away in Istanbul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continents meet in cosmopolitan style. By Juliet Rix]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-weekend-away-in-istanbul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-weekend-away-in-istanbul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribal quest to Papua New Guinea]]></title><description><![CDATA[This far-flung Pacific nation gained independence from Britain 40 years ago. Mark Blunden set off to explore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tribal-quest-to-papua-new-guinea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tribal-quest-to-papua-new-guinea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football League resist video calls after Blackburn are denied late goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Football League today ruled out using video technology following an incident which saw Blackburn denied a legitimate equaliser at Craven Cottage. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-league-resist-video-calls-after-blackburn-are-denied-late-goal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-league-resist-video-calls-after-blackburn-are-denied-late-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Moulton in &amp;#039;amicable&amp;#039; split with Better Capital partner Mark Aldridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jon Moulton has appointed a former Capita executive to take the reins of his private equity group Better Capital after splitting from long-term business partner Mark Aldridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jon-moulton-in-amp039amicableamp039-split-with-better-capital-partner-mark-aldridge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jon-moulton-in-amp039amicableamp039-split-with-better-capital-partner-mark-aldridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinamo Zagreb vs Arsenal:  Nacho Monreal warns Gunners against complacency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nacho Monreal&nbsp;has warned Arsenal cannot afford to lose to Dinamo Zagreb in Wednesday&rsquo;s Champions League opener.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dinamo-zagreb-vs-arsenal-nacho-monreal-warns-gunners-against-complacency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dinamo-zagreb-vs-arsenal-nacho-monreal-warns-gunners-against-complacency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tried and tested: Rita Ora and Nicole Richie&amp;#039;s favourite oxygen bubble facial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Ora swears by the rejuvenating power of an oxygen bubble facial. So does it really work?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tried-and-tested-rita-ora-and-nicole-richieamp039s-favourite-oxygen-bubble-facial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tried-and-tested-rita-ora-and-nicole-richieamp039s-favourite-oxygen-bubble-facial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dane Bowers denies attack on girlfriend: &amp;#039;It was a scuffle&amp;#039;, he tells court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Another Level singer denies assaulting his ex-girlfriend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dane-bowers-denies-attack-on-girlfriend-amp039it-was-a-scuffleamp039-he-tells-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dane-bowers-denies-attack-on-girlfriend-amp039it-was-a-scuffleamp039-he-tells-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Martial has &amp;#039;announced himself&amp;#039; on the big stage, says Michael Carrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick believes that Anthony Martial has 'announced himself' on the big stage after scoring in the Red Devils' 3-1 victory against Liverpool on Saturday evenin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anthony-martial-has-amp039announced-himselfamp039-on-the-big-stage-says-michael-carrick/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anthony-martial-has-amp039announced-himselfamp039-on-the-big-stage-says-michael-carrick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omid Djalili: For me, a book talk beats stand up – and I sweat a lot less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omid Djalili on faking his exam results and&nbsp;his joyously funny autobiography&nbsp;'Hopeful']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/omid-djalili-for-me-a-book-talk-beats-stand-up-and-i-sweat-a-lot-less/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/omid-djalili-for-me-a-book-talk-beats-stand-up-and-i-sweat-a-lot-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Dann insists he ‘did not mean to hurt’ Sergio Aguero as Manchester City star is ruled out of Juventus clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Dann insists he did not intend to hurt Sergio Aguero with the tackle that injured the Manchester City forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/scott-dann-insists-he-did-not-mean-to-hurt-sergio-aguero-as-manchester-city-star-is-ruled-out-of-juventus-clash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/scott-dann-insists-he-did-not-mean-to-hurt-sergio-aguero-as-manchester-city-star-is-ruled-out-of-juventus-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Armitage: Labour’s new line-up won’t worry the Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next time George Osborne boasts of how independent he has made official statistics through the creation of the Office of Budget Responsibility, think again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jim-armitage-labours-new-line-up-wont-worry-the-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jim-armitage-labours-new-line-up-wont-worry-the-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sienna Miller &amp;#039;walked away&amp;#039; from Broadway role over pay inequality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Sniper actress says she was offered less than half of the money her male co-star was offered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sienna-miller-amp039walked-awayamp039-from-broadway-role-over-pay-inequality/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sienna-miller-amp039walked-awayamp039-from-broadway-role-over-pay-inequality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Mirren blasts men who &amp;#039;put their arms around their girlfriends&amp;#039; as it looks like &lsquo;ownership&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Mirren has slammed men who put their arms around their girlfriends as it looks like &lsquo;ownership&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/helen-mirren-blasts-men-who-amp039put-their-arms-around-their-girlfriendsamp039-as-it-looks-like-lsquoownershiprsquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/helen-mirren-blasts-men-who-amp039put-their-arms-around-their-girlfriendsamp039-as-it-looks-like-lsquoownershiprsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tatsumi Kimishima: Nintendo names former Pokémon boss as new president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nintendo has picked former Pok&eacute;mon boss Tatsumi Kimishima as its successor to Satoru Iwata, who died tragically earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tatsumi-kimishima-nintendo-names-former-pokmon-boss-as-new-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tatsumi-kimishima-nintendo-names-former-pokmon-boss-as-new-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even a sublime Roger Federer can’t live with ‘incredible’ Novak Djokovic]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was like Wimbledon all over again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/even-a-sublime-roger-federer-cant-live-with-incredible-novak-djokovic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/even-a-sublime-roger-federer-cant-live-with-incredible-novak-djokovic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kensington Odeon: Petition to save historic cinema from demolition nears 30,000 target]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 30,000 people have thrown their support behind a petition in a last-ditch bid to save one of London's oldest cinemas from demolition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kensington-odeon-petition-to-save-historic-cinema-from-demolition-nears-30000-target/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kensington-odeon-petition-to-save-historic-cinema-from-demolition-nears-30000-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrum for rooms! Airbnb bookings soar as Londoners open doors to Rugby World Cup fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Londoners are opening their homes for the Rugby World Cup as the capital prepares to welcome fans from across the globe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/scrum-for-rooms-airbnb-bookings-soar-as-londoners-open-doors-to-rugby-world-cup-fans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/scrum-for-rooms-airbnb-bookings-soar-as-londoners-open-doors-to-rugby-world-cup-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Noble delighted to be named West Ham&amp;#039;s new captain: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s very special&amp;#039;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Noble has been named as West Ham's new captain after Kevin Nolan parted ways with the east London club by mutual consent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mark-noble-delighted-to-be-named-west-hamamp039s-new-captain-amp039itamp039s-very-specialamp039/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mark-noble-delighted-to-be-named-west-hamamp039s-new-captain-amp039itamp039s-very-specialamp039/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santander hikes fees for 123 current account holders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santander is upping fees on its 123 current accounts, blaming the price hike on tougher regulation and low interest rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/santander-hikes-fees-for-123-current-account-holders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/santander-hikes-fees-for-123-current-account-holders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee grounds from London cafes set to heat 15,000 homes as Southwark firm launches daily collection round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southwark start-up collects waste from baristas and recycles it into biomass 'pellets']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/coffee-grounds-from-london-cafes-set-to-heat-15000-homes-as-southwark-firm-launches-daily-collection-round/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/coffee-grounds-from-london-cafes-set-to-heat-15000-homes-as-southwark-firm-launches-daily-collection-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candace Bushnell on being confused with Carrie Bradshaw and her new book Killing Monica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Hilpern meets Candace Bushnell, the creator of Sex and the City as she launches her new book, Killing Monica]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/candace-bushnell-on-being-confused-with-carrie-bradshaw-and-her-new-book-killing-monica/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/candace-bushnell-on-being-confused-with-carrie-bradshaw-and-her-new-book-killing-monica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba suffers a sales blow after accounting scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor TV and personal computer sales sent struggling Toshiba to a loss in the last three months as the Japanese business attempts to put a devastating accounting scandal behind it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toshiba-suffers-a-sales-blow-after-accounting-scandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toshiba-suffers-a-sales-blow-after-accounting-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster: We face toughest challenge ever in a Rugby World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster has started the most important week of his career by telling his England players they are in the toughest pool in World Cup history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stuart-lancaster-we-face-toughest-challenge-ever-in-a-rugby-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stuart-lancaster-we-face-toughest-challenge-ever-in-a-rugby-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stereophonics: We might be parents but we still like to party]]></title><description><![CDATA[They&nbsp;are now in their forties and family men, but Stereophonics insist they have no intention of giving up their partying lifestyle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stereophonics-we-might-be-parents-but-we-still-like-to-party/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stereophonics-we-might-be-parents-but-we-still-like-to-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemring’s arms orders soar as conflicts rage in Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turmoil in the Middle East has sparked a bulkier order book for UK defence contractor Chemring, the group has said.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemrings-arms-orders-soar-as-conflicts-rage-in-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemrings-arms-orders-soar-as-conflicts-rage-in-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave woman grapples with cash point robbers in shocking CCTV footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was the moment a brave robbery victim grappled with two men as they stole &pound;250 from her on a Sunday afternoon in east London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brave-woman-grapples-with-cash-point-robbers-in-shocking-cctv-footage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brave-woman-grapples-with-cash-point-robbers-in-shocking-cctv-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrun the autumn: why virtual running is the perfect way to keep fit this season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virtual racing apps are the perfect cure for a return to the &lsquo;dreadmill&rsquo;, says Peta Bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/outrun-the-autumn-why-virtual-running-is-the-perfect-way-to-keep-fit-this-season/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/outrun-the-autumn-why-virtual-running-is-the-perfect-way-to-keep-fit-this-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan: It’ll be a tough time for the Mayor. That’s why London needs a fighter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan, surprise winner of Labour&rsquo;s mayoral contest, has the ruthlessness and the back story to take on likely Tory rival Zac Goldsmith &mdash; and he&rsquo;s not scared of the battle, he tells Pippa Crerar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sadiq-khan-itll-be-a-tough-time-for-the-mayor-thats-why-london-needs-a-fighter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sadiq-khan-itll-be-a-tough-time-for-the-mayor-thats-why-london-needs-a-fighter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn&rsquo;s EU stance &lsquo;a threat&rsquo;, say Britain&amp;#039;s bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn&rsquo;s stunning ascent to the Labour leadership will keep the party out of power for a &ldquo;long time&rdquo; but his potential support for a EU exit remains a threat, business leaders and economists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynrsquos-eu-stance-lsquoa-threatrsquo-say-britainamp039s-bosses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynrsquos-eu-stance-lsquoa-threatrsquo-say-britainamp039s-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victor Moses: I want to &amp;#039;enjoy&amp;#039; football at West Ham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victor Moses wants to 'enjoy' his football at West Ham after signing for the east London club on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/victor-moses-i-want-to-amp039enjoyamp039-football-at-west-ham/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/victor-moses-i-want-to-amp039enjoyamp039-football-at-west-ham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set your alarm for 6am and forget business lunches: how to work your busy London schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to know how the fast set stay one step ahead? Set your alarm for six, banish business lunches,&nbsp;catch up with contacts in the gym and unplug after eight. Susannah Butter learns how to work the new Londoner's diary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/set-your-alarm-for-6am-and-forget-business-lunches-how-to-work-your-busy-london-schedule/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/set-your-alarm-for-6am-and-forget-business-lunches-how-to-work-your-busy-london-schedule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Song: I feel the same at West Ham as I did after joining Barcelona]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVEMidfielder says both clubs pride themselves on family values and that was key in him returning for second loan spell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/alex-song-i-feel-the-same-at-west-ham-as-i-did-after-joining-barcelona/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/alex-song-i-feel-the-same-at-west-ham-as-i-did-after-joining-barcelona/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sotheby’s widow locked out of flat by stepchildren]]></title><description><![CDATA[The widow&nbsp;of billionare Sotheby&rsquo;s owner Alfred Taubman was locked out of her Mayfair flat by her stepchildren in a family feud over two paintings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sothebys-widow-locked-out-of-flat-by-stepchildren/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sothebys-widow-locked-out-of-flat-by-stepchildren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game of Thrones: Emilia Clarke ‘cringes’ at unsubtle sex scenes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The star of HBO&rsquo;s explicit fantasy drama says she &lsquo;can&rsquo;t stand&rsquo; nude scenes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-cringes-at-unsubtle-sex-scenes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-cringes-at-unsubtle-sex-scenes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Proms 2015: The Dream of Gerontius, review – Simon Rattle leads Vienna Philharmonic to deeply moving conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Simon Rattle seemed intent on eschewing the confident assertions of tradition in favour of something more introspective, says Barry Millington, and&nbsp;Elgar&rsquo;s Dream of Gerontius&nbsp;was fascinating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-proms-2015-the-dream-of-gerontius-review-simon-rattle-leads-vienna-philharmonic-to-deeply-moving-conclusion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-proms-2015-the-dream-of-gerontius-review-simon-rattle-leads-vienna-philharmonic-to-deeply-moving-conclusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Fox: What will Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-militarism mean for Britain’s defence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imminent decisions on air strikes in Syria and Trident renewal will be major tests for the party&rsquo;s new leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/robert-fox-what-will-jeremy-corbyns-anti-militarism-mean-for-britains-defence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/robert-fox-what-will-jeremy-corbyns-anti-militarism-mean-for-britains-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raid overseas aid to help fund Kew Gardens, says Zac Goldsmith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zac Goldsmith today called on the Government to raid the &pound;11 billion overseas aid budget to support &ldquo;cutting-edge&rdquo; science at Kew Gardens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/raid-overseas-aid-to-help-fund-kew-gardens-says-zac-goldsmith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/raid-overseas-aid-to-help-fund-kew-gardens-says-zac-goldsmith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions pumped £150,000 into Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union donations worth &pound;150,000 were pumped into Jeremy Corbyn&rsquo;s Labour leadership campaign, it emerged today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/unions-pumped-150000-into-jeremy-corbyns-labour-leadership-campaign/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/unions-pumped-150000-into-jeremy-corbyns-labour-leadership-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slavisa Jokanovic: I want to inflict even more pain on Chelsea, says Maccabi Tel Aviv boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slavisa Jokanovic is stunned by Chelsea&rsquo;s poor start to the season and hopes to add to their misery with his Maccabi Tel Aviv side in the Champions League on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/slavisa-jokanovic-i-want-to-inflict-even-more-pain-on-chelsea-says-maccabi-tel-aviv-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/slavisa-jokanovic-i-want-to-inflict-even-more-pain-on-chelsea-says-maccabi-tel-aviv-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Hiddleston slimmed down to play country legend Hank Williams with intensive regime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor ran 10 miles a day and cycled for 15 in &lsquo;intense&rsquo; transformation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-hiddleston-slimmed-down-to-play-country-legend-hank-williams-with-intensive-regime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-hiddleston-slimmed-down-to-play-country-legend-hank-williams-with-intensive-regime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Standard comment: Labour’s divisions  and the new politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The&nbsp;Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, leads his party into the division lobbies today to vote en masse against the Government&rsquo;s Trade Union Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/evening-standard-comment-labours-divisions-and-the-new-politics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/evening-standard-comment-labours-divisions-and-the-new-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zanzibar acid attack victims&amp;#039; families seek answers on charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The families of two British teenagers disfigured in an acid attack in Zanzibar today demanded answers over claims two Islamist terrorists had been charged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/zanzibar-acid-attack-victimsamp039-families-seek-answers-on-charges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/zanzibar-acid-attack-victimsamp039-families-seek-answers-on-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook &amp;#039;working on virtual reality video smartphone app&amp;#039;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook is reportedly working on an app that will take 'spherical' videos, in an attempt to bring virtual reality to mobile phones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/facebook-amp039working-on-virtual-reality-video-smartphone-appamp039/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/facebook-amp039working-on-virtual-reality-video-smartphone-appamp039/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Leith: An unpredictable window on a new dawn in politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[At this stage, making pronouncements about what the public will or won&rsquo;t wear requires a brass neck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sam-leith-an-unpredictable-window-on-a-new-dawn-in-politics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sam-leith-an-unpredictable-window-on-a-new-dawn-in-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa Utopia, world music review: Damon Albarn and Tony Allen’s songs of suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[The evening&nbsp;showed how African music engages with comtemporary issues, while its&nbsp;rhythms had most of the hall dancing, says Simon Broughton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/africa-utopia-world-music-review-damon-albarn-and-tony-allens-songs-of-suffering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/africa-utopia-world-music-review-damon-albarn-and-tony-allens-songs-of-suffering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Janoskians praise ‘crazy’ London fans as they admit that they’re just ‘kids having fun’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian comedy group The Janoskians have praised London fans for being &lsquo;the craziest&rsquo; in the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-janoskians-praise-crazy-london-fans-as-they-admit-that-theyre-just-kids-having-fun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-janoskians-praise-crazy-london-fans-as-they-admit-that-theyre-just-kids-having-fun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rohan Silva: London must not create dangerous housing ghettos like Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bureaucratic planning rules make it much too difficult to create mixed developments where different types of people and activity are brought together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rohan-silva-london-must-not-create-dangerous-housing-ghettos-like-paris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rohan-silva-london-must-not-create-dangerous-housing-ghettos-like-paris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, review: Do ya think I&amp;#039;m singing my hits? Think again, says Rod Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now in its fifth year, Live In Hyde Park has become the almost-official closer to the outdoor concert season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-radio-2-live-in-hyde-park-review-do-ya-think-iamp039m-singing-my-hits-think-again-says-rod-stewart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-radio-2-live-in-hyde-park-review-do-ya-think-iamp039m-singing-my-hits-think-again-says-rod-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Cameron warns Syrian refugees: Stop risking your lives crossing the Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM&nbsp;visits&nbsp;refugee camp in Lebanon&rsquo;s Bekaa Valley]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/david-cameron-warns-syrian-refugees-stop-risking-your-lives-crossing-the-mediterranean/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/david-cameron-warns-syrian-refugees-stop-risking-your-lives-crossing-the-mediterranean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best new foundations to try this season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&nbsp;are eight of the best new-season foundation launches worth knowing about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-new-foundations-to-try-this-season/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-new-foundations-to-try-this-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity Big Brother 2015: Twitter in uproar as Jenna Jameson slams Atomic Kitten hit Whole Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[International scandal caused as US stars take against UK #1 pop hit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/celebrity-big-brother-2015-twitter-in-uproar-as-jenna-jameson-slams-atomic-kitten-hit-whole-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/celebrity-big-brother-2015-twitter-in-uproar-as-jenna-jameson-slams-atomic-kitten-hit-whole-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Proms 2015: The Last Night of the Proms, review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highlights included&nbsp;Marin Alsop giving a much applauded rabble-rousing speech and&nbsp;James P Johnson&rsquo;s Victory Stride, says Barry Millington&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-proms-2015-the-last-night-of-the-proms-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-proms-2015-the-last-night-of-the-proms-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United vs PSV Eindhoven: Injured Wayne Rooney left out of squad for Champions League opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captain Wayne Rooney has not been included in Manchester United's squad for Tuesday evening's Champions League group game against PSV Eindhoven.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-united-vs-psv-eindhoven-injured-wayne-rooney-left-out-of-squad-for-champions-league-opener/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/manchester-united-vs-psv-eindhoven-injured-wayne-rooney-left-out-of-squad-for-champions-league-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made in London: Bermondsey Street Bees]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the latest in our #MadeinLondon series, Victoria Stewart meets Dale Gibson, urban beekeeper and&nbsp;founder of Bermondsey Street Bees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/made-in-london-bermondsey-street-bees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/made-in-london-bermondsey-street-bees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sabadell in bid for taxpayers’ £13 billion Northern Rock loan book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanish bank Sabadell, which took over TSB for &pound;1.7 billion this summer, is now looking at snapping up a &pound;13 billion portfolio of former Northern Rock mortgages from the taxpayer.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sabadell-in-bid-for-taxpayers-13-billion-northern-rock-loan-book/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sabadell-in-bid-for-taxpayers-13-billion-northern-rock-loan-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly man in hospital after coach smash in east London]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man in his 80s was this morning being treated in hospital after a collision involving a coach&nbsp;on a busy east London road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/elderly-man-in-hospital-after-coach-smash-in-east-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/elderly-man-in-hospital-after-coach-smash-in-east-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sadiq Khan ‘won’t be scared to take on Jeremy Corbyn to get best policies for London’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan today vowed to put fighting for the best deal for London ahead of &nbsp;loyalty to his party&rsquo;s leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sadiq-khan-wont-be-scared-to-take-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-get-best-policies-for-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sadiq-khan-wont-be-scared-to-take-on-jeremy-corbyn-to-get-best-policies-for-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dragged under 12-tonne tipper truck in Brixton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman has been taken to hospital after she was "dragged" under a 12-tonne tipper truck outside Brixton station in south London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/woman-dragged-under-12-tonne-tipper-truck-in-brixton/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/woman-dragged-under-12-tonne-tipper-truck-in-brixton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC&amp;#039;s Rona Fairhead: When problems come, you either run or fix them]]></title><description><![CDATA[As chair of the BBC Trust Rona Fairhead faces regular calls to resign. She tells James Ashton about taking on a British institution, hanging out at Highclere and battling breast cancer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbcamp039s-rona-fairhead-when-problems-come-you-either-run-or-fix-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbcamp039s-rona-fairhead-when-problems-come-you-either-run-or-fix-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn faces cabinet chaos over shadow chancellor and backlash over lack of top jobs for women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn's first reshuffle was in chaos today as senior colleagues refused to endorse the new shadow chancellor and there was anger at the lack of women in top jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbyn-faces-cabinet-chaos-over-shadow-chancellor-and-backlash-over-lack-of-top-jobs-for-women/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbyn-faces-cabinet-chaos-over-shadow-chancellor-and-backlash-over-lack-of-top-jobs-for-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Fashion Week: Georgia May Jagger steps behind camera for Minnie Mouse exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collection will&nbsp;follow&nbsp;the Disney character&rsquo;s evolution as a fashion icon from the Thirties to the present]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-fashion-week-georgia-may-jagger-steps-behind-camera-for-minnie-mouse-exhibition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-fashion-week-georgia-may-jagger-steps-behind-camera-for-minnie-mouse-exhibition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brimful of Asha, theatre review: warm, often amusing piece lacks theatrical vitality]]></title><description><![CDATA[While this production offers subtle insights into mimicry and role models, it feels static, says Henry Hitchings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-brimful-of-asha-theatre-review-warm-often-amusing-piece-lacks-theatrical-vitality/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a-brimful-of-asha-theatre-review-warm-often-amusing-piece-lacks-theatrical-vitality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rowdy Croydon wedding guests give France&amp;#039;s Rugby World Cup squad a sleepless night]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's World Cup preparations hit an unlikely speed bump in the shape of a Croydon wedding party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rowdy-croydon-wedding-guests-give-franceamp039s-rugby-world-cup-squad-a-sleepless-night/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rowdy-croydon-wedding-guests-give-franceamp039s-rugby-world-cup-squad-a-sleepless-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippe Coutinho will be the next Liverpool player to have his head turned by Spanish giants, predicts Steven Gerrard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Gerrard believes that Philippe Coutinho could become the next star player to leave Liverpool as he expects Real Madrid and Barcelona to make an approach for the Brazilian forward in the futu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/philippe-coutinho-will-be-the-next-liverpool-player-to-have-his-head-turned-by-spanish-giants-predicts-steven-gerrard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/philippe-coutinho-will-be-the-next-liverpool-player-to-have-his-head-turned-by-spanish-giants-predicts-steven-gerrard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino must be given time for his Tottenham team to gel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repeat of last year&rsquo;s achievements would count as a significant success for Argentine coach in charge of youth-heavy squad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mauricio-pochettino-must-be-given-time-for-his-tottenham-team-to-gel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mauricio-pochettino-must-be-given-time-for-his-tottenham-team-to-gel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London&amp;#039;s luxury boom: Visitors spend &pound;18 billion a year on designer goods and property]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealthy overseas shoppers with a penchant for Prada and property are splashing out &pound;18 billion in London every year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/londonamp039s-luxury-boom-visitors-spend-pound18-billion-a-year-on-designer-goods-and-property/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/londonamp039s-luxury-boom-visitors-spend-pound18-billion-a-year-on-designer-goods-and-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&pound;15,000-a-year Montessori Nursery in Muswell Hill closed &amp;#039;for putting children at risk&amp;#039;]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nursery rated &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; by an inspector who saw babies hurting themselves by falling from furniture has closed after Ofsted launched action to shut it down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pound15000-a-year-montessori-nursery-in-muswell-hill-closed-amp039for-putting-children-at-riskamp039/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pound15000-a-year-montessori-nursery-in-muswell-hill-closed-amp039for-putting-children-at-riskamp039/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tulisa Contostavlos ‘completely convinced’ she wasn’t over the limit during Ferrari crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tulisa Contostavlos is reportedly &lsquo;completely convinced&rsquo; that she wasn&rsquo;t over the limit when she crashed her Ferrari.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tulisa-contostavlos-completely-convinced-she-wasnt-over-the-limit-during-ferrari-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tulisa-contostavlos-completely-convinced-she-wasnt-over-the-limit-during-ferrari-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trinity Mirror in £200 million takeover bid for Local World]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Montgomery, former editor of the Daily Mirror, could be set to make a return to his former employer after it confirmed it is in talks to buy the regional newspaper business which he runs.&amp;nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/trinity-mirror-in-200-million-takeover-bid-for-local-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/trinity-mirror-in-200-million-takeover-bid-for-local-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Fashion Week: Diane Von Furstenberg keeps holiday spirit alive as Kendall Jenner, Karlie Kloss and Gigi Hadid walk her runway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The designer has spoken publicly about her desire to empower women with her clothes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-fashion-week-diane-von-furstenberg-keeps-holiday-spirit-alive-as-kendall-jenner-karlie-kloss-and-gigi-hadid-walk-her-runway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/new-york-fashion-week-diane-von-furstenberg-keeps-holiday-spirit-alive-as-kendall-jenner-karlie-kloss-and-gigi-hadid-walk-her-runway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Ping Coombes: Masterchef winner and ambassador of Malaysian food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Malaysia Night in Trafalgar Square on September 18, Victoria Stewart meets Malaysian cook and author Ping Coombes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/meet-ping-coombes-masterchef-winner-and-ambassador-of-malaysian-food/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/meet-ping-coombes-masterchef-winner-and-ambassador-of-malaysian-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The science of starvation: why fasting diets should come with a health warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[By refusing all food during the day and gorging on junk at night, Phil Clarke lost over four stone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-science-of-starvation-why-fasting-diets-should-come-with-a-health-warning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-science-of-starvation-why-fasting-diets-should-come-with-a-health-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Follow the Robin Day trail at London Design Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[It all stacks up as V&amp;A marks centenary&nbsp;of pioneering chair designer Robin Day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/follow-the-robin-day-trail-at-london-design-festival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/follow-the-robin-day-trail-at-london-design-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Film Festival 2015: I Saw The Light, review – Tom Hiddleston superb but this Hank Williams biopic drags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom&nbsp;Hiddleston makes&nbsp;I Saw The Light worthwhile, but it's dimly written and directed and lacks any propulsion, says David Sexton&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toronto-film-festival-2015-i-saw-the-light-review-tom-hiddleston-superb-but-this-hank-williams-biopic-drags/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toronto-film-festival-2015-i-saw-the-light-review-tom-hiddleston-superb-but-this-hank-williams-biopic-drags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Barclay: Only Jose Mourinho can be held responsible for Chelsea’s slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Jose Mourinho ever have confounded football&rsquo;s chattering classes as utterly as now? He had us all &mdash; or most &nbsp;of us &mdash; fooled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/patrick-barclay-only-jose-mourinho-can-be-held-responsible-for-chelseas-slump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/patrick-barclay-only-jose-mourinho-can-be-held-responsible-for-chelseas-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian soldiers hunting Islamist fanatics shoot and kill 12 tourists]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when Egyptian soldiers hunting Islamist terrorists mistakenly opened fire on a group of Mexican tourists.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/egyptian-soldiers-hunting-islamist-fanatics-shoot-and-kill-12-tourists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/egyptian-soldiers-hunting-islamist-fanatics-shoot-and-kill-12-tourists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby World Cup 2015: Five players to watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Cup history is laced with memories of wonderful individual performances, whether through unforgettable tries, match-winning heroics or inspired leadership, and this year's tournament promises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rugby-world-cup-2015-five-players-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rugby-world-cup-2015-five-players-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Oil &amp; Gas hits &amp;#039;important milestone&amp;#039; as report finds possible 1.25 million barrels at Markwells field]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company behind the so-called Gatwick Gusher has said that 1.25 million barrels of oil could be recovered from its Markwells Wood field, north east of Portsmouth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/uk-oil-amp-gas-hits-amp039important-milestoneamp039-as-report-finds-possible-125-million-barrels-at-markwells-field/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/uk-oil-amp-gas-hits-amp039important-milestoneamp039-as-report-finds-possible-125-million-barrels-at-markwells-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England vs Fiji: Lancaster set to name his starting XV for Rugby World Cup opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[England announce their team for Friday's World Cup opener against Fiji at Twickenham with lock, number eight and wing the outstanding selection issues that must be settled by head coach Stuart Lanc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/england-vs-fiji-lancaster-set-to-name-his-starting-xv-for-rugby-world-cup-opener/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/england-vs-fiji-lancaster-set-to-name-his-starting-xv-for-rugby-world-cup-opener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham&amp;#039;s Harry Kane is a &amp;#039;slow starter&amp;#039; but the goals will come, Mauricio Pochettino tells critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has told Harry Kane's critics that he is confident the striker will enjoy another prolific season, despite the fact he has failed to score in Spurs' opening fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tottenhamamp039s-harry-kane-is-a-amp039slow-starteramp039-but-the-goals-will-come-mauricio-pochettino-tells-critics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tottenhamamp039s-harry-kane-is-a-amp039slow-starteramp039-but-the-goals-will-come-mauricio-pochettino-tells-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Film Festival 2015: The Martian, film review – Saving Private Ryan in space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Damon may be&nbsp;stuck on Mars for four years but he is in comedy mood, says David Sexton&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toronto-film-festival-2015-the-martian-film-review-saving-private-ryan-in-space/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/toronto-film-festival-2015-the-martian-film-review-saving-private-ryan-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Evans denies that ‘good friend’ Zoe Ball has signed up to co-host Top Gear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Evans has denied that Zoe Ball has signed up to co-host the new series of Top Gear with him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chris-evans-denies-that-good-friend-zoe-ball-has-signed-up-to-co-host-top-gear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chris-evans-denies-that-good-friend-zoe-ball-has-signed-up-to-co-host-top-gear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A13 accident: Lorry driver in hospital with multiple injuries following double HGV crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second driver dived out of cab window moments before impact and escaped unhurt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a13-accident-lorry-driver-in-hospital-with-multiple-injuries-following-double-hgv-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/a13-accident-lorry-driver-in-hospital-with-multiple-injuries-following-double-hgv-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn&amp;#039;s long walk of silence as he refuses to answer questions on shadow cabinet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Awkward moment new Labour leader refused to respond to reporters' questions about not appointing women in top roles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynamp039s-long-walk-of-silence-as-he-refuses-to-answer-questions-on-shadow-cabinet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynamp039s-long-walk-of-silence-as-he-refuses-to-answer-questions-on-shadow-cabinet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best pizza in London – from sourdough to by-the-slice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want a pizza the action? Ben Norum has London's hottest slices mapped]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-pizza-in-london-from-sourdough-to-by-the-slice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-best-pizza-in-london-from-sourdough-to-by-the-slice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train commuters on packed London lines warned to take holiday during  Rugby World Cup 2015]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rail commuters on some of London&rsquo;s most crowded lines were today &ldquo;strongly advised&rdquo; to take annual leave to avoid the scrum of travellers expected for the start of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/train-commuters-on-packed-london-lines-warned-to-take-holiday-during-rugby-world-cup-2015/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/train-commuters-on-packed-london-lines-warned-to-take-holiday-during-rugby-world-cup-2015/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row of garages in south east London sell for the same price as a three-bed house in Manchester]]></title><description><![CDATA[A row of four tatty garages in south-east London has been sold at auction for almost &pound;140,000, more than three times the guide price.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/row-of-garages-in-south-east-london-sell-for-the-same-price-as-a-three-bed-house-in-manchester/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/row-of-garages-in-south-east-london-sell-for-the-same-price-as-a-three-bed-house-in-manchester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mum stopped me from joining Tottenham - West Ham’s Michail Antonio]]></title><description><![CDATA[New West Ham signing Michail Antonio has revealed how&nbsp;his mum blocked attempts by Tottenham to sign him as a 14-year-old.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/my-mum-stopped-me-from-joining-tottenham-west-hams-michail-antonio/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/my-mum-stopped-me-from-joining-tottenham-west-hams-michail-antonio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Indian star Chris Gayle builds a strip club in his house and reveals &amp;#039;hanky panky&amp;#039; bed]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has had a strip installed in his Jamaican home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-indian-star-chris-gayle-builds-a-strip-club-in-his-house-and-reveals-amp039hanky-pankyamp039-bed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/west-indian-star-chris-gayle-builds-a-strip-club-in-his-house-and-reveals-amp039hanky-pankyamp039-bed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity Big Brother 2015: Farrah Abraham and Jenna Jameson learn about nominations immunity twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair thought they had been living in secret but their housemates knew all along]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/celebrity-big-brother-2015-farrah-abraham-and-jenna-jameson-learn-about-nominations-immunity-twist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/celebrity-big-brother-2015-farrah-abraham-and-jenna-jameson-learn-about-nominations-immunity-twist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McDonnell: Who is the new shadow chancellor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn has picked his shadow cabinet, naming former leadership contender Andy Burnham as shadow home secretary and Hilary Benn to the post of shadow foreign secretary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/john-mcdonnell-who-is-the-new-shadow-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/john-mcdonnell-who-is-the-new-shadow-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lily Allen shows off dance moves during racy Bestival performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lily Allen showed off her dancing skills as she hosted a special party for festival-goers at Bestival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lily-allen-shows-off-dance-moves-during-racy-bestival-performance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lily-allen-shows-off-dance-moves-during-racy-bestival-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangkok bombing: Two Malaysians, one Pakistani arrested over explosion that killed 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[London student was among those who died]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bangkok-bombing-two-malaysians-one-pakistani-arrested-over-explosion-that-killed-20/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bangkok-bombing-two-malaysians-one-pakistani-arrested-over-explosion-that-killed-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steven Gerrard: How I tried to persuade Willian and Toni Kroos to join Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed that he tried to persuade Brazil forward Willian and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos to move to Anfield.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/steven-gerrard-how-i-tried-to-persuade-willian-and-toni-kroos-to-join-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/steven-gerrard-how-i-tried-to-persuade-willian-and-toni-kroos-to-join-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2015 and 2016 set to break global heat records, Met Office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Earth's climate is at a "turning point" with 2015 and 2016 likely to be the hottest years on record globally, according to new Met Office research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2015-and-2016-set-to-break-global-heat-records-met-office-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2015-and-2016-set-to-break-global-heat-records-met-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane adamant he can handle the burden of being Tottenham’s only striker]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the Spurs favourite is 'happy to play every game' to rediscover his goalscoring touch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/harry-kane-adamant-he-can-handle-the-burden-of-being-tottenhams-only-striker/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/harry-kane-adamant-he-can-handle-the-burden-of-being-tottenhams-only-striker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Lohan ‘cancels’ film festival appearance after long Instagram rant about Hollywood and Michael Jackson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lindsay Lohan &lsquo;pulled out&rsquo; of a scheduled appearance at the Toronto Film Festival after a lengthy Instagram rant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lindsay-lohan-cancels-film-festival-appearance-after-long-instagram-rant-about-hollywood-and-michael-jackson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lindsay-lohan-cancels-film-festival-appearance-after-long-instagram-rant-about-hollywood-and-michael-jackson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsene Wenger: Arsenal must ‘finish above Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos’]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week sees the opening round of Champions League group stage fixtures, and Arsene Wenger has called on his players to get off to a winning start in Zagreb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/arsene-wenger-arsenal-must-finish-above-dinamo-zagreb-and-olympiakos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/arsene-wenger-arsenal-must-finish-above-dinamo-zagreb-and-olympiakos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in foul-mouthed outburst at Roberto Martinez after defeat to Everton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was left incensed after his Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez conducted his post-match press conference first in the wake of Saturday afternoon's fixture between th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-in-foul-mouthed-outburst-at-roberto-martinez-after-defeat-to-everton/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-in-foul-mouthed-outburst-at-roberto-martinez-after-defeat-to-everton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Corbyn&amp;#039;s shadow cabinet criticised over lack of women in top posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of top women MPs ruled themselves out of race on Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynamp039s-shadow-cabinet-criticised-over-lack-of-women-in-top-posts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jeremy-corbynamp039s-shadow-cabinet-criticised-over-lack-of-women-in-top-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City morning headlines: Jeremy Corbyn chooses leftwinger John McDonnell as shadow chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader and his selection of hard left MP John McDonnell as shadow chancellor is still the talk of the City this morning, though there is also the small matte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/city-morning-headlines-jeremy-corbyn-chooses-leftwinger-john-mcdonnell-as-shadow-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/city-morning-headlines-jeremy-corbyn-chooses-leftwinger-john-mcdonnell-as-shadow-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brooklyn Beckham wishes Victoria ‘good luck’ ahead of her NYFW show as he joins dad David on the FROW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brooklyn Beckham wished mother Victoria Beckham &lsquo;good luck&rsquo; as he sat on the front row at her New York Fashion Week show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brooklyn-beckham-wishes-victoria-good-luck-ahead-of-her-nyfw-show-as-he-joins-dad-david-on-the-frow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/brooklyn-beckham-wishes-victoria-good-luck-ahead-of-her-nyfw-show-as-he-joins-dad-david-on-the-frow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islington parking charge changes &amp;#039;would kill businesses on Upper Street&amp;#039;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors face being&nbsp;charged a flat fee&nbsp;to park up until 11pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/islington-parking-charge-changes-amp039would-kill-businesses-on-upper-streetamp039/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/islington-parking-charge-changes-amp039would-kill-businesses-on-upper-streetamp039/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police hunt man after girl, 15, suffers sex attack on number 18 bus in Brent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police are hunting for this man after a teenage girl suffered a sex attack&nbsp;on a bus in Brent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/police-hunt-man-after-girl-15-suffers-sex-attack-on-number-18-bus-in-brent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/police-hunt-man-after-girl-15-suffers-sex-attack-on-number-18-bus-in-brent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool’s Jordon Ibe commits international future to England, according to Nigeria head coach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe has committed his international future to England, according to Nigeria head coach Sunday Oliseh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/liverpools-jordon-ibe-commits-international-future-to-england-according-to-nigeria-head-coach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/liverpools-jordon-ibe-commits-international-future-to-england-according-to-nigeria-head-coach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[​Novak Djokovic wins 2015 US Open with four-set victory over Roger Federer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic overcame an in-form Roger Federer and a hostile home crowd to clinch his 10th major title with a four-set victory at the US Open.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/novak-djokovic-wins-2015-us-open-with-four-set-victory-over-roger-federer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/novak-djokovic-wins-2015-us-open-with-four-set-victory-over-roger-federer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Cameron intervenes in home nations row over Great Britain football team]]></title><description><![CDATA[FA chief executive reveals 'political pressure' will be brought to bear on reluctant governing bodies over British team at Olympics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/david-cameron-intervenes-in-home-nations-row-over-great-britain-football-team/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/david-cameron-intervenes-in-home-nations-row-over-great-britain-football-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlotte Wilkinson-Burnett: Paralympian banned after disability is ruled 'psychological']]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Britain&rsquo;s best hopes of a medal at the Brazil Paralympics has been told she can no longer compete after being told her disability is &ldquo;psychological&rdquo; rather than physical.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/charlotte-wilkinson-burnett-paralympian-banned-after-disability-is-ruled-psychological/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/charlotte-wilkinson-burnett-paralympian-banned-after-disability-is-ruled-psychological/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo drops Olympics logo over plagiarism claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[About-face on design is second serious embarrassment to organisers of the 2020 Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tokyo-drops-olympics-logo-over-plagiarism-claims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tokyo-drops-olympics-logo-over-plagiarism-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles will pursue bid to host 2024 Olympics Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles City Council has voted to pursue a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, after officials in Boston withdrew the Massachusetts capital from contention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/los-angeles-will-pursue-bid-to-host-2024-olympics-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 02:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/los-angeles-will-pursue-bid-to-host-2024-olympics-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo scrapped amid fears of plagiarism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisers of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have been forced to scrap the logo for the Games amid concerns it was plagiarised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tokyo-2020-olympics-logo-scrapped-amid-fears-of-plagiarism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tokyo-2020-olympics-logo-scrapped-amid-fears-of-plagiarism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Black predicts a golden Rio for Team GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain&rsquo;s record-breaking performance at the World Championships is just the beginning, according to British Athletics performance director, Neil Black, who is predicting a medal rush at next year&rsquo;s Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/neil-black-predictsa-goldenrio-forteam-gb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/neil-black-predictsa-goldenrio-forteam-gb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympics 2016: Team GB's golden girls of cycling must rediscover winning edge in time for Rio Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We do like the noise, but it will be good to be able to hear yourself think,” says Joanna Rowsell. This was something she could not do three years ago when she, Laura Trott and Dani King delivered the third gold of Super Saturday – in the team pursuit – amid the roar of the velodrome, just moments before the heroics began in the Olympic Stadium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-team-gbs-golden-girls-of-cycling-must-rediscover-winning-edge-in-time-for-rio-games/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:42:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-team-gbs-golden-girls-of-cycling-must-rediscover-winning-edge-in-time-for-rio-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's just pick one country to host the Olympics permanently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exactly one year before the Rio Games, it's time to admit this grand game of musical chairs causes economic chaos for hosting countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lets-just-pick-one-country-to-host-the-olympics-permanently/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:34:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lets-just-pick-one-country-to-host-the-olympics-permanently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frantic work continues on Rio's Olympic subway as 2016 Games looms near]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic officials inspected Rio de Janeiro's latest transportation project as one year remains until the Games start]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/frantic-work-continues-on-rios-olympic-subway-as-2016-games-looms-near/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:16:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/frantic-work-continues-on-rios-olympic-subway-as-2016-games-looms-near/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the China Winter Olympics song too much like Frozen or should we just 'Let It Go'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing might have a lot to thank Disney's snow queen Elsa for, should suspicions that its Winter Olympics anthem copied Frozen prove well-founded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/is-the-china-winter-olympics-song-too-much-like-frozen-or-should-we-just-let-it-go/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 12:40:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/is-the-china-winter-olympics-song-too-much-like-frozen-or-should-we-just-let-it-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympics 2016: The road to Rio gold paved with grinding poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the distance, Christ the Redeemer stares down from on high, but few folk here will ever get to view the statue in all its glory as the price of a tour ticket could feed a family for days. Just six miles across the city are the sparkling sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, but most people in this neighbourhood are unlikely to see the sea either as bus fares of around 60p are hugely prohibitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-the-road-to-rio-gold-paved-with-grinding-poverty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:59:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-the-road-to-rio-gold-paved-with-grinding-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympics 2016: The road to Rio gold is paved with grinding poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the distance, Christ the Redeemer stares down from on high, but few folk here will ever get to view the statue in all its glory as the price of a tour ticket could feed a family for days. Just six miles across the city are the sparkling sands of Copacabana and Ipanema, but most people in this neighbourhood are unlikely to see the sea either as bus fares of around 60p are hugely prohibitive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-the-road-to-rio-gold-is-paved-with-grinding-poverty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:59:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-2016-the-road-to-rio-gold-is-paved-with-grinding-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletics doping scandal: Why was nothing done and where next for a sport in crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin Parisotto, whose conclusions have left the World Anti-Doping Agency “very alarmed”, according to its head, Sir Craig Reedie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-doping-scandal-why-was-nothing-done-and-where-next-for-a-sport-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:20:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-doping-scandal-why-was-nothing-done-and-where-next-for-a-sport-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't lose the impetus of London 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Conservative minister for sport outlines her plans for getting Britain sporting again - after the last Olympics inspired millions to take it up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dont-lose-the-impetus-of-london-2012/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:01:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/dont-lose-the-impetus-of-london-2012/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 Olympics: Rugby officials crossing fingers that chosen venue will be ready in time]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Rugby officials are crossing their fingers that the venue selected to stage their matches at next year’s Rio Olympics will be ready in time, even though construction on the stadium has not started with just a year to go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-rugby-officials-crossing-fingers-that-chosen-venue-will-be-ready-in-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:17:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-rugby-officials-crossing-fingers-that-chosen-venue-will-be-ready-in-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletics faces new doping crisis after 'biggest leak of blood-test data in sporting history' leaves World Anti-Doping Agency 'very alarmed']]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims that more than a third of Olympic and world championship medals have been won by athletes with “suspicious” doping test results has left the World Anti-Doping Agency “very alarmed,” and will “once again shake the foundation of clean athletes worldwide”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-faces-new-doping-crisis-after-biggest-leak-of-blood-test-data-in-sporting-history-leaves-world-anti-doping-agency-very-alarmed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2015 09:44:04 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-faces-new-doping-crisis-after-biggest-leak-of-blood-test-data-in-sporting-history-leaves-world-anti-doping-agency-very-alarmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athletics faces new doping crisis after 'biggest leak of blood-test data in sporting history']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a third of Olympic and world championships medals - including 55 golds - have been won by athletes with suspicious doping test results, the “biggest leak of blood-test data in sporting history” reportedly reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-faces-new-doping-crisis-after-biggest-leak-of-blood-test-data-in-sporting-history/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2015 09:44:04 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/athletics-faces-new-doping-crisis-after-biggest-leak-of-blood-test-data-in-sporting-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing wins right to host 2022 Winter Olympics - despite lack of snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, after beating Almaty, the financial capital of Kazakhstan, at the International Olympic Committee vote in Kuala Lumpur.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/beijing-wins-right-to-host-2022-winter-olympics-despite-lack-of-snow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:08:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/beijing-wins-right-to-host-2022-winter-olympics-despite-lack-of-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 Winter Olympics: Beijing hot favourite Games despite complete lack of snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning will be the first time the new International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, gets to open a golden envelope and read out the name of a winning bid city. He probably hoped for better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2022-winter-olympics-beijing-hot-favourite-games-despite-complete-lack-of-snow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/2022-winter-olympics-beijing-hot-favourite-games-despite-complete-lack-of-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Los Angeles could host the 2024 Summer Olympics after Boston withdraws bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boston has officially withdrawn its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/los-angeles-could-host-the-2024-summer-olympics-after-boston-withdraws-bid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:54:15 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/los-angeles-could-host-the-2024-summer-olympics-after-boston-withdraws-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonnie Peacock and David Weir miss out on repeats of British glories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paralympic champions Jonnie Peacock and David Weir were denied triumphant returns to the Olympic Stadium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jonnie-peacock-and-david-weir-miss-out-on-repeats-of-british-glories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:38:50 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jonnie-peacock-and-david-weir-miss-out-on-repeats-of-british-glories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch out for the Euro sprinters, says Dina Asher-Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dina Asher-Smith believes Europe’s leading sprinters can finally take the fight to the dominant Americans and Jamaicans over 100 metres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/watch-out-for-the-euro-sprinters-says-dina-asher-smith/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:36:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/watch-out-for-the-euro-sprinters-says-dina-asher-smith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics 2016: The seven teenagers still carrying a torch for our Games hopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desiree Henry (100 metres, nominated by Daley Thompson)I’ve been based in Holland since November, with my coach Rana Reider having moved here. In some ways, it just feels like an extended training camp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-the-seven-teenagers-still-carrying-a-torch-for-our-games-hopes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:33:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-the-seven-teenagers-still-carrying-a-torch-for-our-games-hopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Time for Britain to raise the bar again and reverse the trend of host nations dipping at the next Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Jessica Ennis-Hill, it will be a venue and an event that will forever define her. At London 2012 the expectation was ferocious, and billboards of the poster girl of the Games were littered across the country, but she duly delivered for a career highlight that she readily admits will never be matched.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-time-for-britain-to-raise-the-bar-again-and-reverse-the-trend-of-host-nations-dipping-at-the-next-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 21:28:54 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-time-for-britain-to-raise-the-bar-again-and-reverse-the-trend-of-host-nations-dipping-at-the-next-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 Olympics: Anger as Lionesses denied chance to play for team GB]]></title><description><![CDATA[They have been hailed as sporting heroes who are inspiring a generation of young girls to get into football.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-anger-as-lionesses-denied-chance-to-play-for-team-gb/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-anger-as-lionesses-denied-chance-to-play-for-team-gb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Daley speaks out on the 'tough' difficulties trans athletes face: 'I don't know how it would work, I've never heard of it in sport']]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic diver Tom Daley has spoken out about the difficulties trans people face when competing in sports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-daley-speaks-out-on-the-tough-difficulties-trans-athletes-face-i-dont-know-how-it-would-work-ive-never-heard-of-it-in-sport/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:03:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tom-daley-speaks-out-on-the-tough-difficulties-trans-athletes-face-i-dont-know-how-it-would-work-ive-never-heard-of-it-in-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to intervene as BBC under threat of losing of Olympics coverage rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC could lose the rights to screen the Olympics from 2022 after Eurosport and its parent company Discovery secured a £920m rights deal to show the Games in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ministers-urged-to-intervene-as-bbc-under-threat-of-losing-of-olympics-coverage-rights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:14:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ministers-urged-to-intervene-as-bbc-under-threat-of-losing-of-olympics-coverage-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to intervene as BBC faces loss of Olympics coverage rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC could lose the rights to screen the Olympics from 2022 after Eurosport and its parent company Discovery secured a £920m rights deal to show the Games in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ministers-urged-to-intervene-as-bbc-faces-loss-of-olympics-coverage-rights/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:14:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ministers-urged-to-intervene-as-bbc-faces-loss-of-olympics-coverage-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympics on the BBC: Coverage under threat after Discovery secures European rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC may cease to air the Olympics from 2022 after Eurosport and parent company Discovery secured a 1.3billion euro (£920million) rights deal to show the Games in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-on-the-bbc-coverage-under-threat-after-discovery-secures-european-rights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:29:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-on-the-bbc-coverage-under-threat-after-discovery-secures-european-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicola Adams declares 'I'm the comeback kid' after striking gold at the European Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic and Commonwealth boxing champion wins flyweight final in Baku after year out through injury]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/nicola-adams-declares-im-the-comeback-kid-after-striking-gold-at-the-european-games/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:13:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/nicola-adams-declares-im-the-comeback-kid-after-striking-gold-at-the-european-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Usain Bolt doubts increase as Olympic champion pulls out of Jamaican event at last minute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out-of-form Usain Bolt gives Jamaican meet a miss as he struggles to recapture golden touch in time for world championships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/usain-bolt-doubts-increase-as-olympic-champion-pulls-out-of-jamaican-event-at-last-minute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:43:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/usain-bolt-doubts-increase-as-olympic-champion-pulls-out-of-jamaican-event-at-last-minute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris 2024 Olympic bid: French capital launches bid to host Summer Olympics 100 years after last hosting the Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris has formally announced its bid to host the 2024 Olympics with the French capital aiming to mark the 100 years since it previously hosted the Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-2024-olympic-bid-french-capital-launches-bid-to-host-summer-olympics-100-years-after-last-hosting-the-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:32:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-2024-olympic-bid-french-capital-launches-bid-to-host-summer-olympics-100-years-after-last-hosting-the-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tug of war: Is the old Olympic sport seeing a new revival?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As they gathered on the hallowed turf of Johnson Park, Yeovil, competitors in the English national outdoor tug of war championships could have been forgiven for feeling even more excited than normal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tug-of-war-is-the-old-olympic-sport-seeing-a-new-revival/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tug-of-war-is-the-old-olympic-sport-seeing-a-new-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surfing bids to become an Olympic sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Surfing Association has formally applied for Olympic status with a view to featuring in the 2020 Tokyo Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/surfing-bids-to-become-an-olympic-sport/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:39:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/surfing-bids-to-become-an-olympic-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole 'by the end of August', family member says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius will be freed from prison on parole by the end of August, his family have said, after a recommendation from the authorities that he serve the minimum jail time after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-will-be-released-on-parole-by-the-end-of-august-family-member-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:04:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-will-be-released-on-parole-by-the-end-of-august-family-member-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mo Farah pulls out of Diamond League meeting 'emotionally and physically drained' after coach's doping allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mo Farah has pulled out of a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham today, saying he feels "emotionally and physically drained" from a week in which his coach has been mired in doping allegations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mo-farah-pulls-out-of-diamond-league-meeting-emotionally-and-physically-drained-after-coachs-doping-allegations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:44:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mo-farah-pulls-out-of-diamond-league-meeting-emotionally-and-physically-drained-after-coachs-doping-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caitlyn Jenner will be allowed to keep Olympic medals after petition thrown out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caitlyn Jenner will be allowed to keep her gold medal, despite transitioning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/caitlyn-jenner-will-be-allowed-to-keep-olympic-medals-after-petition-thrown-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:40:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/caitlyn-jenner-will-be-allowed-to-keep-olympic-medals-after-petition-thrown-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GB women's hockey team glam up on path to Rio 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[With their Olympic qualifying tournament approaching, the women of GB hockey have adopted an edgy style in a bid to raise their profile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/gb-womens-hockey-team-glam-up-on-path-to-rio-2016/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 08:00:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/gb-womens-hockey-team-glam-up-on-path-to-rio-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB to make an announcement on make up of sevens squad and selection criteria for XVs players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selection criteria to be confirmed as Sam Warburton warns XVs stars they won't "walk in to" Team GB's Olympic sevens team, and says lack of pre-Games matches is far from ideal, writes Oliver Pickup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-to-make-an-announcement-on-make-up-of-sevens-squad-and-selection-criteria-for-xvs-players/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 16:45:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-to-make-an-announcement-on-make-up-of-sevens-squad-and-selection-criteria-for-xvs-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team GB to make an annoucement on make up of sevens squad and selection criteria for XVs players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selection criteria to be confirmed as Sam Warburton warns XVs stars they won't "walk in to" Team GB's Olympic sevens team, and says lack of pre-Games matches is far from ideal, writes Oliver Pickup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-to-make-an-annoucement-on-make-up-of-sevens-squad-and-selection-criteria-for-xvs-players/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 16:45:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/team-gb-to-make-an-annoucement-on-make-up-of-sevens-squad-and-selection-criteria-for-xvs-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSBC Sevens World Series: Simon Amor hopeful of being chosen as Team GB coach for Rio Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: England coach would "love the opportunity to go to the Olympics" as Team GB manager, he tells Oliver Pickup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hsbc-sevens-world-series-simon-amor-hopeful-of-being-chosen-as-team-gb-coach-for-rio-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 15:30:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hsbc-sevens-world-series-simon-amor-hopeful-of-being-chosen-as-team-gb-coach-for-rio-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Black is quick to pick up baton and defend Britain’s stayaway sprinters]]></title><description><![CDATA[British Athletics’ performance director, Neil Black, has leapt to the defence of the country’s absent sprinters at the weekend’s IAAF World Relays and remains confident all four relay teams can win medals at this year’s World Championships and the Olympics in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/neil-black-is-quick-to-pick-up-baton-and-defend-britains-stayaway-sprinters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 20:29:43 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/neil-black-is-quick-to-pick-up-baton-and-defend-britains-stayaway-sprinters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic judo athlete who fled London 2012 over death fears after defeat now faces deportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facinet Keita could be kicked out of Britain after losing asylum bids amid claims he will be killed in homeland of Guinea after 'fighting like baby' at London 2012 Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-judo-athlete-who-fled-london-2012-over-death-fears-after-defeat-now-faces-deportation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:14:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-judo-athlete-who-fled-london-2012-over-death-fears-after-defeat-now-faces-deportation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mo Farah sets new half-marathon record in Lisbon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mo Farah broke the European record on his way to an impressive victory at the EDP Lisbon Half-Marathon on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mo-farah-sets-new-half-marathon-record-in-lisbon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2015 19:40:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mo-farah-sets-new-half-marathon-record-in-lisbon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 sailing water venues still full of sewage, rubbish and dead fish with less than 18 months to go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filthy waterways in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic distance swimming, sailing and rowing events are showing no signs of being cleared up with the completion less than a year and a half away. In pictures: Guanabara Bay ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-sailing-water-venues-still-full-of-sewage-rubbish-and-dead-fish-with-less-than-18-months-to-go/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:55:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-sailing-water-venues-still-full-of-sewage-rubbish-and-dead-fish-with-less-than-18-months-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm standing down from Parliament: Dame Tessa Jowell, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Tessa Jowell: If you have this sense of obligation to make the world better it can sometimes be quite inconvenient]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-im-standing-down-from-parliament-dame-tessa-jowell-mp-for-dulwich-and-west-norwood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:00:07 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/why-im-standing-down-from-parliament-dame-tessa-jowell-mp-for-dulwich-and-west-norwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tessa Jowell: London doesn't need another celebrity for mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Olympics Minister on leaving Commons and running for Mayor of London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tessa-jowell-london-doesnt-need-another-celebrity-for-mayor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 07:00:57 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/tessa-jowell-london-doesnt-need-another-celebrity-for-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina helicopter crash: Who were Camille Muffat, Alexis Vastine and Florence Arthaud?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three French sports stars have been killed along with seven others after two helicopters carrying them in Argentina collided, according to authorities in the South American county. Of the 10 announced to have died in the accident, eight were confirmed as French nationals, while the two pilots were Argentinian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/argentina-helicopter-crash-who-were-camille-muffat-alexis-vastine-and-florence-arthaud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/argentina-helicopter-crash-who-were-camille-muffat-alexis-vastine-and-florence-arthaud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Association attempt to resurrect Team GB men's team for Rio Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Rumsby: Governing body has dramatically reversed its decision to scrap the British men's side after it was controversially revived at London 2012]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-association-attempt-to-resurrect-team-gb-mens-team-for-rio-olympics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:00:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-association-attempt-to-resurrect-team-gb-mens-team-for-rio-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Association's plan to enter Great Britain men's football team in Rio appears doomed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Rumsby's Inside Sport: Wales and Northern Ireland opposed to FA's idea for joint side at next year's Olympic Games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-associations-plan-to-enter-great-britain-mens-football-team-in-rio-appears-doomed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:00:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/football-associations-plan-to-enter-great-britain-mens-football-team-in-rio-appears-doomed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic TV channel will help get kids hooked - on burgers and pop]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Olympics, to amend ever so slightly the old line about buses, are like a Hammersmith &amp; City line Tube train. You wait four years, and then one comes along.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-tv-channel-will-help-get-kids-hooked-on-burgers-and-pop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:59:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-tv-channel-will-help-get-kids-hooked-on-burgers-and-pop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016: Olympic Games preparations making 'solid progress' despite thousands of dead fish surfacing in Guanabara Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro is still making 'solid progress' in its preparations for the Olympic Games in 2016, according to the International Olympic Committee, despite the discovery of dead fish in Guanabara Bay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-games-preparations-making-solid-progress-despite-thousands-of-dead-fish-surfacing-in-guanabara-bay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:12:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-games-preparations-making-solid-progress-despite-thousands-of-dead-fish-surfacing-in-guanabara-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's idea of a segregated Olympics was almost as silly as it was sexist]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s another booming serve but suddenly, sploosh! The ball lands slap bang in the middle of the Gulf of Bahrain and there’s no point getting angry about it because anyone with access to an even half-accurate naval map knows that’s clearly on the line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/saudi-arabias-idea-of-a-segregated-olympics-was-almost-as-silly-as-it-was-sexist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:38:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/saudi-arabias-idea-of-a-segregated-olympics-was-almost-as-silly-as-it-was-sexist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge drop in women and disabled people participating in sport after the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games has been called into question after new figures revealed a huge fall in sport participation by women, the disabled and the poorest in society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/huge-drop-in-women-and-disabled-people-participating-in-sport-after-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:05:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/huge-drop-in-women-and-disabled-people-participating-in-sport-after-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOC rubbish reports Saudi Arabia and Bahrain could co-host Olympics and have men and women competing in different countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IOC shot down a suggestion by a Saudi Arabian official that the ultraconservative nation could seek to co-host the Olympics with neighboring Bahrain by having male and female athletes compete in separate countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ioc-rubbish-reports-saudi-arabia-and-bahrain-could-co-host-olympics-and-have-men-and-women-competing-in-different-countries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:30:26 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ioc-rubbish-reports-saudi-arabia-and-bahrain-could-co-host-olympics-and-have-men-and-women-competing-in-different-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston nominated as potential host city for 2024 Olympic Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boston Mayor Martin Walsh expressed gratitude to the US Olympic Committee for its decision to put New England's largest city forward as a bidder for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/boston-nominated-as-potential-host-city-for-2024-olympic-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:59:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/boston-nominated-as-potential-host-city-for-2024-olympic-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avalanche kills two young US ski team hopefuls training in Austrian Alps]]></title><description><![CDATA[An avalanche killed two young American ski racers in the Austrian Alps on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/avalanche-kills-two-young-us-ski-team-hopefuls-training-in-austrian-alps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:09:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/avalanche-kills-two-young-us-ski-team-hopefuls-training-in-austrian-alps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis 'wants Vatican City to help host Olympics']]></title><description><![CDATA[Vatican City State only covers 110 acres, but wide open spaces including St Peter's Square could be used to host events such as archery in Rome bid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pope-francis-wants-vatican-city-to-help-host-olympics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:44:21 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/pope-francis-wants-vatican-city-to-help-host-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 biggest sporting events of 2014 on Twitter: World Cup 2014 wins, but what came next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of sport and Twitter became entwined like never before during 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-10-biggest-sporting-events-of-2014-on-twitter-world-cup-2014-wins-but-what-came-next/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:18:06 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-10-biggest-sporting-events-of-2014-on-twitter-world-cup-2014-wins-but-what-came-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius verdict: Athlete could still face murder conviction as Judge Masipa grants appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court in South Africa has granted permission for the state to appeal Oscar Pistorius's murder trial verdict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-verdict-athlete-could-still-face-murder-conviction-as-judge-masipa-grants-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-verdict-athlete-could-still-face-murder-conviction-as-judge-masipa-grants-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius trial verdict: Athlete could still face murder conviction as Judge Masipa grants appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court in South Africa has granted permission for the state to appeal Oscar Pistorius's murder trial verdict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-trial-verdict-athlete-could-still-face-murder-conviction-as-judge-masipa-grants-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-trial-verdict-athlete-could-still-face-murder-conviction-as-judge-masipa-grants-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius appeal verdict: Hearing to decide if athlete's conviction and 'shockingly inappropriate' sentence will be overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 49th day of Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the court in South Africa reconvened to decide whether his conviction and jail term can be appealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-to-decide-if-athletes-conviction-and-shockingly-inappropriate-sentence-will-be-overturned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-to-decide-if-athletes-conviction-and-shockingly-inappropriate-sentence-will-be-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius appeal verdict: Hearing begins to decide if athlete's 'shockingly inappropriate' sentence will be overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 49th day of Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the court in South Africa has reconvened to decide whether his conviction and jail term can be appealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-begins-to-decide-if-athletes-shockingly-inappropriate-sentence-will-be-overturned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-begins-to-decide-if-athletes-shockingly-inappropriate-sentence-will-be-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Pistorius appeal verdict: Hearing begins to decide if athlete's 'shockingly inappropriate' five-year sentence will be overturned]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 49th day of Oscar Pistorius’s prison sentence for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the court in South Africa has reconvened to decide whether his conviction and jail term can be appealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-begins-to-decide-if-athletes-shockingly-inappropriate-five-year-sentence-will-be-overturned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/oscar-pistorius-appeal-verdict-hearing-begins-to-decide-if-athletes-shockingly-inappropriate-five-year-sentence-will-be-overturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic Games changes Q+A: How big are the changes and what difference will they make?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is being billed as the biggest shake-up of the Olympic Games for 15 years. The 40-point “Olympic Agenda 2020” of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will bring major changes if it is voted through at the IOC’s annual meeting in Monaco, which began on Monday and concludes on Tuesday. In that time Bach has to convince more than 100 members of his plans. So we answer some key questions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-changes-qa-how-big-are-the-changes-and-what-difference-will-they-make/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:15:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-changes-qa-how-big-are-the-changes-and-what-difference-will-they-make/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOC votes for Olympics to be staged across more than one country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympics' host-city concept a thing of the past as revolutionary changes to bidding process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ioc-votes-for-olympics-to-be-staged-across-more-than-one-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:36:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ioc-votes-for-olympics-to-be-staged-across-more-than-one-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter ‘furious’ at facing loss of his IOC position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, has been told that he must give up his prestigious position as football’s representative on the International Olympic Committee – the first indication that his global power base may be crumbling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sepp-blatter-furious-at-facing-loss-of-his-ioc-position/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 23:53:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sepp-blatter-furious-at-facing-loss-of-his-ioc-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian Jade Etherington retires aged 23 because of lack of support from British Disabled Ski Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jade Etherington, Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian, has revealed she decided to retire from competitive skiing due to a lack of support from governing body the British Disabled Ski Team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/britains-most-successful-winter-paralympian-jade-etherington-retires-aged-23-because-of-lack-of-support-from-british-disabled-ski-team/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:17:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/britains-most-successful-winter-paralympian-jade-etherington-retires-aged-23-because-of-lack-of-support-from-british-disabled-ski-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanessa-Mae: How the violinist fiddled her way into skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had been one of those gloriously idiosyncratic tales that defied belief in the way that perhaps only sport can: the violin prodigy who had became an Olympic downhill skier almost overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/vanessa-mae-how-the-violinist-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-2014-winter-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:46:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/vanessa-mae-how-the-violinist-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-2014-winter-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: how Vanessa Mae fiddled her way into skiing at the Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had been one of those gloriously idiosyncratic tales that defied belief in the way that perhaps only sport can: the violin prodigy who had became an Olympic downhill skier almost overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/revealed-how-vanessa-mae-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-winter-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:46:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/revealed-how-vanessa-mae-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-winter-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Vanessa-Mae fiddled her way into skiing at the Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had been one of those gloriously idiosyncratic tales that defied belief in the way that perhaps only sport can: the violin prodigy who had became an Olympic downhill skier almost overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-vanessa-mae-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-winter-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:46:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-vanessa-mae-fiddled-her-way-into-skiing-at-the-winter-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris considering 24-hour telethon to help fund budget to launch bid for 2024 Olympic Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's cash-strapped government may be reluctant to launch another attempt to win the Games, but French Olympic Committee claim they could fund bid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-considering-24-hour-telethon-to-help-fund-budget-to-launch-bid-for-2024-olympic-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:44:01 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/paris-considering-24-hour-telethon-to-help-fund-budget-to-launch-bid-for-2024-olympic-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van on fire next to Olympic Stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire next to the Olympic Stadium turned out to be a van fire and has been resolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/van-on-fire-next-to-olympic-stadium/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:29:07 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/van-on-fire-next-to-olympic-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympics Games could present Rio 2016 dilemma for the likes of George North and Sonny Bill Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rio 2016 could spark a club-vs-country debate as the world's top players eye a shot at an Olympic medal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-games-could-present-rio-2016-dilemma-for-the-likes-of-george-north-and-sonny-bill-williams/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:46:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympics-games-could-present-rio-2016-dilemma-for-the-likes-of-george-north-and-sonny-bill-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic qualification for inaugural Rugby Sevens competition for Rio 2016 begins in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The qualifying process for Rio 2016 in one of the newest Olympic sports begins this weekend with the first round of the International Rugby Board's Sevens World Series on Australia's Gold Coast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-qualification-for-inaugural-rugby-sevens-competition-for-rio-2016-begins-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:23:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-qualification-for-inaugural-rugby-sevens-competition-for-rio-2016-begins-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Norway’s refusal to meet the eye-watering demands of the IOC be the moment the world realises only dictators can host Olympics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initial success. Over-confidence. Downfall. It happened to the Athenian Empire, just as its great historian Thucydides foresaw, and it may have happened again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/will-norways-refusal-to-meet-the-eye-watering-demands-of-the-ioc-be-the-moment-the-world-realises-only-dictators-can-host-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 01:01:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/will-norways-refusal-to-meet-the-eye-watering-demands-of-the-ioc-be-the-moment-the-world-realises-only-dictators-can-host-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympic Games 2022: Oslo baulks at cost and pulls plug on bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway is among the richest countries in the world, has won more Winter Olympic golds than any other, and its capital Oslo was almost certain to win the right to host the 2022 Games. Even so, the city has withdrawn from the bidding in a fashion that is highly embarrassing for the International Olympic Committee, and raises the question over whether a functioning democracy will ever be awarded the Games again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympic-games-2022-oslo-baulks-at-cost-and-pulls-plug-on-bid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:38:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympic-games-2022-oslo-baulks-at-cost-and-pulls-plug-on-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2022: Oslo becomes latest to withdraw, leaving just Beijing and Kazakhstan capital Almaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oslo has become the latest city to officially withdraw from the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2022-oslo-becomes-latest-to-withdraw-leaving-just-beijing-and-kazakhstan-capital-almaty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:16:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2022-oslo-becomes-latest-to-withdraw-leaving-just-beijing-and-kazakhstan-capital-almaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemmy Alcott finds her cul-de-sac leads nowhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemmy Alcott, the Olympic skier, is 'disappointed' after Kingston Council rejected plans for a street to be named in her honour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemmy-alcott-finds-her-cul-de-sac-leads-nowhere/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:30:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemmy-alcott-finds-her-cul-de-sac-leads-nowhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet three sports stars of the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The competitive urge starts early - on the BMX track, the judo mat and the go-kart circuit. Meet three young hopefuls tipped for stardom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/meet-three-sports-stars-of-the-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 09:00:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/meet-three-sports-stars-of-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic Games 2016: Sailing boat damaged by debris in Guanabara Bay ahead of first test event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears are growing over the levels of sewage in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay after a boat was damaged due to rubbish in the water, less than a week before the first test event of the 2016 Games takes place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-2016-sailing-boat-damaged-by-debris-in-guanabara-bay-ahead-of-first-test-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:08:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-2016-sailing-boat-damaged-by-debris-in-guanabara-bay-ahead-of-first-test-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stella McCartney to design Team GB kit for 2016 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[In collaboration with Adidas, British designer Stella McCartney has been asked to design the kits for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro after kitting out Team GB for the 2012 Olympics in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stella-mccartney-to-design-team-gb-kit-for-2016-olympics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:50:03 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/stella-mccartney-to-design-team-gb-kit-for-2016-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jessica Ennis-Hill gives birth to a baby boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic heptathlon champion becomes a mother to a boy named Reggie Ennis-Hill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jessica-ennis-hill-gives-birth-to-a-baby-boy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:45:54 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/jessica-ennis-hill-gives-birth-to-a-baby-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alice Coachman Davis - first black woman to win Olympic gold dies aged 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former US athlete Alice Coachman Davis, the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, has died. She was 90.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/alice-coachman-davis-first-black-woman-to-win-olympic-gold-dies-aged-90/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:12:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/alice-coachman-davis-first-black-woman-to-win-olympic-gold-dies-aged-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe: am I gay? It's at the stage I just say 'whatever']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe has "come out" in an interview with Michael Parkinson, Harry Wallop meets him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-am-i-gay-its-at-the-stage-i-just-say-whatever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:43:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-am-i-gay-its-at-the-stage-i-just-say-whatever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swimmer Ian Thorpe says he's gay in highly-advertised Parkinson interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe has revealed that he is gay to Michael Parkinson, in an interview to be screened on Sunday evening, say reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/swimmer-ian-thorpe-says-hes-gay-in-highly-advertised-parkinson-interview/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:40:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/swimmer-ian-thorpe-says-hes-gay-in-highly-advertised-parkinson-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe gay: Olympic swimmer comes out in Parkinson interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe has revealed that he is gay to Michael Parkinson, in an interview to be screened on Sunday evening, say reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-gay-olympic-swimmer-comes-out-in-parkinson-interview/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:40:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-gay-olympic-swimmer-comes-out-in-parkinson-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014: Vanessa Mae's Olympic qualification allegedly 'rigged,' Slovenian ski body suspends four]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Slovenian officials have been suspended following allegations that they rigged the results to help world renowned violinist Vanessa-Mae qualify for the Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-vanessa-maes-olympic-qualification-allegedly-rigged-slovenian-ski-body-suspends-four/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:10:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-vanessa-maes-olympic-qualification-allegedly-rigged-slovenian-ski-body-suspends-four/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Coe lifted by funding boost for International Inspiration programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government continues backing as London 2012 Games legacy reaches out to 25million children worldwide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lord-coe-lifted-by-funding-boost-for-international-inspiration-programme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:40:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/lord-coe-lifted-by-funding-boost-for-international-inspiration-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy choice to represent his biggest fans at the 2016 Olympics in Rio delights the Irish]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Corrigan: He has been convinced by those who want him the most. Rory Mcllroy representing the Irish at the 2016 Olympic Games means so much more to Ireland than to the United Kingdom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rory-mcilroy-choice-to-represent-his-biggest-fans-at-the-2016-olympics-in-rio-delights-the-irish/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:21:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rory-mcilroy-choice-to-represent-his-biggest-fans-at-the-2016-olympics-in-rio-delights-the-irish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken suffers broken spinal cord in freak quad bike accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spinal cord in a quad bike accident over the weekend, and she told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-amy-van-dyken-suffers-broken-spinal-cord-in-freak-quad-bike-accident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:49:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-amy-van-dyken-suffers-broken-spinal-cord-in-freak-quad-bike-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amy Van Dyken: Six-time Olympic gold medalist suffers broken spinal cord in freak quad bike accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spinal cord in a quad bike accident over the weekend, and she told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/amy-van-dyken-six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-suffers-broken-spinal-cord-in-freak-quad-bike-accident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:49:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/amy-van-dyken-six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-suffers-broken-spinal-cord-in-freak-quad-bike-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio sailing bay won't be clean for Olympics, says mayor, amid reports of floating carcasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rio bay where the Brazil Olympics’ sailing competitions will be held won’t be clean for the games in 2016, the city’s mayor has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-sailing-bay-wont-be-clean-for-olympics-says-mayor-amid-reports-of-floating-carcasses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:45:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-sailing-bay-wont-be-clean-for-olympics-says-mayor-amid-reports-of-floating-carcasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic Games 2016: Sailing venue with floating corpses, dead dogs and toxic waste 'won't be cleaned in time', warn Rio bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rio bay where the Brazil Olympics’ sailing competitions will be held won’t be clean for the games in 2016, the city’s mayor has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-2016-sailing-venue-with-floating-corpses-dead-dogs-and-toxic-waste-wont-be-cleaned-in-time-warn-rio-bosses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:45:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-games-2016-sailing-venue-with-floating-corpses-dead-dogs-and-toxic-waste-wont-be-cleaned-in-time-warn-rio-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could yoga soon be an Olympic sport?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the World Yoga Sports Championships in London this weekend, Theo Merz speaks to a former champion who says the discipline is as much about competition as inner peace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/could-yoga-soon-be-an-olympic-sport/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 08:39:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/could-yoga-soon-be-an-olympic-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madrid lost Olympics bid 'because of row over Gibraltar']]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron threatened to block Madrid bid for Olympics if Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy didn't back off over border queues, senior politician claims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/madrid-lost-olympics-bid-because-of-row-over-gibraltar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 22:25:47 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/madrid-lost-olympics-bid-because-of-row-over-gibraltar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 Olympics: Sailors warned over sewage-infested waters, dog carcasses and even 'human corpses' in Guanabara Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic sailors looking to compete in the 2016 Summer Games have voiced concerns over sewage-infested waters swamped with rubbish and human and waste in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay, where the Olympic sailing and windsurfing events will take place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-sailors-warned-over-sewage-infested-waters-dog-carcasses-and-even-human-corpses-in-guanabara-bay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 09:43:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-sailors-warned-over-sewage-infested-waters-dog-carcasses-and-even-human-corpses-in-guanabara-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We had to have a guy walking in front of the camera with us with an Uzi']]></title><description><![CDATA[Julien Temple's new BBC film depicting a street-level portrait of Rio de Janeiro, gives a glimpse of the real city behind the headlines, says Chris Harvey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/we-had-to-have-a-guy-walking-in-front-of-the-camera-with-us-with-an-uzi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2014 11:00:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/we-had-to-have-a-guy-walking-in-front-of-the-camera-with-us-with-an-uzi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosting an Olympics is hard, but Rio 2016 Games Organisers have support from all corners despite scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seb Coe: Rio know World Cup will be global litmus test but they can count on wider Olympic movement to help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hosting-an-olympics-is-hard-but-rio-2016-games-organisers-have-support-from-all-corners-despite-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2014 11:44:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hosting-an-olympics-is-hard-but-rio-2016-games-organisers-have-support-from-all-corners-despite-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2016? Plans to move Rio Olympics to UK amid concerns over Brazil’s preparations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic officials have secretly asked if London would be in a position to take over hosting the 2016 games from Rio de Janeiro amid major concerns with the city’s preparations. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2016-plans-to-move-rio-olympics-to-uk-amid-concerns-over-brazils-preparations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 15:32:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2016-plans-to-move-rio-olympics-to-uk-amid-concerns-over-brazils-preparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics 2016: IOC vice-president John Coates warns there 'is no plan B' despite Rio preparations suffering 'critical' delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior IOC figure insists there is no alternative to staging the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro despite chronic delays causing a "critical" situation in the host city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-ioc-vice-president-john-coates-warns-there-is-no-plan-b-despite-rio-preparations-suffering-critical-delays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:39:59 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-ioc-vice-president-john-coates-warns-there-is-no-plan-b-despite-rio-preparations-suffering-critical-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee 'very concerned' about Rio 2016 Games after 'worst ever preparations']]></title><description><![CDATA[IOC vice-president says Rio is "not ready in many, many ways" but it is too late to find an alternative host]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/international-olympic-committee-very-concerned-about-rio-2016-games-after-worst-ever-preparations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:04:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/international-olympic-committee-very-concerned-about-rio-2016-games-after-worst-ever-preparations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Olympics 2016: IOC chief blasts preparations as 'the worst I have ever seen']]></title><description><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates has slammed Rio's preparations for the 2016 Olympics, saying they are "the worst I have experienced."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-ioc-chief-blasts-preparations-as-the-worst-i-have-ever-seen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:45:08 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/rio-olympics-2016-ioc-chief-blasts-preparations-as-the-worst-i-have-ever-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: does it live up to expectations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Richardson pays a visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, which opened to the public earlier this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-does-it-live-up-to-expectations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 16:38:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-does-it-live-up-to-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic champions Heather Stanning and Helen Glover in race to win Team GB spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[London 2012 gold medallists expected to have edge in battle for coxless pair slot but rivals Polly Swann and Jess Eddie can make for selection dilemma at trials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-champions-heather-stanning-and-helen-glover-in-race-to-win-team-gb-spot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:53:34 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-champions-heather-stanning-and-helen-glover-in-race-to-win-team-gb-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Phelps comeback: Most successful Olympian ever to return to the pool amid talk of Rio 2016 comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, is coming out of retirement to swim next week at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/michael-phelps-comeback-most-successful-olympian-ever-to-return-to-the-pool-amid-talk-of-rio-2016-comeback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 10:20:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/michael-phelps-comeback-most-successful-olympian-ever-to-return-to-the-pool-amid-talk-of-rio-2016-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2022: Ukraine bid to host games in Lviv under threat amid turmoil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials for the Lviv 2022 Winter Olympics bid will meet with the International Olympic committee as soon as possible to decide whether the troubled Ukrainian bid still meets commitments as the country is in turmoil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2022-ukraine-bid-to-host-games-in-lviv-under-threat-amid-turmoil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:19:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2022-ukraine-bid-to-host-games-in-lviv-under-threat-amid-turmoil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe: Swimming career of Australia’s ‘Thorpedo’ sunk by hospital bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe, one of Australia’s sporting greats, is unlikely to swim again after undergoing an operation on his shoulder that has led to him contracting a “serious” infection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-swimming-career-of-australias-thorpedo-sunk-by-hospital-bug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:44:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-swimming-career-of-australias-thorpedo-sunk-by-hospital-bug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe in intensive care: Olympic gold medalist 'could lose left arm' after suffering infection following shoulder surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is in intensive care in a Sydney hospital after contracting an infection that could result in the Australian losing his left arm, Australian media are reporting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-in-intensive-care-olympic-gold-medalist-could-lose-left-arm-after-suffering-infection-following-shoulder-surgery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:44:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-thorpe-in-intensive-care-olympic-gold-medalist-could-lose-left-arm-after-suffering-infection-following-shoulder-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new-look Olympic Park is on the podium… but it’s not a gold medallist yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is less concrete at the refurbished Olympic Park, which fully re-opens today, but there is still a sense of it under the pockets of greenery designed to soften its functional edge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-new-look-olympic-park-is-on-the-podium-but-its-not-a-gold-medallist-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:31:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-new-look-olympic-park-is-on-the-podium-but-its-not-a-gold-medallist-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna Watkins: Hitting the water with the non-stop rowing machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time Anna Watkins was in a double scull with another woman, she won an Olympic gold medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anna-watkins-hitting-the-water-with-the-non-stop-rowing-machine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:54:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/anna-watkins-hitting-the-water-with-the-non-stop-rowing-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic to power 8K NHK broadcasts for Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese giant Panasonic will experiment with unprecedented broadcast standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-to-power-8k-nhk-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:55:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-to-power-8k-nhk-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic plans 8K NHK broadcasts for Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese giant Panasonic will experiment with unprecedented broadcast standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-plans-8k-nhk-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:55:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-plans-8k-nhk-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panasonic plans 8K broadcasts for Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese giant Panasonic will experiment with unprecedented broadcast standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-plans-8k-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:55:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/panasonic-plans-8k-broadcasts-for-tokyo-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemmy Alcott announces retirement after British Alpine Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott has announced that she intends to retire from racing following the British Alpine Championships in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemmy-alcott-announces-retirement-after-british-alpine-championships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:40:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/chemmy-alcott-announces-retirement-after-british-alpine-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Inspirational video for Winter Games motivates people living with disabilities to #NEVERSTOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you had a disability, would you let it stop you from following your dreams? This is the question posed in a powerful short film that aims to raise awareness of people living with disability around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-paralympics-inspirational-video-for-winter-games-motivates-people-living-with-disabilities-to-neverstop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:07:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-paralympics-inspirational-video-for-winter-games-motivates-people-living-with-disabilities-to-neverstop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014 Paralympics: Inspirational video for Winter Games motivates people living with disabilities to #NEVERSTOP]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you had a disability, would you let it stop you from following your dreams? This is the question posed in a powerful short film that aims to raise awareness of people living with disability around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-paralympics-inspirational-video-for-winter-games-motivates-people-living-with-disabilities-to-neverstop/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:07:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-paralympics-inspirational-video-for-winter-games-motivates-people-living-with-disabilities-to-neverstop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell win third medal in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell gave their Russian hosts an almighty scare as a third Sochi silver signalled another historic day for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-win-third-medal-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:44:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-win-third-medal-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell win third medal in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell gave their Russian hosts an almighty scare as a third Sochi silver signalled another historic day for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-win-third-medal-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:44:44 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-win-third-medal-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell ready to risk all for elusive gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell are prepared to sacrifice a fourth Winter Paralympics medal to chase their dream of a gold after slalom success slipped through their fingers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-ready-to-risk-all-for-elusive-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:02:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-ready-to-risk-all-for-elusive-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell ready to risk all for elusive gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell are prepared to sacrifice a fourth Winter Paralympics medal to chase their dream of a gold after slalom success slipped through their fingers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-ready-to-risk-all-for-elusive-gold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:02:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-jade-etherington-and-caroline-powell-ready-to-risk-all-for-elusive-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Great Britain curlers suffer day to forget in record 13-4 defeat to Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's wheelchair curlers crashed to their heaviest ever Winter Paralympic defeat as they were humbled 13-4 defeat by Finland in Sochi on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-great-britain-curlers-suffer-day-to-forget-in-record-13-4-defeat-to-finland-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:57:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-great-britain-curlers-suffer-day-to-forget-in-record-13-4-defeat-to-finland-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Great Britain curlers suffer day to forget in record 13-4 defeat to Finland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's wheelchair curlers crashed to their heaviest ever Winter Paralympic defeat as they were humbled 13-4 defeat by Finland in Sochi on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-great-britain-curlers-suffer-day-to-forget-in-record-13-4-defeat-to-finland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:57:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-great-britain-curlers-suffer-day-to-forget-in-record-13-4-defeat-to-finland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly Gallagher interview: First Briton to win Winter Paralympics gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a young girl growing up in a generally snow-free Northern Ireland, Kelly Gallagher's favourite toy was a skiing Barbie. Thanks to the doll's gaudy outfit, Gallagher could make out its appearance, but only if she held it close to her eyes, which from birth have been severely affected by a form of albinism. She never imagined she could ever ski herself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kelly-gallagher-interview-first-briton-to-win-winter-paralympics-gold-medal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kelly-gallagher-interview-first-briton-to-win-winter-paralympics-gold-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly Gallagher interview: First Briton to win Winter Paralympics gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a young girl growing up in a generally snow-free Northern Ireland, Kelly Gallagher's favourite toy was a skiing Barbie. Thanks to the doll's gaudy outfit, Gallagher could make out its appearance, but only if she held it close to her eyes, which from birth have been severely affected by a form of albinism. She never imagined she could ever ski herself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kelly-gallagher-interview-first-briton-to-win-winter-paralympics-gold-medal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kelly-gallagher-interview-first-briton-to-win-winter-paralympics-gold-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans make history with Great Britain's first ever gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost one month to the day after Jenny Jones claimed Great Britain’s first Olympic medal on snow, the Northern Ireland skier Kelly Gallagher has gone one better at the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-kelly-gallagher-and-charlotte-evans-make-history-with-great-britains-first-ever-gold-medal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:09:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-kelly-gallagher-and-charlotte-evans-make-history-with-great-britains-first-ever-gold-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans make history with Great Britain's first ever gold medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost one month to the day after Jenny Jones claimed Great Britain’s first Olympic medal on snow, the Northern Ireland skier Kelly Gallagher has gone one better at the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-kelly-gallagher-and-charlotte-evans-make-history-with-great-britains-first-ever-gold-medal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:09:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-kelly-gallagher-and-charlotte-evans-make-history-with-great-britains-first-ever-gold-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Britain's Jade Etherington wins silver in visually impaired downhill on opening day in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s Jade Etherington has won a silver medal in the women’s visually impaired downhill on the very first day of the Sochi Winter Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-britains-jade-etherington-wins-silver-in-visually-impaired-downhill-on-opening-day-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:35:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-britains-jade-etherington-wins-silver-in-visually-impaired-downhill-on-opening-day-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Britain's Jade Etherington wins silver in visually impaired downhill on opening day in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s Jade Etherington has won a silver medal in the women’s visually impaired downhill on the very first day of the Sochi Winter Paralympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-britains-jade-etherington-wins-silver-in-visually-impaired-downhill-on-opening-day-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2014 10:35:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-britains-jade-etherington-wins-silver-in-visually-impaired-downhill-on-opening-day-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: And the gold medal for skiing full pelt downhill with your eyes closed in Sochi goes to...]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you thought that the slopestylers hucking it high above the slopes of Rosa Khutor  was as thrilling as armchair sports got this winter then maybe you’ve never imagined skiing in the dark. With your eyes shut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-and-the-gold-medal-for-skiing-full-pelt-downhill-with-your-eyes-closed-in-sochi-goes-to/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:09:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-and-the-gold-medal-for-skiing-full-pelt-downhill-with-your-eyes-closed-in-sochi-goes-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: And the gold medal for skiing full pelt downhill with your eyes closed in Sochi goes to...]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you thought that the slopestylers hucking it high above the slopes of Rosa Khutor  was as thrilling as armchair sports got this winter then maybe you’ve never imagined skiing in the dark. With your eyes shut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-and-the-gold-medal-for-skiing-full-pelt-downhill-with-your-eyes-closed-in-sochi-goes-to/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:09:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-and-the-gold-medal-for-skiing-full-pelt-downhill-with-your-eyes-closed-in-sochi-goes-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Ukraine Paralympic Committee make plea to Vladimir Putin for peace as they confirm they will compete in Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's Paralympic Committee president delivered a powerful plea for peace to Vladimir Putin as he announced his team would compete in the Sochi Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-ukraine-paralympic-committee-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-for-peace-as-they-confirm-they-will-compete-in-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-ukraine-paralympic-committee-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-for-peace-as-they-confirm-they-will-compete-in-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Paralympics 2014: Ukraine Paralympic Committee make plea to Vladimir Putin for peace as they confirm they will compete in Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine's Paralympic Committee president delivered a powerful plea for peace to Vladimir Putin as he announced his team would compete in the Sochi Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-ukraine-paralympic-committee-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-for-peace-as-they-confirm-they-will-compete-in-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:57:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-paralympics-2014-ukraine-paralympic-committee-make-plea-to-vladimir-putin-for-peace-as-they-confirm-they-will-compete-in-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Harry wins £1m funding in LIBOR bank fines to help stage 'Invictus Games' for injured servicemen and women at the Olympic Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has awarded £1 million in LIBOR bank fines to help Prince Harry stage the first international sporting championship for injured servicemen and women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/prince-harry-wins-1m-funding-in-libor-bank-fines-to-help-stage-invictus-games-for-injured-servicemen-and-women-at-the-olympic-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:44:53 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/prince-harry-wins-1m-funding-in-libor-bank-fines-to-help-stage-invictus-games-for-injured-servicemen-and-women-at-the-olympic-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Harry wins £1m funding in LIBOR bank fines to help stage 'Invictus Games' for injured servicemen and women at the Olympic Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has awarded £1 million in LIBOR bank fines to help Prince Harry stage the first international sporting championship for injured servicemen and women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/prince-harry-wins-1m-funding-in-libor-bank-fines-to-help-stage-invictus-games-for-injured-servicemen-and-women-at-the-olympic-park/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:44:53 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/prince-harry-wins-1m-funding-in-libor-bank-fines-to-help-stage-invictus-games-for-injured-servicemen-and-women-at-the-olympic-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Butler: ‘Crazy’ tiger who tried to help a new country roar – and was sacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selfishness plays a part in elite sport. The nature of it dictates that participants spend a large amount of their time doing things only for themselves. Those long hours practising free-kicks aren’t for anyone else’s benefit outside the realms of the team in question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-crazy-tiger-who-tried-to-help-a-new-country-roar-and-was-sacked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:52:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-crazy-tiger-who-tried-to-help-a-new-country-roar-and-was-sacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Butler: ‘Crazy’ tiger who tried to help a new country roar – and was sacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selfishness plays a part in elite sport. The nature of it dictates that participants spend a large amount of their time doing things only for themselves. Those long hours practising free-kicks aren’t for anyone else’s benefit outside the realms of the team in question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-crazy-tiger-who-tried-to-help-a-new-country-roar-and-was-sacked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:52:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-crazy-tiger-who-tried-to-help-a-new-country-roar-and-was-sacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine crisis: UK ministers to boycott Paralympics in response to Russia’s ‘declaration of war’]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron has announced that British government ministers will be boycotting Russia’s 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics, which open on Friday, in the wake of the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ukraine-crisis-uk-ministers-to-boycott-paralympics-in-response-to-russias-declaration-of-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 19:15:59 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ukraine-crisis-uk-ministers-to-boycott-paralympics-in-response-to-russias-declaration-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine crisis: UK ministers to boycott Paralympics in response to Russia’s ‘declaration of war’]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Cameron has announced that British government ministers will be boycotting Russia’s 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics, which open on Friday, in the wake of the ongoing international crisis in Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ukraine-crisis-uk-ministers-to-boycott-paralympics-in-response-to-russias-declaration-of-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 19:15:59 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ukraine-crisis-uk-ministers-to-boycott-paralympics-in-response-to-russias-declaration-of-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not your average day at the baths: Swimming in the wake of Olympians as London Aquatic Centre opens to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cauldron flame may have been extinguished long ago but the spirit of London 2012 returned to the Olympic Park today, as the London Aquatic Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/not-your-average-day-at-the-baths-swimming-in-the-wake-of-olympians-as-london-aquatic-centre-opens-to-public/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:59:52 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/not-your-average-day-at-the-baths-swimming-in-the-wake-of-olympians-as-london-aquatic-centre-opens-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not your average day at the baths: Swimming in the wake of Olympians as London Aquatic Centre opens to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cauldron flame may have been extinguished long ago but the spirit of London 2012 returned to the Olympic Park today, as the London Aquatic Centre opened its doors to the public for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/not-your-average-day-at-the-baths-swimming-in-the-wake-of-olympians-as-london-aquatic-centre-opens-to-public/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:59:52 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/not-your-average-day-at-the-baths-swimming-in-the-wake-of-olympians-as-london-aquatic-centre-opens-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket to slide: How Team GB's skeleton women conquered the slopes at the Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cut into a steep slope of pine trees, beneath the spiky summits of the Caucasus Mountains, what looks like a frozen water slide bends and winds round little spectator concourses and hot-dog stands, where terrible Russian accordion bands belt out terrible, pop-infused folk songs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ticket-to-slide-how-team-gbs-skeleton-women-conquered-the-slopes-at-the-winter-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ticket-to-slide-how-team-gbs-skeleton-women-conquered-the-slopes-at-the-winter-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ticket to slide: How Team GB's skeleton women conquered the slopes at the Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cut into a steep slope of pine trees, beneath the spiky summits of the Caucasus Mountains, what looks like a frozen water slide bends and winds round little spectator concourses and hot-dog stands, where terrible Russian accordion bands belt out terrible, pop-infused folk songs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ticket-to-slide-how-team-gbs-skeleton-women-conquered-the-slopes-at-the-winter-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ticket-to-slide-how-team-gbs-skeleton-women-conquered-the-slopes-at-the-winter-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honour, glory, gold medals - and a $146,500 Mercedes for Russia's Olympic champions]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some, the achievement alone is enough - but for Russia's top athletes, returning home from the Sochi Games will be made all the sweeter in a new set of wheels worth $146,500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/honour-glory-gold-medals-and-a-146500-mercedes-for-russias-olympic-champions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:07:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/honour-glory-gold-medals-and-a-146500-mercedes-for-russias-olympic-champions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honour, glory, gold medals - and a $146,500 Mercedes for Russia's Olympic champions]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some, the achievement alone is enough - but for Russia's top athletes, returning home from the Sochi Games will be made all the sweeter in a new set of wheels worth $146,500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/honour-glory-gold-medals-and-a-146500-mercedes-for-russias-olympic-champions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:07:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/honour-glory-gold-medals-and-a-146500-mercedes-for-russias-olympic-champions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Injured freestyle skier Maria Komissarova admits 'I'm paralysed' after accident in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova says she is paralysed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-injured-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova-admits-im-paralysed-after-accident-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:00:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-injured-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova-admits-im-paralysed-after-accident-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Injured freestyle skier Maria Komissarova admits 'I'm paralysed' after accident in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova says she is paralysed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-injured-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova-admits-im-paralysed-after-accident-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:00:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-injured-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova-admits-im-paralysed-after-accident-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: 'If we can connect and inspire people, job done', says Team GB's sole gold medal winner in Sochi Lizzy Yarnold]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are between 18 and 25 with an athletic background, don't mind appearing on TV sofas at seven in the morning, hanging out in Parliament Square doing radio interviews, oh, and flying down ice gullies at nuclear speed, then pop along to the Sports Village at Bath University this spring, there could be an Olympic gold medal in it for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-if-we-can-connect-and-inspire-people-job-done-says-team-gbs-sole-gold-medal-winner-in-sochi-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:00:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-if-we-can-connect-and-inspire-people-job-done-says-team-gbs-sole-gold-medal-winner-in-sochi-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: 'If we can connect and inspire people, job done', says Team GB's sole gold medal winner in Sochi Lizzy Yarnold]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are between 18 and 25 with an athletic background, don't mind appearing on TV sofas at seven in the morning, hanging out in Parliament Square doing radio interviews, oh, and flying down ice gullies at nuclear speed, then pop along to the Sports Village at Bath University this spring, there could be an Olympic gold medal in it for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-if-we-can-connect-and-inspire-people-job-done-says-team-gbs-sole-gold-medal-winner-in-sochi-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:00:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-if-we-can-connect-and-inspire-people-job-done-says-team-gbs-sole-gold-medal-winner-in-sochi-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Hackett enters rehab: Australian swimmer seeks treatment for drug abuse after he is found partially naked in hotel foyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett has become the second Australian sportsman from the discipline to enter a rehabilitation programme for drug addiction of late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grant-hackett-enters-rehab-australian-swimmer-seeks-treatment-for-drug-abuse-after-he-is-found-partially-naked-in-hotel-foyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:59:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grant-hackett-enters-rehab-australian-swimmer-seeks-treatment-for-drug-abuse-after-he-is-found-partially-naked-in-hotel-foyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Hackett enters rehab: Australian swimmer seeks treatment for drug abuse after he is found partially naked in hotel foyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett has become the second Australian sportsman from the discipline to enter a rehabilitation programme for drug addiction of late.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grant-hackett-enters-rehab-australian-swimmer-seeks-treatment-for-drug-abuse-after-he-is-found-partially-naked-in-hotel-foyer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:59:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/grant-hackett-enters-rehab-australian-swimmer-seeks-treatment-for-drug-abuse-after-he-is-found-partially-naked-in-hotel-foyer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Cold war and thaw - The Independent's take on a fortnight in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday 5 February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-war-and-thaw-the-independents-take-on-a-fortnight-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-war-and-thaw-the-independents-take-on-a-fortnight-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Cold war and thaw - The Independent's take on a fortnight in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday 5 February]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-war-and-thaw-the-independents-take-on-a-fortnight-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:37 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-war-and-thaw-the-independents-take-on-a-fortnight-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Eve Muirhead says winning for Team GB is extra special as Olympians return from Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eve Muirhead sent a curved stone into the house of Alex Salmond last night, claiming that returning a medal in the service of Great Britain at the Winter Olympics was that bit more special than delivering for Scotland alone. And you thought the debate about Scottish independence was all about oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-eve-muirhead-says-winning-for-team-gb-is-extra-special-as-olympians-return-from-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-eve-muirhead-says-winning-for-team-gb-is-extra-special-as-olympians-return-from-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Eve Muirhead says winning for Team GB is extra special as Olympians return from Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eve Muirhead sent a curved stone into the house of Alex Salmond last night, claiming that returning a medal in the service of Great Britain at the Winter Olympics was that bit more special than delivering for Scotland alone. And you thought the debate about Scottish independence was all about oil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-eve-muirhead-says-winning-for-team-gb-is-extra-special-as-olympians-return-from-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:00:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-eve-muirhead-says-winning-for-team-gb-is-extra-special-as-olympians-return-from-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: UK Sport vows to maintain 'no compromise' approach to funding in order for Team GB to 'continue being champions']]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s ‘Fridge Kids’ are set to benefit from an increase in funding after returning from the Winter Games with the country’s first medal won on snow. The skeleton and curling teams are also likely to receive more money towards the 2018 Olympics after their medal-winning successes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-uk-sport-vows-to-maintain-no-compromise-approach-to-funding-in-order-for-team-gb-to-continue-being-champions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:10:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-uk-sport-vows-to-maintain-no-compromise-approach-to-funding-in-order-for-team-gb-to-continue-being-champions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: UK Sport vows to maintain 'no compromise' approach to funding in order for Team GB to 'continue being champions']]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s ‘Fridge Kids’ are set to benefit from an increase in funding after returning from the Winter Games with the country’s first medal won on snow. The skeleton and curling teams are also likely to receive more money towards the 2018 Olympics after their medal-winning successes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-uk-sport-vows-to-maintain-no-compromise-approach-to-funding-in-order-for-team-gb-to-continue-being-champions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:10:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-uk-sport-vows-to-maintain-no-compromise-approach-to-funding-in-order-for-team-gb-to-continue-being-champions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: IOC president Thomas Bach hails Sochi success as Russia delivers promise of 'excellence']]></title><description><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach hailed the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and admitted Russia had delivered on its promise at the climax of Sunday's closing ceremony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ioc-president-thomas-bach-hails-sochi-success-as-russia-delivers-promise-of-excellence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:41:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ioc-president-thomas-bach-hails-sochi-success-as-russia-delivers-promise-of-excellence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: IOC president Thomas Bach hails Sochi success as Russia delivers promise of 'excellence']]></title><description><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach hailed the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and admitted Russia had delivered on its promise at the climax of Sunday's closing ceremony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ioc-president-thomas-bach-hails-sochi-success-as-russia-delivers-promise-of-excellence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:41:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ioc-president-thomas-bach-hails-sochi-success-as-russia-delivers-promise-of-excellence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Garside: Why F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is cosying up to Russia president Vladimir Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a typical day in the life of Charles Bernard Ecclestone: from a court case in which his character was shredded by a judge – purveyor of bribes, unreliable witness, at odds with the truth, that sort of thing – straight into the arms of Vladimir Putin, offering robust support for Russia’s antediluvian legislation on homosexuality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-why-f1-supremo-bernie-ecclestone-is-cosying-up-to-russia-president-vladimir-putin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:00:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-why-f1-supremo-bernie-ecclestone-is-cosying-up-to-russia-president-vladimir-putin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Garside: Why F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is cosying up to Russia president Vladimir Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a typical day in the life of Charles Bernard Ecclestone: from a court case in which his character was shredded by a judge – purveyor of bribes, unreliable witness, at odds with the truth, that sort of thing – straight into the arms of Vladimir Putin, offering robust support for Russia’s antediluvian legislation on homosexuality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-why-f1-supremo-bernie-ecclestone-is-cosying-up-to-russia-president-vladimir-putin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:00:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-why-f1-supremo-bernie-ecclestone-is-cosying-up-to-russia-president-vladimir-putin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Butler: Now we know just how far all that sweeping in curling can take the stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re all curling experts now, right? We all know the hammer is more than a Motörhead song or a carpenter’s implement. And we are all familiar with the fact that an end isn’t necessarily the finish, unless it is the 10th, then it is the end. Or the finish. Easy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-now-we-know-just-how-far-all-that-sweeping-in-curling-can-take-the-stone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:31:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-now-we-know-just-how-far-all-that-sweeping-in-curling-can-take-the-stone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Butler: Now we know just how far all that sweeping in curling can take the stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re all curling experts now, right? We all know the hammer is more than a Motörhead song or a carpenter’s implement. And we are all familiar with the fact that an end isn’t necessarily the finish, unless it is the 10th, then it is the end. Or the finish. Easy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-now-we-know-just-how-far-all-that-sweeping-in-curling-can-take-the-stone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:31:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/matt-butler-now-we-know-just-how-far-all-that-sweeping-in-curling-can-take-the-stone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB bobsleigh crew let final chance of medal slide – but only just]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Jackson fell 0.11sec short of snatching the medal that would have made these Britain’s most successful Winter Olympics. Jackson’s four-man bobsleigh crew were the last of Team GB’s 56 athletes to compete, in the Game’s penultimate event, but failed to add a fifth medal as they finished fifth at the Sanki Sliding Centre on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-bobsleigh-crew-let-final-chance-of-medal-slide-but-only-just/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:02:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-bobsleigh-crew-let-final-chance-of-medal-slide-but-only-just/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB bobsleigh crew let final chance of medal slide – but only just]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Jackson fell 0.11sec short of snatching the medal that would have made these Britain’s most successful Winter Olympics. Jackson’s four-man bobsleigh crew were the last of Team GB’s 56 athletes to compete, in the Game’s penultimate event, but failed to add a fifth medal as they finished fifth at the Sanki Sliding Centre on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-bobsleigh-crew-let-final-chance-of-medal-slide-but-only-just/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:02:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-bobsleigh-crew-let-final-chance-of-medal-slide-but-only-just/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: The ‘new Russia’ basks in its £30bn of gold glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Alexander Zubkov, a former taxi driver from Irkutsk in Russia’s distant frozen east, powered his bobsleigh over the red finish line yesterday he collected the host nation’s 13th and final gold medal of the Sochi Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-new-russia-basks-in-its-30bn-of-gold-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:55:59 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-new-russia-basks-in-its-30bn-of-gold-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: The ‘new Russia’ basks in its £30bn of gold glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Alexander Zubkov, a former taxi driver from Irkutsk in Russia’s distant frozen east, powered his bobsleigh over the red finish line yesterday he collected the host nation’s 13th and final gold medal of the Sochi Games.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-new-russia-basks-in-its-30bn-of-gold-glory/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:55:59 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-new-russia-basks-in-its-30bn-of-gold-glory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Vanessa Mae, Pussy Riot, Britain still rubbish - lessons learned from Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where London had G4S, Sochi had G-A-Y. Rows that dominate the build-up to an Olympic Games rarely come to overshadow them, even though Sochi’s was rather more serious than London’s – a sovereign nation persecuting a large section of its own people, as opposed to a cocked up contract with a private security firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vanessa-mae-pussy-riot-britain-still-rubbish-lessons-learned-from-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:20:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vanessa-mae-pussy-riot-britain-still-rubbish-lessons-learned-from-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Vanessa Mae, Pussy Riot, Britain still rubbish - lessons learned from Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where London had G4S, Sochi had G-A-Y. Rows that dominate the build-up to an Olympic Games rarely come to overshadow them, even though Sochi’s was rather more serious than London’s – a sovereign nation persecuting a large section of its own people, as opposed to a cocked up contract with a private security firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vanessa-mae-pussy-riot-britain-still-rubbish-lessons-learned-from-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:20:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vanessa-mae-pussy-riot-britain-still-rubbish-lessons-learned-from-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: We can do even better at the next Games, says Team GB chief Mike Hay]]></title><description><![CDATA[However quickly John Jackson manages to steer Britain's bobsleigh around the tight curves of the Sanki Sliding Centre this morning, the Winter Olympics will come to an end tonight with a satisfied glow surrounding the British team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-we-can-do-even-better-at-the-next-games-says-team-gb-chief-mike-hay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-we-can-do-even-better-at-the-next-games-says-team-gb-chief-mike-hay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: We can do even better at the next Games, says Team GB chief Mike Hay]]></title><description><![CDATA[However quickly John Jackson manages to steer Britain's bobsleigh around the tight curves of the Sanki Sliding Centre this morning, the Winter Olympics will come to an end tonight with a satisfied glow surrounding the British team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-we-can-do-even-better-at-the-next-games-says-team-gb-chief-mike-hay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-we-can-do-even-better-at-the-next-games-says-team-gb-chief-mike-hay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: The best and worst of Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best Mr &amp; Mrs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-best-and-worst-of-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-best-and-worst-of-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: The best and worst of Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best Mr &amp; Mrs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-best-and-worst-of-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-the-best-and-worst-of-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Gold medalist Lizzy Yarnold to lead Great Britain out in Sochi 2014 closing ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold will carry the flag for Great Britain at Sunday's closing ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-gold-medalist-lizzy-yarnold-to-lead-great-britain-out-in-sochi-2014-closing-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:19:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-gold-medalist-lizzy-yarnold-to-lead-great-britain-out-in-sochi-2014-closing-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Gold medalist Lizzy Yarnold to lead Great Britain out in Sochi 2014 closing ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold will carry the flag for Great Britain at Sunday's closing ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-gold-medalist-lizzy-yarnold-to-lead-great-britain-out-in-sochi-2014-closing-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:19:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-gold-medalist-lizzy-yarnold-to-lead-great-britain-out-in-sochi-2014-closing-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak defends Pussy Riot treatment in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak defended brutal police treatment of protest group Pussy Riot in Sochi, insisting at a media briefing on Saturday that they had provoked a conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-deputy-prime-minister-dmitry-kozak-defends-pussy-riot-treatment-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:55:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-deputy-prime-minister-dmitry-kozak-defends-pussy-riot-treatment-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak defends Pussy Riot treatment in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak defended brutal police treatment of protest group Pussy Riot in Sochi, insisting at a media briefing on Saturday that they had provoked a conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-deputy-prime-minister-dmitry-kozak-defends-pussy-riot-treatment-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:55:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-deputy-prime-minister-dmitry-kozak-defends-pussy-riot-treatment-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Deputy Prime Minister dismisses Pussy Riot assault as 'provoked']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian deputy prime minister has dismissed the recent attack on protest group Pussy Riot as they performed under a sign advertising the Winter Olympics, by accusing them of coming to Sochi "specifically to provoke conflict”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-deputy-prime-minister-dismisses-pussy-riot-assault-as-provoked/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:44:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-deputy-prime-minister-dismisses-pussy-riot-assault-as-provoked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Deputy Prime Minister dismisses Pussy Riot assault as 'provoked']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Russian deputy prime minister has dismissed the recent attack on protest group Pussy Riot as they performed under a sign advertising the Winter Olympics, by accusing them of coming to Sochi "specifically to provoke conflict”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-deputy-prime-minister-dismisses-pussy-riot-assault-as-provoked/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:44:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/russian-deputy-prime-minister-dismisses-pussy-riot-assault-as-provoked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Norway complete clean sweep of women's 30km cross-country as Marit Bjoergen claims a third gold in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway completed a clean sweep of medals in the Winter Olympic women's 30km cross-country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-norway-complete-clean-sweep-of-womens-30km-cross-country-as-marit-bjoergen-claims-a-third-gold-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:19:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-norway-complete-clean-sweep-of-womens-30km-cross-country-as-marit-bjoergen-claims-a-third-gold-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Norway complete clean sweep of women's 30km cross-country as Marit Bjoergen claims a third gold in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway completed a clean sweep of medals in the Winter Olympic women's 30km cross-country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-norway-complete-clean-sweep-of-womens-30km-cross-country-as-marit-bjoergen-claims-a-third-gold-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:19:09 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-norway-complete-clean-sweep-of-womens-30km-cross-country-as-marit-bjoergen-claims-a-third-gold-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Cross-country skier Marina Lisogor tests positive for banned substance, Ukrainian Olympic Committee confirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian cross-country skier Marina Lisogor has tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cross-country-skier-marina-lisogor-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-ukrainian-olympic-committee-confirm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:14:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cross-country-skier-marina-lisogor-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-ukrainian-olympic-committee-confirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Cross-country skier Marina Lisogor tests positive for banned substance, Ukrainian Olympic Committee confirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian cross-country skier Marina Lisogor has tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee announced on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cross-country-skier-marina-lisogor-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-ukrainian-olympic-committee-confirm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:14:30 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cross-country-skier-marina-lisogor-tests-positive-for-banned-substance-ukrainian-olympic-committee-confirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: It’s heartbreak No 3 as Elise Christie crashes again and fails to reach final of short-track speed skating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elise Christie’s disastrous Olympic Games came to an ignominious end when she was sent sprawling across the ice in the semi-finals of the 1,000m, the event in which she was striving for redemption after two disqualifications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-its-heartbreak-no-3-as-elise-christie-crashes-again-and-fails-to-reach-final-of-short-track-speed-skating/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:00:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-its-heartbreak-no-3-as-elise-christie-crashes-again-and-fails-to-reach-final-of-short-track-speed-skating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: It’s heartbreak No 3 as Elise Christie crashes again and fails to reach final of short-track speed skating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elise Christie’s disastrous Olympic Games came to an ignominious end when she was sent sprawling across the ice in the semi-finals of the 1,000m, the event in which she was striving for redemption after two disqualifications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-its-heartbreak-no-3-as-elise-christie-crashes-again-and-fails-to-reach-final-of-short-track-speed-skating/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:00:47 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-its-heartbreak-no-3-as-elise-christie-crashes-again-and-fails-to-reach-final-of-short-track-speed-skating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Erik Karlsson fires Swedes into hockey final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erik Karlsson’s second-period goal lifted Sweden to a 2-1 win over Finland and secured them a place in the men’s ice hockey final.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-erik-karlsson-fires-swedes-into-hockey-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:00:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-erik-karlsson-fires-swedes-into-hockey-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Erik Karlsson fires Swedes into hockey final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erik Karlsson’s second-period goal lifted Sweden to a 2-1 win over Finland and secured them a place in the men’s ice hockey final.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-erik-karlsson-fires-swedes-into-hockey-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:00:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-erik-karlsson-fires-swedes-into-hockey-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashling O’Connor: Olympic spirit of Baron de Coubertin would embrace Vanessa-Mae playing 67th fiddle rather than focus exclusively on pursuit of gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic athletes are supposed to be the best of the best. It is their job to excel solely in their chosen discipline, whether that be running, swimming or skiing down a mountain. So there is surely no place among the world’s elite sportsmen and women for people whose specialist skills lie elsewhere, like classical music for example, right? Wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-olympic-spirit-of-baron-de-coubertin-would-embrace-vanessa-mae-playing-67th-fiddle-rather-than-focus-exclusively-on-pursuit-of-gold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:54:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-olympic-spirit-of-baron-de-coubertin-would-embrace-vanessa-mae-playing-67th-fiddle-rather-than-focus-exclusively-on-pursuit-of-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashling O’Connor: Olympic spirit of Baron de Coubertin would embrace Vanessa-Mae playing 67th fiddle rather than focus exclusively on pursuit of gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic athletes are supposed to be the best of the best. It is their job to excel solely in their chosen discipline, whether that be running, swimming or skiing down a mountain. So there is surely no place among the world’s elite sportsmen and women for people whose specialist skills lie elsewhere, like classical music for example, right? Wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-olympic-spirit-of-baron-de-coubertin-would-embrace-vanessa-mae-playing-67th-fiddle-rather-than-focus-exclusively-on-pursuit-of-gold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:54:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-olympic-spirit-of-baron-de-coubertin-would-embrace-vanessa-mae-playing-67th-fiddle-rather-than-focus-exclusively-on-pursuit-of-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sochi soldiers: Morality police or outdated vigilantes? A look at the Cossacks patrolling the Games - and whipping Pussy Riot activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most visitors to Sochi soon find that the Cossacks patrolling the city during the Olympics are about the most picturesque thing there: a swashbuckling throwback in their sheepskin hats and old-fashioned military coats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-sochi-soldiers-morality-police-or-outdated-vigilantes-a-look-at-the-cossacks-patrolling-the-games-and-whipping-pussy-riot-activists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:28:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-sochi-soldiers-morality-police-or-outdated-vigilantes-a-look-at-the-cossacks-patrolling-the-games-and-whipping-pussy-riot-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sochi soldiers: Morality police or outdated vigilantes? A look at the Cossacks patrolling the Games - and whipping Pussy Riot activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most visitors to Sochi soon find that the Cossacks patrolling the city during the Olympics are about the most picturesque thing there: a swashbuckling throwback in their sheepskin hats and old-fashioned military coats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-sochi-soldiers-morality-police-or-outdated-vigilantes-a-look-at-the-cossacks-patrolling-the-games-and-whipping-pussy-riot-activists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:28:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-sochi-soldiers-morality-police-or-outdated-vigilantes-a-look-at-the-cossacks-patrolling-the-games-and-whipping-pussy-riot-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Queen Yuna’ loss provokes outrage and claims of bias amongst millions of passionate South Korean figure skating fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angry South Koreans have hit out at biased judging at the Sochi Games after their top skater Kim Yuna was denied back-to-back Olympic golds by Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova. The decision provoked outrage in South Korea, and on Friday a record 1.5 million people signed an online petition demanding an inquiry into the defeat, causing the petition website to crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-yuna-loss-provokes-outrage-and-claims-of-bias-amongst-millions-of-passionate-south-korean-figure-skating-fans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:25:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-yuna-loss-provokes-outrage-and-claims-of-bias-amongst-millions-of-passionate-south-korean-figure-skating-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Queen Yuna’ loss provokes outrage and claims of bias amongst millions of passionate South Korean figure skating fans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angry South Koreans have hit out at biased judging at the Sochi Games after their top skater Kim Yuna was denied back-to-back Olympic golds by Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova. The decision provoked outrage in South Korea, and on Friday a record 1.5 million people signed an online petition demanding an inquiry into the defeat, causing the petition website to crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-yuna-loss-provokes-outrage-and-claims-of-bias-amongst-millions-of-passionate-south-korean-figure-skating-fans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:25:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/queen-yuna-loss-provokes-outrage-and-claims-of-bias-amongst-millions-of-passionate-south-korean-figure-skating-fans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch swept away in curling final as barb at Canadians backfires, meaning Team GB claim silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was over long before the four Elvis impersonators started singing. Britain’s bid for an unprecedented second gold medal at a Winter Games was brushed ruthlessly aside by a relentless Canadian quartet on Friday. There were still two ends to play when David Murdoch decided enough was enough and conceded the match.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-swept-away-in-curling-final-as-barb-at-canadians-backfires-meaning-team-gb-claim-silver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:20:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-swept-away-in-curling-final-as-barb-at-canadians-backfires-meaning-team-gb-claim-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch swept away in curling final as barb at Canadians backfires, meaning Team GB claim silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was over long before the four Elvis impersonators started singing. Britain’s bid for an unprecedented second gold medal at a Winter Games was brushed ruthlessly aside by a relentless Canadian quartet on Friday. There were still two ends to play when David Murdoch decided enough was enough and conceded the match.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-swept-away-in-curling-final-as-barb-at-canadians-backfires-meaning-team-gb-claim-silver/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:20:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-swept-away-in-curling-final-as-barb-at-canadians-backfires-meaning-team-gb-claim-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska withdraws from slalom in protest against ongoing violence in Kiev]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska has announced that she has withdrawn from the Winter Olympics in Sochi in order to protest against the violence in her home country after the International Olympic Committee banned athletes from wearing a black armband ion tribute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ukrainian-skier-bogdana-matsotska-withdraws-from-slalom-in-protest-against-ongoing-violence-in-kiev/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:13:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ukrainian-skier-bogdana-matsotska-withdraws-from-slalom-in-protest-against-ongoing-violence-in-kiev/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska withdraws from slalom in protest against ongoing violence in Kiev]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian skier Bogdana Matsotska has announced that she has withdrawn from the Winter Olympics in Sochi in order to protest against the violence in her home country after the International Olympic Committee banned athletes from wearing a black armband ion tribute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ukrainian-skier-bogdana-matsotska-withdraws-from-slalom-in-protest-against-ongoing-violence-in-kiev/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:13:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ukrainian-skier-bogdana-matsotska-withdraws-from-slalom-in-protest-against-ongoing-violence-in-kiev/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Kate Hansen's Sochi hall wolf revealed to be Jimmy Kimmel prank]]></title><description><![CDATA[#SochiProblems has become one of the biggest stories of this year’s winter Olympics, with an accompanying Twitter handle now attracting more followers than the official @Sochi2014 account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-kate-hansens-sochi-hall-wolf-revealed-to-be-jimmy-kimmel-prank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:35:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-kate-hansens-sochi-hall-wolf-revealed-to-be-jimmy-kimmel-prank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Kate Hansen's Sochi hall wolf revealed to be Jimmy Kimmel prank]]></title><description><![CDATA[#SochiProblems has become one of the biggest stories of this year’s winter Olympics, with an accompanying Twitter handle now attracting more followers than the official @Sochi2014 account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-kate-hansens-sochi-hall-wolf-revealed-to-be-jimmy-kimmel-prank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:35:35 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-kate-hansens-sochi-hall-wolf-revealed-to-be-jimmy-kimmel-prank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Rhona Howie praises women's curling team for displaying their character in bronze medal-winning display]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling coach Rhona Howie praised her girls for grabbing Winter Olympic bronze in Sochi on Thursday, then urged the GB men to really make it a Games to remember.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-rhona-howie-praises-womens-curling-team-for-displaying-their-character-in-bronze-medal-winning-display/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:20:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-rhona-howie-praises-womens-curling-team-for-displaying-their-character-in-bronze-medal-winning-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Rhona Howie praises women's curling team for displaying their character in bronze medal-winning display]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling coach Rhona Howie praised her girls for grabbing Winter Olympic bronze in Sochi on Thursday, then urged the GB men to really make it a Games to remember.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-rhona-howie-praises-womens-curling-team-for-displaying-their-character-in-bronze-medal-winning-display/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:20:45 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-rhona-howie-praises-womens-curling-team-for-displaying-their-character-in-bronze-medal-winning-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Unnamed German athlete gives abnormal A sample drug test, German Olympic Committee confirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unnamed member of the German Olympic team at the Sochi Winter Olympics has had an adverse result for their A sample drugs test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-unnamed-german-athlete-gives-abnormal-a-sample-drug-test-german-olympic-committee-confirm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:50:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-unnamed-german-athlete-gives-abnormal-a-sample-drug-test-german-olympic-committee-confirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Unnamed German athlete gives abnormal A sample drug test, German Olympic Committee confirm]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unnamed member of the German Olympic team at the Sochi Winter Olympics has had an adverse result for their A sample drugs test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-unnamed-german-athlete-gives-abnormal-a-sample-drug-test-german-olympic-committee-confirm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:50:12 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-unnamed-german-athlete-gives-abnormal-a-sample-drug-test-german-olympic-committee-confirm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB men's curlers prepare for final, with David Murdoch ready to show noisy rivals that silence is golden]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will not take long for the contrast to become clear. On one side, with that now familiar wry smile playing across his face, will be David Murdoch and his three British team-mates, as reserved off the ice as they are quietly composed on it. On the other side will be Brad Jacobs and his Canadian rink – loud, proud and over here to win gold. And if feelings are trampled  en route then that’s too bad. Welcome to curling’s culture clash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curlers-prepare-for-final-with-david-murdoch-ready-to-show-noisy-rivals-that-silence-is-golden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:00:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curlers-prepare-for-final-with-david-murdoch-ready-to-show-noisy-rivals-that-silence-is-golden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB men's curlers prepare for final, with David Murdoch ready to show noisy rivals that silence is golden]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will not take long for the contrast to become clear. On one side, with that now familiar wry smile playing across his face, will be David Murdoch and his three British team-mates, as reserved off the ice as they are quietly composed on it. On the other side will be Brad Jacobs and his Canadian rink – loud, proud and over here to win gold. And if feelings are trampled  en route then that’s too bad. Welcome to curling’s culture clash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curlers-prepare-for-final-with-david-murdoch-ready-to-show-noisy-rivals-that-silence-is-golden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:00:23 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curlers-prepare-for-final-with-david-murdoch-ready-to-show-noisy-rivals-that-silence-is-golden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB win fourth medal in Sochi after Eve Muirhead's women curlers clinch bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Eve Muirhead rolled the final stone of a tumultuous dozen days to a gentle halt in the middle of the button, covering the Olympic rings painted on the ice, it won her a bronze medal and secured her and her team-mates a place in British Olympic history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-win-fourth-medal-in-sochi-after-eve-muirheads-women-curlers-clinch-bronze/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-win-fourth-medal-in-sochi-after-eve-muirheads-women-curlers-clinch-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB win fourth medal in Sochi after Eve Muirhead's women curlers clinch bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Eve Muirhead rolled the final stone of a tumultuous dozen days to a gentle halt in the middle of the button, covering the Olympic rings painted on the ice, it won her a bronze medal and secured her and her team-mates a place in British Olympic history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-win-fourth-medal-in-sochi-after-eve-muirheads-women-curlers-clinch-bronze/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-win-fourth-medal-in-sochi-after-eve-muirheads-women-curlers-clinch-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: 'Wolf in my hall?!?' Olympic US athlete Kate Hansen films animal roaming Sochi hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sochi hotels' reputations haven't fared too well so far. After reports of broken showers and unfinished hotel floors, a US luger has caught on camera what appears to be a wolf wandering in her halls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/video-wolf-in-my-hall-olympic-us-athlete-kate-hansen-films-animal-roaming-sochi-hotel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:35:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/video-wolf-in-my-hall-olympic-us-athlete-kate-hansen-films-animal-roaming-sochi-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video: 'Wolf in my hall?!?' Olympic US athlete Kate Hansen films animal roaming Sochi hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sochi hotels' reputations haven't fared too well so far. After reports of broken showers and unfinished hotel floors, a US luger has caught on camera what appears to be a wolf wandering in her halls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/video-wolf-in-my-hall-olympic-us-athlete-kate-hansen-films-animal-roaming-sochi-hotel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:35:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/video-wolf-in-my-hall-olympic-us-athlete-kate-hansen-films-animal-roaming-sochi-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch inspires Great Britain to clinch place in men's curling final]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Murdoch, the Scot with ice in his veins, snatched a place in the Olympic final with the very last stone of a tense, fraught, nerve-racking contest with world champions Sweden on Wednesday night, curling his shot into the heart of the house to transform a one-point deficit into a one-point victory. It guarantees another medal for Britain and the country’s best Winter Olympics for 78 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-inspires-great-britain-to-clinch-place-in-mens-curling-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:52:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-inspires-great-britain-to-clinch-place-in-mens-curling-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch inspires Great Britain to clinch place in men's curling final]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Murdoch, the Scot with ice in his veins, snatched a place in the Olympic final with the very last stone of a tense, fraught, nerve-racking contest with world champions Sweden on Wednesday night, curling his shot into the heart of the house to transform a one-point deficit into a one-point victory. It guarantees another medal for Britain and the country’s best Winter Olympics for 78 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-inspires-great-britain-to-clinch-place-in-mens-curling-final/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:52:25 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-david-murdoch-inspires-great-britain-to-clinch-place-in-mens-curling-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller bows out of Winter Games after he confirms he will not compete in Friday's slalom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skier Bode Miller appears to have taken part in his final Winter Olympics race after announcing he will not compete in the men's slalom on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-bode-miller-bows-out-of-winter-games-after-he-confirms-he-will-not-compete-in-fridays-slalom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:11:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-bode-miller-bows-out-of-winter-games-after-he-confirms-he-will-not-compete-in-fridays-slalom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Bode Miller bows out of Winter Games after he confirms he will not compete in Friday's slalom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skier Bode Miller appears to have taken part in his final Winter Olympics race after announcing he will not compete in the men's slalom on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-bode-miller-bows-out-of-winter-games-after-he-confirms-he-will-not-compete-in-fridays-slalom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:11:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-bode-miller-bows-out-of-winter-games-after-he-confirms-he-will-not-compete-in-fridays-slalom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: After demanding medals, Vladimir Putin looks on as Russia are knocked out of ice hockey tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the clock stopped, what little colour left in Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s face disappeared. The Russia coach looked sheet white as he watched the Finns mob their goalkeeper, gorging themselves on the moment they pulled the rug from beneath Russian feet and left the hosts’ hopes piled in a heap in the middle of the Bolshoy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-demanding-medals-vladimir-putin-looks-on-as-russia-are-knocked-out-of-ice-hockey-tournament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:31:53 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-demanding-medals-vladimir-putin-looks-on-as-russia-are-knocked-out-of-ice-hockey-tournament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: After demanding medals, Vladimir Putin looks on as Russia are knocked out of ice hockey tournament]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the clock stopped, what little colour left in Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s face disappeared. The Russia coach looked sheet white as he watched the Finns mob their goalkeeper, gorging themselves on the moment they pulled the rug from beneath Russian feet and left the hosts’ hopes piled in a heap in the middle of the Bolshoy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-demanding-medals-vladimir-putin-looks-on-as-russia-are-knocked-out-of-ice-hockey-tournament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:31:53 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-demanding-medals-vladimir-putin-looks-on-as-russia-are-knocked-out-of-ice-hockey-tournament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzie Yarnold gold post box petition receives tens of thousands of signatures overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition, 24 hours since it was launched, urging the Royal Mail to honour Winter Olympic gold medal winner Lizzie Yarnold with a golden post box.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzie-yarnold-gold-post-box-petition-receives-tens-of-thousands-of-signatures-overnight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:17:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzie-yarnold-gold-post-box-petition-receives-tens-of-thousands-of-signatures-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzie Yarnold gold post box petition receives tens of thousands of signatures overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition, 24 hours since it was launched, urging the Royal Mail to honour Winter Olympic gold medal winner Lizzie Yarnold with a golden post box.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzie-yarnold-gold-post-box-petition-receives-tens-of-thousands-of-signatures-overnight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:17:42 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzie-yarnold-gold-post-box-petition-receives-tens-of-thousands-of-signatures-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB women curlers must focus on bronze after losing semi-final to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team will have to settle for Winter Olympic bronze at best after losing 6-4 to Canada in an anti-climactic semi-final in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-women-curlers-must-focus-on-bronze-after-losing-semi-final-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:44:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-women-curlers-must-focus-on-bronze-after-losing-semi-final-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB women curlers must focus on bronze after losing semi-final to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team will have to settle for Winter Olympic bronze at best after losing 6-4 to Canada in an anti-climactic semi-final in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-women-curlers-must-focus-on-bronze-after-losing-semi-final-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:44:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-women-curlers-must-focus-on-bronze-after-losing-semi-final-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ski flying: the gnarlier, even more dangerous, faceplant-ridden 1980s cousin to Sochi's jumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the majestic ski jumping of the Sochi 2014 Olympics comes to a close, a reminder of how brutal the sport used to be comes in the form of a video of a 'ski flying' competition in the 80s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ski-flying-the-gnarlier-even-more-dangerous-faceplant-ridden-1980s-cousin-to-sochis-jumps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:35:01 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ski-flying-the-gnarlier-even-more-dangerous-faceplant-ridden-1980s-cousin-to-sochis-jumps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ski flying: the gnarlier, even more dangerous, faceplant-ridden 1980s cousin to Sochi's jumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the majestic ski jumping of the Sochi 2014 Olympics comes to a close, a reminder of how brutal the sport used to be comes in the form of a video of a 'ski flying' competition in the 80s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ski-flying-the-gnarlier-even-more-dangerous-faceplant-ridden-1980s-cousin-to-sochis-jumps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:35:01 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ski-flying-the-gnarlier-even-more-dangerous-faceplant-ridden-1980s-cousin-to-sochis-jumps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie advances in short track speed skating as Team GB get back on track in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day for getting happily back on track in the British camp. David Murdoch’s curlers snatched a dramatic final-stone play-off victory to reach Wednesday’s semi-finals and the short-track speed skater Elise Christie returned to the ice after her disastrous weekend to secure her place in the later stages of her main event, the 1,000m, comfortably.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-advances-in-short-track-speed-skating-as-team-gb-get-back-on-track-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:58:52 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-advances-in-short-track-speed-skating-as-team-gb-get-back-on-track-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie advances in short track speed skating as Team GB get back on track in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day for getting happily back on track in the British camp. David Murdoch’s curlers snatched a dramatic final-stone play-off victory to reach Wednesday’s semi-finals and the short-track speed skater Elise Christie returned to the ice after her disastrous weekend to secure her place in the later stages of her main event, the 1,000m, comfortably.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-advances-in-short-track-speed-skating-as-team-gb-get-back-on-track-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:58:52 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-advances-in-short-track-speed-skating-as-team-gb-get-back-on-track-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie, speed skater, admits she 'almost quit' Sochi Games over relentless Twitter trolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic speed skater Elise Christie has admitted she came painfully close to quitting her bid to compete in the Sochi 2014 games after being mercilessly trolled on Twitter, describing suffering the online bullying as “the lowest I had felt in my career”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-speed-skater-admits-she-almost-quit-sochi-games-over-relentless-twitter-trolls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:28:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-speed-skater-admits-she-almost-quit-sochi-games-over-relentless-twitter-trolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie, speed skater, admits she 'almost quit' Sochi Games over relentless Twitter trolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olympic speed skater Elise Christie has admitted she came painfully close to quitting her bid to compete in the Sochi 2014 games after being mercilessly trolled on Twitter, describing suffering the online bullying as “the lowest I had felt in my career”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-speed-skater-admits-she-almost-quit-sochi-games-over-relentless-twitter-trolls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:28:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-speed-skater-admits-she-almost-quit-sochi-games-over-relentless-twitter-trolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two members of Pussy Riot 'detained in Sochi' are released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the protest group Pussy Riot, have been released after being detained near the site of the Winter Olympics in downtown Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/two-members-of-pussy-riot-detained-in-sochi-are-released/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:45:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/two-members-of-pussy-riot-detained-in-sochi-are-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two members of Pussy Riot 'detained in Sochi' are released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, members of the protest group Pussy Riot, have been released after being detained near the site of the Winter Olympics in downtown Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/two-members-of-pussy-riot-detained-in-sochi-are-released/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:45:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/two-members-of-pussy-riot-detained-in-sochi-are-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: A giant leap for Vanessa-Mae, but a small step back for the cause of women's sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Olympic circus packs up and leaves town, the plan is to open the slopes of Rosa Khutor for tourists to follow in the ski tracks of the Alpine greats. Today, as the first snow of the Games fell on the mountains, the first Olympic sightseer was given an early go. This was a giant leap for Vanessa-Mae and a small step back for the cause of women’s sport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-a-giant-leap-for-vanessa-mae-but-a-small-step-back-for-the-cause-of-womens-sport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:49:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-a-giant-leap-for-vanessa-mae-but-a-small-step-back-for-the-cause-of-womens-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: A giant leap for Vanessa-Mae, but a small step back for the cause of women's sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Olympic circus packs up and leaves town, the plan is to open the slopes of Rosa Khutor for tourists to follow in the ski tracks of the Alpine greats. Today, as the first snow of the Games fell on the mountains, the first Olympic sightseer was given an early go. This was a giant leap for Vanessa-Mae and a small step back for the cause of women’s sport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-a-giant-leap-for-vanessa-mae-but-a-small-step-back-for-the-cause-of-womens-sport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:49:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-a-giant-leap-for-vanessa-mae-but-a-small-step-back-for-the-cause-of-womens-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire ruled out of halfpipe event after training crash leaves her concussed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Rowan Cheshire has been ruled out of competing at the Sochi Olympics following a fall in training on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-ruled-out-of-halfpipe-event-after-training-crash-leaves-her-concussed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:12:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-ruled-out-of-halfpipe-event-after-training-crash-leaves-her-concussed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire ruled out of halfpipe event after training crash leaves her concussed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Rowan Cheshire has been ruled out of competing at the Sochi Olympics following a fall in training on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-ruled-out-of-halfpipe-event-after-training-crash-leaves-her-concussed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:12:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-ruled-out-of-halfpipe-event-after-training-crash-leaves-her-concussed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Great Britain's men's curling team see off Norway in nail-biting tie-break to reach semi-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's men's curling team won through to the Winter Olympics semi-finals in nail-biting fashion with a last-end 6-5 tie-break win over Norway at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-mens-curling-team-see-off-norway-in-nail-biting-tie-break-to-reach-semi-finals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:05:01 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-mens-curling-team-see-off-norway-in-nail-biting-tie-break-to-reach-semi-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Great Britain's men's curling team see off Norway in nail-biting tie-break to reach semi-finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's men's curling team won through to the Winter Olympics semi-finals in nail-biting fashion with a last-end 6-5 tie-break win over Norway at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-mens-curling-team-see-off-norway-in-nail-biting-tie-break-to-reach-semi-finals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:05:01 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-mens-curling-team-see-off-norway-in-nail-biting-tie-break-to-reach-semi-finals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bode Miller: Life on the edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bode Miller was born in a house in the woods without electricity or running water. His hippie parents celebrated the solstice and named their youngest daughter Genesis Wren Bungo Windrushing Turtleheart. Bode once recovered after a skiing injury by using a homemade weights machine, a wheelbarrow and a unicycle. Now, aged 36, he has won his sixth and last Olympic medal, closing a chapter on a very unconventional life story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bode-miller-life-on-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bode-miller-life-on-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bode Miller: Life on the edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bode Miller was born in a house in the woods without electricity or running water. His hippie parents celebrated the solstice and named their youngest daughter Genesis Wren Bungo Windrushing Turtleheart. Bode once recovered after a skiing injury by using a homemade weights machine, a wheelbarrow and a unicycle. Now, aged 36, he has won his sixth and last Olympic medal, closing a chapter on a very unconventional life story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bode-miller-life-on-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bode-miller-life-on-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russia's ice hockey poster boy fails to get President Putin smiling]]></title><description><![CDATA[For four minutes the script followed the narrative penned somewhere deep within the Kremlin. Game one, period one of Russia's opening ice hockey pool match against Slovenia in front of a full house in the Bolshoy, the glittering dome that rises in the middle of the Olympic Park, and Alexander Ovechkin had scored one and set up one. "Alexander the Great" was off to conquer new lands, to bring modern Russia its first Olympic gold in the sport that obsesses a nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russias-ice-hockey-poster-boy-fails-to-get-president-putin-smiling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russias-ice-hockey-poster-boy-fails-to-get-president-putin-smiling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russia's ice hockey poster boy fails to get President Putin smiling]]></title><description><![CDATA[For four minutes the script followed the narrative penned somewhere deep within the Kremlin. Game one, period one of Russia's opening ice hockey pool match against Slovenia in front of a full house in the Bolshoy, the glittering dome that rises in the middle of the Olympic Park, and Alexander Ovechkin had scored one and set up one. "Alexander the Great" was off to conquer new lands, to bring modern Russia its first Olympic gold in the sport that obsesses a nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russias-ice-hockey-poster-boy-fails-to-get-president-putin-smiling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russias-ice-hockey-poster-boy-fails-to-get-president-putin-smiling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: 'Careless' Eve Muirhead must now take hard route to curling gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eve Muirhead's world champion rink will play Canada in the curling semi-finals after completing their erratic qualification stage with a last-end victory and an extra-end defeat. Britain first beat Russia to ensure they were in the last four but that was followed by a sloppy defeat to Denmark. It meant that instead of finishing third in the pool they came fourth and will play a Canadian rink who have won nine out nine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-careless-eve-muirhead-must-now-take-hard-route-to-curling-gold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-careless-eve-muirhead-must-now-take-hard-route-to-curling-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: 'Careless' Eve Muirhead must now take hard route to curling gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eve Muirhead's world champion rink will play Canada in the curling semi-finals after completing their erratic qualification stage with a last-end victory and an extra-end defeat. Britain first beat Russia to ensure they were in the last four but that was followed by a sloppy defeat to Denmark. It meant that instead of finishing third in the pool they came fourth and will play a Canadian rink who have won nine out nine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-careless-eve-muirhead-must-now-take-hard-route-to-curling-gold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-careless-eve-muirhead-must-now-take-hard-route-to-curling-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Herbert: Sports abuse on Twitter is hitting record highs but rather than confront the trolls we must starve them of the publicity they crave]]></title><description><![CDATA[It says everything about the casual nature of the vitriol dished out on Twitter that the doctored image of Theo Walcott being carried from the field during Arsenal's FA Cup third-round win over Tottenham Hotspur passed almost without comment. Walcott's 2-0 gesture to the Tottenham supporters, issued as he sat on the stretcher last month, was cropped to reveal only Walcott's left hand making a zero, with accompanying text, directed at Spurs fans, which asked: "How many Jews survived the gas ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-herbert-sports-abuse-on-twitter-is-hitting-record-highs-but-rather-than-confront-the-trolls-we-must-starve-them-of-the-publicity-they-crave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-herbert-sports-abuse-on-twitter-is-hitting-record-highs-but-rather-than-confront-the-trolls-we-must-starve-them-of-the-publicity-they-crave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Herbert: Sports abuse on Twitter is hitting record highs but rather than confront the trolls we must starve them of the publicity they crave]]></title><description><![CDATA[It says everything about the casual nature of the vitriol dished out on Twitter that the doctored image of Theo Walcott being carried from the field during Arsenal's FA Cup third-round win over Tottenham Hotspur passed almost without comment. Walcott's 2-0 gesture to the Tottenham supporters, issued as he sat on the stretcher last month, was cropped to reveal only Walcott's left hand making a zero, with accompanying text, directed at Spurs fans, which asked: "How many Jews survived the gas ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-herbert-sports-abuse-on-twitter-is-hitting-record-highs-but-rather-than-confront-the-trolls-we-must-starve-them-of-the-publicity-they-crave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:10:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ian-herbert-sports-abuse-on-twitter-is-hitting-record-highs-but-rather-than-confront-the-trolls-we-must-starve-them-of-the-publicity-they-crave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB women's curling team reach semi-finals despite defeat to Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team progressed to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics semi-finals on Monday as they concluded their round-robin campaign with victory over Russia and then defeat to Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-womens-curling-team-reach-semi-finals-despite-defeat-to-denmark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:00:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-womens-curling-team-reach-semi-finals-despite-defeat-to-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB women's curling team reach semi-finals despite defeat to Denmark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team progressed to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics semi-finals on Monday as they concluded their round-robin campaign with victory over Russia and then defeat to Denmark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-womens-curling-team-reach-semi-finals-despite-defeat-to-denmark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:00:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-womens-curling-team-reach-semi-finals-despite-defeat-to-denmark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russian hockey fans protest outside US embassy in Moscow over disallowed goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a heated US-Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the ice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-hockey-fans-protest-outside-us-embassy-in-moscow-over-disallowed-goal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:58:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-hockey-fans-protest-outside-us-embassy-in-moscow-over-disallowed-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russian hockey fans protest outside US embassy in Moscow over disallowed goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a heated US-Russia hockey match at the Sochi Olympics on Saturday, many Russian spectators have decided the cold war is back — and not just on the ice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-hockey-fans-protest-outside-us-embassy-in-moscow-over-disallowed-goal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:58:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-hockey-fans-protest-outside-us-embassy-in-moscow-over-disallowed-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB men's curling team still have shot at medal despite defeat to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[China won a 6-5 thriller over Britain to clinch a place in the Olympic men's curling semi-finals on Monday but defeat for Norway means the Britons will get another chance to play for a medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curling-team-still-have-shot-at-medal-despite-defeat-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:07:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curling-team-still-have-shot-at-medal-despite-defeat-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB men's curling team still have shot at medal despite defeat to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[China won a 6-5 thriller over Britain to clinch a place in the Olympic men's curling semi-finals on Monday but defeat for Norway means the Britons will get another chance to play for a medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curling-team-still-have-shot-at-medal-despite-defeat-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:07:04 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-mens-curling-team-still-have-shot-at-medal-despite-defeat-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Ice hockey spectator in hilarious 'backside 180' Sochi selfie]]></title><description><![CDATA[An elderly female spectator at the 2014 Winter Olympics brought a whole new meaning to the term ‘backside 180’ when a picture emerged of her taking a photograph of her own eyeball in an accidental selfie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ice-hockey-spectator-in-hilarious-backside-180-sochi-selfie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:11:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ice-hockey-spectator-in-hilarious-backside-180-sochi-selfie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Ice hockey spectator in hilarious 'backside 180' Sochi selfie]]></title><description><![CDATA[An elderly female spectator at the 2014 Winter Olympics brought a whole new meaning to the term ‘backside 180’ when a picture emerged of her taking a photograph of her own eyeball in an accidental selfie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ice-hockey-spectator-in-hilarious-backside-180-sochi-selfie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:11:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-ice-hockey-spectator-in-hilarious-backside-180-sochi-selfie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014: Gay former Italian MP Vladimir Luxuria detained in Russia for 'Gay is OK' Winter Olympics protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gay former Italian MP has told reporters she was arrested and detained by Russian police for staging a gay rights protest at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-gay-former-italian-mp-vladimir-luxuria-detained-in-russia-for-gay-is-ok-winter-olympics-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:39:55 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-gay-former-italian-mp-vladimir-luxuria-detained-in-russia-for-gay-is-ok-winter-olympics-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014: Gay former Italian MP Vladimir Luxuria detained in Russia for 'Gay is OK' Winter Olympics protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gay former Italian MP has told reporters she was arrested and detained by Russian police for staging a gay rights protest at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-gay-former-italian-mp-vladimir-luxuria-detained-in-russia-for-gay-is-ok-winter-olympics-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:39:55 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-gay-former-italian-mp-vladimir-luxuria-detained-in-russia-for-gay-is-ok-winter-olympics-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire recovering from facial injuries and concussion after halfpipe accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire will be discharged from hospital on Monday after being treated for facial injuries and concussion which she suffered during a training run on the halfpipe ski course in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-recovering-from-facial-injuries-and-concussion-after-halfpipe-accident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:49:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-recovering-from-facial-injuries-and-concussion-after-halfpipe-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire recovering from facial injuries and concussion after halfpipe accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire will be discharged from hospital on Monday after being treated for facial injuries and concussion which she suffered during a training run on the halfpipe ski course in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-recovering-from-facial-injuries-and-concussion-after-halfpipe-accident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:49:54 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gb-freestyle-skier-rowan-cheshire-recovering-from-facial-injuries-and-concussion-after-halfpipe-accident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Garside: The Premier League might deliver headline-grabbing controversies but the values of Sir Tom Finney or the Winter Olympians move us far more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Twittersphere was full of tribute to Sir Tom Finney, football’s noble flyer gone from us at 91. One of the most apposite deliberations came from a random visitor to my timeline and was not directed at him, but it might have been. “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity, and his ability to affect those around him positively.” So said Rastafarian totem Bob Marley, another blessed by a preternatural flair for connecting with his fellow men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-the-premier-league-might-deliver-headline-grabbing-controversies-but-the-values-of-sir-tom-finney-or-the-winter-olympians-move-us-far-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:49:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-the-premier-league-might-deliver-headline-grabbing-controversies-but-the-values-of-sir-tom-finney-or-the-winter-olympians-move-us-far-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Garside: The Premier League might deliver headline-grabbing controversies but the values of Sir Tom Finney or the Winter Olympians move us far more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Twittersphere was full of tribute to Sir Tom Finney, football’s noble flyer gone from us at 91. One of the most apposite deliberations came from a random visitor to my timeline and was not directed at him, but it might have been. “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity, and his ability to affect those around him positively.” So said Rastafarian totem Bob Marley, another blessed by a preternatural flair for connecting with his fellow men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-the-premier-league-might-deliver-headline-grabbing-controversies-but-the-values-of-sir-tom-finney-or-the-winter-olympians-move-us-far-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:49:50 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/kevin-garside-the-premier-league-might-deliver-headline-grabbing-controversies-but-the-values-of-sir-tom-finney-or-the-winter-olympians-move-us-far-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic briefing: Day of reckoning for British curling teams;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s curlers face a crucial day, with both Eve Muirhead and David Murdoch’s rinks having to win to secure semi-final places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-briefing-day-of-reckoning-for-british-curling-teams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:33:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-briefing-day-of-reckoning-for-british-curling-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic briefing: Day of reckoning for British curling teams;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s curlers face a crucial day, with both Eve Muirhead and David Murdoch’s rinks having to win to secure semi-final places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-briefing-day-of-reckoning-for-british-curling-teams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:33:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/olympic-briefing-day-of-reckoning-for-british-curling-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold will use gold to inspire girls to strive for their dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold is determined to use the attention that accompanies winning an Olympic gold to promote the cause of women in sport and encourage girls “not to worry about the media image of the perfect woman”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-will-use-gold-to-inspire-girls-to-strive-for-their-dream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:28:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-will-use-gold-to-inspire-girls-to-strive-for-their-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold will use gold to inspire girls to strive for their dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold is determined to use the attention that accompanies winning an Olympic gold to promote the cause of women in sport and encourage girls “not to worry about the media image of the perfect woman”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-will-use-gold-to-inspire-girls-to-strive-for-their-dream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:28:46 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-will-use-gold-to-inspire-girls-to-strive-for-their-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Jamaican bobsleigh team earn one love from Sochi but last place beckons]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been here before, the Winter Olympics, Jamaican bobsleighers, everybody’s favourite underdogs. At the opening ceremony only the hosts received a louder cheer than Jamaica, Marvin Dixon flying the flag, Winston Watts strolling behind – in the same clothes in which they had arrived in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-jamaican-bobsleigh-team-earn-one-love-from-sochi-but-last-place-beckons/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:05:57 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-jamaican-bobsleigh-team-earn-one-love-from-sochi-but-last-place-beckons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Jamaican bobsleigh team earn one love from Sochi but last place beckons]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been here before, the Winter Olympics, Jamaican bobsleighers, everybody’s favourite underdogs. At the opening ceremony only the hosts received a louder cheer than Jamaica, Marvin Dixon flying the flag, Winston Watts strolling behind – in the same clothes in which they had arrived in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-jamaican-bobsleigh-team-earn-one-love-from-sochi-but-last-place-beckons/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 22:05:57 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-jamaican-bobsleigh-team-earn-one-love-from-sochi-but-last-place-beckons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British halfpipe skier Rowan Cheshire knocked unconscious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s Rowan Cheshire, a freestyle skier, was knocked unconscious in training on Sunday, one of four accidents on the slopes of the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park the day after Russia’s Maria Komissarova broke her back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-halfpipe-skier-rowan-cheshire-knocked-unconscious/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:02:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-halfpipe-skier-rowan-cheshire-knocked-unconscious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British halfpipe skier Rowan Cheshire knocked unconscious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain’s Rowan Cheshire, a freestyle skier, was knocked unconscious in training on Sunday, one of four accidents on the slopes of the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park the day after Russia’s Maria Komissarova broke her back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-halfpipe-skier-rowan-cheshire-knocked-unconscious/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:02:18 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-halfpipe-skier-rowan-cheshire-knocked-unconscious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British men's curlers slip to defeat in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Murdoch's men missed the chance to guarantee qualification for the men's curling semi-finals at Sochi 2014 on Sunday by slipping to a 7-6 defeat against Norway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-mens-curlers-slip-to-defeat-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:48:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-mens-curlers-slip-to-defeat-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British men's curlers slip to defeat in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Murdoch's men missed the chance to guarantee qualification for the men's curling semi-finals at Sochi 2014 on Sunday by slipping to a 7-6 defeat against Norway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-mens-curlers-slip-to-defeat-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:48:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-mens-curlers-slip-to-defeat-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russian ice hockey team edged out under glare of President Vladimir Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the music to "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" echoed around the Bolshoy Ice Dome, two skaters traded blows in the middle of the ice, one in the dark blue of the US, one in the white and red of Russia. The crowd clapped enthusiastically but in response to what they could see rather than what they could hear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-ice-hockey-team-edged-out-under-glare-of-president-vladimir-putin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-ice-hockey-team-edged-out-under-glare-of-president-vladimir-putin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Russian ice hockey team edged out under glare of President Vladimir Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the music to "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" echoed around the Bolshoy Ice Dome, two skaters traded blows in the middle of the ice, one in the dark blue of the US, one in the white and red of Russia. The crowd clapped enthusiastically but in response to what they could see rather than what they could hear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-ice-hockey-team-edged-out-under-glare-of-president-vladimir-putin/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-russian-ice-hockey-team-edged-out-under-glare-of-president-vladimir-putin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014 Cold Snapshots: Spine surgery for Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova has undergone a successful six-and-half-hour operation after breaking her spine during training, a Russian Freestyle Federation spokesman has said. The 23-year-old suffered the injury during a practice session for this week's ski-cross event at the PSX Olympic ski-cross venue in Rosa Khutor Extreme Park yesterday. She was then immediately rushed to the Krasnaya Polyanskaya Hospital, which was purpose built for the Games. "The operation lasted six-and-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-snapshots-spine-surgery-for-russian-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-snapshots-spine-surgery-for-russian-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014 Cold Snapshots: Spine surgery for Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova has undergone a successful six-and-half-hour operation after breaking her spine during training, a Russian Freestyle Federation spokesman has said. The 23-year-old suffered the injury during a practice session for this week's ski-cross event at the PSX Olympic ski-cross venue in Rosa Khutor Extreme Park yesterday. She was then immediately rushed to the Krasnaya Polyanskaya Hospital, which was purpose built for the Games. "The operation lasted six-and-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-snapshots-spine-surgery-for-russian-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-cold-snapshots-spine-surgery-for-russian-freestyle-skier-maria-komissarova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie slips again after Lizzy Yarnold savours victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning Lizzy Yarnold lay in bed and listened to The Archers. Then she got up and prepared for her first day as an Olympic champion, climaxing with her stepping on to the podium in the Medals Plaza last night to receive her prize and watch the Union Jack raised on the balmy shores of the Black Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-slips-again-after-lizzy-yarnold-savours-victory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:50:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-slips-again-after-lizzy-yarnold-savours-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Elise Christie slips again after Lizzy Yarnold savours victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning Lizzy Yarnold lay in bed and listened to The Archers. Then she got up and prepared for her first day as an Olympic champion, climaxing with her stepping on to the podium in the Medals Plaza last night to receive her prize and watch the Union Jack raised on the balmy shores of the Black Sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-slips-again-after-lizzy-yarnold-savours-victory/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:50:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-elise-christie-slips-again-after-lizzy-yarnold-savours-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sport on TV: Lizzy Yarnold is changing the face – and the body – of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were some very loud early mornings thanks to the BBC’s Winter Olympics team this past week. There’s been a lot of lying down in the luge and skeleton, if not in the bedrooms of Britain, but you can’t get jealous – you would be hard-pressed to get much sleep on those contraptions. By Thursday, presenter Hazel Irvine was telling us: “It could be time to take a later train, or even a much later one.” But not so we could have a lie-in, unfortunately. No one told her the trains w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sport-on-tv-lizzy-yarnold-is-changing-the-face-and-the-body-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:16:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sport-on-tv-lizzy-yarnold-is-changing-the-face-and-the-body-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sport on TV: Lizzy Yarnold is changing the face – and the body – of Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[There were some very loud early mornings thanks to the BBC’s Winter Olympics team this past week. There’s been a lot of lying down in the luge and skeleton, if not in the bedrooms of Britain, but you can’t get jealous – you would be hard-pressed to get much sleep on those contraptions. By Thursday, presenter Hazel Irvine was telling us: “It could be time to take a later train, or even a much later one.” But not so we could have a lie-in, unfortunately. No one told her the trains w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sport-on-tv-lizzy-yarnold-is-changing-the-face-and-the-body-of-britain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:16:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sport-on-tv-lizzy-yarnold-is-changing-the-face-and-the-body-of-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Word: How skeleton started with just a dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invitation was not immediately alluring, though the sentiments were engaging. Come to the University of Bath for a rubber-chicken dinner thrown by a small sport with big ideas. Prepare to be amazed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-last-word-how-skeleton-started-with-just-a-dream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:10:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-last-word-how-skeleton-started-with-just-a-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Word: How skeleton started with just a dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invitation was not immediately alluring, though the sentiments were engaging. Come to the University of Bath for a rubber-chicken dinner thrown by a small sport with big ideas. Prepare to be amazed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-last-word-how-skeleton-started-with-just-a-dream/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:10:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/the-last-word-how-skeleton-started-with-just-a-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Snowboarded Zoe Gillings claims nothing can faze her after injury troubles in Vancouver and Turin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the injury heartache which has accompanied her previous two Winter Games, you could be forgiven for thinking Isle of Man snowboarder Zoe Gillings would prefer to see the back of the Olympic rings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-snowboarded-zoe-gillings-claims-nothing-can-faze-her-after-injury-troubles-in-vancouver-and-turin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:39:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-snowboarded-zoe-gillings-claims-nothing-can-faze-her-after-injury-troubles-in-vancouver-and-turin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Snowboarded Zoe Gillings claims nothing can faze her after injury troubles in Vancouver and Turin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the injury heartache which has accompanied her previous two Winter Games, you could be forgiven for thinking Isle of Man snowboarder Zoe Gillings would prefer to see the back of the Olympic rings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-snowboarded-zoe-gillings-claims-nothing-can-faze-her-after-injury-troubles-in-vancouver-and-turin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:39:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-snowboarded-zoe-gillings-claims-nothing-can-faze-her-after-injury-troubles-in-vancouver-and-turin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Chemmy Alcott crushed with 23rd-place finish in the women's super-g after downhill jubilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[British alpine skier Chemmy Alcott was crushed after finishing 23rd in the ladies' super-g in what is almost certain to be her last event at a Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-chemmy-alcott-crushed-with-23rd-place-finish-in-the-womens-super-g-after-downhill-jubilation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:32:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-chemmy-alcott-crushed-with-23rd-place-finish-in-the-womens-super-g-after-downhill-jubilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Chemmy Alcott crushed with 23rd-place finish in the women's super-g after downhill jubilation]]></title><description><![CDATA[British alpine skier Chemmy Alcott was crushed after finishing 23rd in the ladies' super-g in what is almost certain to be her last event at a Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-chemmy-alcott-crushed-with-23rd-place-finish-in-the-womens-super-g-after-downhill-jubilation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:32:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-chemmy-alcott-crushed-with-23rd-place-finish-in-the-womens-super-g-after-downhill-jubilation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Magical Muirhead saves Great Britain women's curling team as she snatches victory over South Korea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team made it three round-robin wins in a row at the Sochi Winter Olympics with a 10-8 victory over South Korea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-magical-muirhead-saves-great-britain-womens-curling-team-as-she-snatches-victory-over-south-korea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:09:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-magical-muirhead-saves-great-britain-womens-curling-team-as-she-snatches-victory-over-south-korea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Magical Muirhead saves Great Britain women's curling team as she snatches victory over South Korea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team made it three round-robin wins in a row at the Sochi Winter Olympics with a 10-8 victory over South Korea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-magical-muirhead-saves-great-britain-womens-curling-team-as-she-snatches-victory-over-south-korea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:09:19 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-magical-muirhead-saves-great-britain-womens-curling-team-as-she-snatches-victory-over-south-korea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Golden girl Lizzy Yarnold denied chance to have her own dedicated postbox as Royal Mail refuse to repeat London 2012 gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold might have delivered Winter Olympic gold in Sochi on Friday night - but her skeleton win was not so first-class as far as the Royal Mail is concerned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-golden-girl-lizzy-yarnold-denied-chance-to-have-her-own-dedicated-postbox-as-royal-mail-refuse-to-repeat-london-2012-gesture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:37:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-golden-girl-lizzy-yarnold-denied-chance-to-have-her-own-dedicated-postbox-as-royal-mail-refuse-to-repeat-london-2012-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Golden girl Lizzy Yarnold denied chance to have her own dedicated postbox as Royal Mail refuse to repeat London 2012 gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold might have delivered Winter Olympic gold in Sochi on Friday night - but her skeleton win was not so first-class as far as the Royal Mail is concerned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-golden-girl-lizzy-yarnold-denied-chance-to-have-her-own-dedicated-postbox-as-royal-mail-refuse-to-repeat-london-2012-gesture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:37:10 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-golden-girl-lizzy-yarnold-denied-chance-to-have-her-own-dedicated-postbox-as-royal-mail-refuse-to-repeat-london-2012-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British skater Elise Christie falls victim to 'cyber sledging']]></title><description><![CDATA[The British skater Elise Christie has become the latest athlete to fall victim to cyber bullying. The 23-year-old received threatening messages via Twitter after causing a crash during a short-track speed-skating race in the Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-skater-elise-christie-falls-victim-to-cyber-sledging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:19:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-skater-elise-christie-falls-victim-to-cyber-sledging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: British skater Elise Christie falls victim to 'cyber sledging']]></title><description><![CDATA[The British skater Elise Christie has become the latest athlete to fall victim to cyber bullying. The 23-year-old received threatening messages via Twitter after causing a crash during a short-track speed-skating race in the Winter Olympics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-skater-elise-christie-falls-victim-to-cyber-sledging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:19:15 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-british-skater-elise-christie-falls-victim-to-cyber-sledging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Vladimir Putin turns on the charm as he drops into the USA House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin made a surprise appearance at the Team USA House in Sochi, when he stopped by for a glass of wine, even donning a 'Happy Valentine's Day from Team USA' pin on his lapel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vladimir-putin-turns-on-the-charm-as-he-drops-into-the-usa-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:37:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vladimir-putin-turns-on-the-charm-as-he-drops-into-the-usa-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Vladimir Putin turns on the charm as he drops into the USA House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin made a surprise appearance at the Team USA House in Sochi, when he stopped by for a glass of wine, even donning a 'Happy Valentine's Day from Team USA' pin on his lapel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vladimir-putin-turns-on-the-charm-as-he-drops-into-the-usa-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:37:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-vladimir-putin-turns-on-the-charm-as-he-drops-into-the-usa-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashling O’Connor: Based on slopestyle’s eye-catching success at Sochi, the IOC has ‘really thrown it down’ to attract a new generation to the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone agrees that the star of the Winter Olympics so far has been the new kid on the block: slopestyle skiing/snowboarding. Without knowing much about it, the middle-aged British television viewer – vaguely aware that their teenage children might watch the X Games – has been sucked into a world of double corks, switch backside 360s, grabs, box rails and kickers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-based-on-slopestyles-eye-catching-success-at-sochi-the-ioc-has-really-thrown-it-down-to-attract-a-new-generation-to-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 01:07:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-based-on-slopestyles-eye-catching-success-at-sochi-the-ioc-has-really-thrown-it-down-to-attract-a-new-generation-to-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashling O’Connor: Based on slopestyle’s eye-catching success at Sochi, the IOC has ‘really thrown it down’ to attract a new generation to the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone agrees that the star of the Winter Olympics so far has been the new kid on the block: slopestyle skiing/snowboarding. Without knowing much about it, the middle-aged British television viewer – vaguely aware that their teenage children might watch the X Games – has been sucked into a world of double corks, switch backside 360s, grabs, box rails and kickers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-based-on-slopestyles-eye-catching-success-at-sochi-the-ioc-has-really-thrown-it-down-to-attract-a-new-generation-to-the-olympics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2014 01:07:27 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/ashling-oconnor-based-on-slopestyles-eye-catching-success-at-sochi-the-ioc-has-really-thrown-it-down-to-attract-a-new-generation-to-the-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: After star billing in Sochi, next stop The Archers for Lizzy Yarnold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold thought of everything because she knew what was coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-star-billing-in-sochi-next-stop-the-archers-for-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:24:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-star-billing-in-sochi-next-stop-the-archers-for-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: After star billing in Sochi, next stop The Archers for Lizzy Yarnold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold thought of everything because she knew what was coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-star-billing-in-sochi-next-stop-the-archers-for-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:24:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-after-star-billing-in-sochi-next-stop-the-archers-for-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Why Sochi is such a unique host for the Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a warm evening in Sochi, artist Marc Ahr was working on a watercolour panorama of the Winter Games at an outdoor cafe in the heart of the coastal Olympic venue. The St Petersburg-based artist, who has painted every Olympics since 1992, said he barely recognised Sochi from when he came here to scope it out last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-why-sochi-is-such-a-unique-host-for-the-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:49:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-why-sochi-is-such-a-unique-host-for-the-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Why Sochi is such a unique host for the Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a warm evening in Sochi, artist Marc Ahr was working on a watercolour panorama of the Winter Games at an outdoor cafe in the heart of the coastal Olympic venue. The St Petersburg-based artist, who has painted every Olympics since 1992, said he barely recognised Sochi from when he came here to scope it out last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-why-sochi-is-such-a-unique-host-for-the-games/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:49:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-why-sochi-is-such-a-unique-host-for-the-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Just how hard can curling really be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a corner of a field in Kent that is for ever Scotland. Inside a chilled converted cowshed roughly 2,297 miles from Sochi, the telephone at Fenton’s Rink near Tunbridge Wells has been in meltdown over the past week as people beg for the chance to propel 42 pounds of polished granite across groomed ice and dream of sweeping their way to Olympic curling gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-just-how-hard-can-curling-really-be/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:41:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-just-how-hard-can-curling-really-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Just how hard can curling really be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a corner of a field in Kent that is for ever Scotland. Inside a chilled converted cowshed roughly 2,297 miles from Sochi, the telephone at Fenton’s Rink near Tunbridge Wells has been in meltdown over the past week as people beg for the chance to propel 42 pounds of polished granite across groomed ice and dream of sweeping their way to Olympic curling gold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-just-how-hard-can-curling-really-be/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:41:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-just-how-hard-can-curling-really-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold takes gold in the skeleton on Valentine’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the procession on ice, a high-speed dash to Britain’s first gold medal of these Winter Olympics secured by Lizzy Yarnold, a 25-year-old farmer’s daughter from Kent, and delivered with the emphatic certainty of a born champion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-takes-gold-in-the-skeleton-on-valentines-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:32:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-takes-gold-in-the-skeleton-on-valentines-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold takes gold in the skeleton on Valentine’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the procession on ice, a high-speed dash to Britain’s first gold medal of these Winter Olympics secured by Lizzy Yarnold, a 25-year-old farmer’s daughter from Kent, and delivered with the emphatic certainty of a born champion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-takes-gold-in-the-skeleton-on-valentines-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:32:51 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-takes-gold-in-the-skeleton-on-valentines-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Who is Lizzy Yarnold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Yarnold wins Great Britain's first gold of the Sochi Games with victory in the skeleton, here is all the information you need to know about the Kent slider.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-who-is-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:06:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-who-is-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Who is Lizzy Yarnold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Yarnold wins Great Britain's first gold of the Sochi Games with victory in the skeleton, here is all the information you need to know about the Kent slider.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-who-is-lizzy-yarnold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:06:11 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-who-is-lizzy-yarnold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Andrew Musgrave says finishing 44th in the 15km men's classic was akin to skiing like a 'tranquilised badger']]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Musgrave has blamed his build-up preparation for his dissatisfaction at his Winter Olympics results in Sochi after finishing 44th in the 15km men's classic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-andrew-musgrave-says-finishing-44th-in-the-15km-mens-classic-was-akin-to-skiing-like-a-tranquilised-badger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:56:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-andrew-musgrave-says-finishing-44th-in-the-15km-mens-classic-was-akin-to-skiing-like-a-tranquilised-badger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Andrew Musgrave says finishing 44th in the 15km men's classic was akin to skiing like a 'tranquilised badger']]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Musgrave has blamed his build-up preparation for his dissatisfaction at his Winter Olympics results in Sochi after finishing 44th in the 15km men's classic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-andrew-musgrave-says-finishing-44th-in-the-15km-mens-classic-was-akin-to-skiing-like-a-tranquilised-badger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:56:05 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-andrew-musgrave-says-finishing-44th-in-the-15km-mens-classic-was-akin-to-skiing-like-a-tranquilised-badger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Great Britain's women's curling team record second rout with emphatic 12-3 win over Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an inscrutability to Eve Muirhead; win or lose the look remains much the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-womens-curling-team-record-second-rout-with-emphatic-12-3-win-over-japan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:37:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-womens-curling-team-record-second-rout-with-emphatic-12-3-win-over-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Great Britain's women's curling team record second rout with emphatic 12-3 win over Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an inscrutability to Eve Muirhead; win or lose the look remains much the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-womens-curling-team-record-second-rout-with-emphatic-12-3-win-over-japan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:37:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-great-britains-womens-curling-team-record-second-rout-with-emphatic-12-3-win-over-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold closing in on skeleton gold for Great Britain in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold begins the final two runs of the skeleton today, and looks destined to be crowned the winner of the event by 5.30pm this evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-closing-in-on-skeleton-gold-for-great-britain-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:00:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-closing-in-on-skeleton-gold-for-great-britain-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Lizzy Yarnold closing in on skeleton gold for Great Britain in Sochi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lizzy Yarnold begins the final two runs of the skeleton today, and looks destined to be crowned the winner of the event by 5.30pm this evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-closing-in-on-skeleton-gold-for-great-britain-in-sochi/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:00:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-lizzy-yarnold-closing-in-on-skeleton-gold-for-great-britain-in-sochi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Track worker breaks both legs after being hit by forerunner sled]]></title><description><![CDATA[A worker at the bobsleigh venue in Sochi has suffered two broken legs and concussion after being hit by a sled while he was doing track maintenance on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-track-worker-breaks-both-legs-after-being-hit-by-forerunner-sled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:25:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-track-worker-breaks-both-legs-after-being-hit-by-forerunner-sled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Track worker breaks both legs after being hit by forerunner sled]]></title><description><![CDATA[A worker at the bobsleigh venue in Sochi has suffered two broken legs and concussion after being hit by a sled while he was doing track maintenance on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-track-worker-breaks-both-legs-after-being-hit-by-forerunner-sled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:25:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-track-worker-breaks-both-legs-after-being-hit-by-forerunner-sled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Swedish skier Henrik Harlaut barely completes run after baggy trousers ‘get caught up in skis’]]></title><description><![CDATA[With his dreadlocks, trousers round his knees and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle gloves, slopestyle skier Henrik Harlaut may have made a bigger impression in Sochi with his choice of dress than his actual performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-swedish-skier-henrik-harlaut-barely-completes-run-after-baggy-trousers-get-caught-up-in-skis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:06:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-swedish-skier-henrik-harlaut-barely-completes-run-after-baggy-trousers-get-caught-up-in-skis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi Winter Olympics 2014: Swedish skier Henrik Harlaut barely completes run after baggy trousers ‘get caught up in skis’]]></title><description><![CDATA[With his dreadlocks, trousers round his knees and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle gloves, slopestyle skier Henrik Harlaut may have made a bigger impression in Sochi with his choice of dress than his actual performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-swedish-skier-henrik-harlaut-barely-completes-run-after-baggy-trousers-get-caught-up-in-skis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:06:58 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-winter-olympics-2014-swedish-skier-henrik-harlaut-barely-completes-run-after-baggy-trousers-get-caught-up-in-skis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Heartbreak for Great Britain's Elise Christie as silver medal lost in final crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elise Christie apologised on Thursday night for instigating the spectacular pile-up that saw three of the four finalists in the 500m short-track speed skating end up in a heap on the ice before the first lap was even completed. Christie clambered back to her feet to cross the line in the silver medal position but moments later was disqualified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-heartbreak-for-great-britains-elise-christie-as-silver-medal-lost-in-final-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:27:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-heartbreak-for-great-britains-elise-christie-as-silver-medal-lost-in-final-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Heartbreak for Great Britain's Elise Christie as silver medal lost in final crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elise Christie apologised on Thursday night for instigating the spectacular pile-up that saw three of the four finalists in the 500m short-track speed skating end up in a heap on the ice before the first lap was even completed. Christie clambered back to her feet to cross the line in the silver medal position but moments later was disqualified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-heartbreak-for-great-britains-elise-christie-as-silver-medal-lost-in-final-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:27:41 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-heartbreak-for-great-britains-elise-christie-as-silver-medal-lost-in-final-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014 skier Gus Kenworthy saves stray puppies from extermination]]></title><description><![CDATA[When not competing in slopestyle skiing, Team USA Olympian Gus Kenworthy has been trying to save the consistently adorable stray dogs he has stumbled across from extermination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-skier-gus-kenworthy-saves-stray-puppies-from-extermination/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:28:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-skier-gus-kenworthy-saves-stray-puppies-from-extermination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sochi 2014 skier Gus Kenworthy saves stray puppies from extermination]]></title><description><![CDATA[When not competing in slopestyle skiing, Team USA Olympian Gus Kenworthy has been trying to save the consistently adorable stray dogs he has stumbled across from extermination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-skier-gus-kenworthy-saves-stray-puppies-from-extermination/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:28:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/sochi-2014-skier-gus-kenworthy-saves-stray-puppies-from-extermination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: ‘As good as it gets’ – British skeleton bob hope Lizzy Yarnold roars ahead to set up golden day]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the British quarters in the Olympic Mountain Village, the top of the scoreboard at the Sanki Sliding Centre a little way down the hillside is visible. It will make good reading for Lizzy Yarnold when she wakes up on Friday morning. When she gets up on Saturday morning it may well make perfect reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-as-good-as-it-gets-british-skeleton-bob-hope-lizzy-yarnold-roars-ahead-to-set-up-golden-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:39:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-as-good-as-it-gets-british-skeleton-bob-hope-lizzy-yarnold-roars-ahead-to-set-up-golden-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: ‘As good as it gets’ – British skeleton bob hope Lizzy Yarnold roars ahead to set up golden day]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the British quarters in the Olympic Mountain Village, the top of the scoreboard at the Sanki Sliding Centre a little way down the hillside is visible. It will make good reading for Lizzy Yarnold when she wakes up on Friday morning. When she gets up on Saturday morning it may well make perfect reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-as-good-as-it-gets-british-skeleton-bob-hope-lizzy-yarnold-roars-ahead-to-set-up-golden-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:39:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-as-good-as-it-gets-british-skeleton-bob-hope-lizzy-yarnold-roars-ahead-to-set-up-golden-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Brit James Woods misses out on medal after battling through to reach ski slopestyle final]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Woods missed out on a medal but defied a hip injury to earn an impressive fifth place in the first ever Winter Olympics men's ski slopestyle final, as the United States claimed an impressive sweep of the podium spots.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-brit-james-woods-misses-out-on-medal-after-battling-through-to-reach-ski-slopestyle-final/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:58:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-brit-james-woods-misses-out-on-medal-after-battling-through-to-reach-ski-slopestyle-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Team GB's women's curling team get back to winning ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Britain's women's curling team got their qualification bid back on track at the Winter Olympics on Thursday morning with a 8-7 round-robin win over China at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gbs-womens-curling-team-get-back-to-winning-ways/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:55:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/winter-olympics-2014-team-gbs-womens-curling-team-get-back-to-winning-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Olympics 2014: Sochi snow queen Jenny Jones basks in the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sochi Olympics snowboard medallist Jenny Jones tells Sarah Rainey about her daredevil sport&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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There are some who finish on the immense high of an Olympic gold, there are many more whose last moment of being an international athlete might be losing a selection trial, or finally giving up the battle against injury one morning in March.<br />
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Steve Redgrave is a name that will forever be associated with Olympic glory. Alison Knowles and Hester Goodsell were not names that even made it on to the Team GB list this summe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/an-emotional-farewell-and-back-to-reality/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:28:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/an-emotional-farewell-and-back-to-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proud and confused - but that's sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been trying to write this blog for most of the last fortnight and what I have wanted to say has changed every day.<br />
The logical part of my brain tells me I have got so much to be proud of. I am a two-time Olympian, part of an elite group. I won a silver medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing and&nbsp;have stood on the podium at three World Championships since then.<br />
To then represent my country at a home Olympics is an indescribable honour. However, the emotional part of my brain leaves me feel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/proud-and-confused-but-thats-sport/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:37:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/proud-and-confused-but-thats-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcasting revolution of the digital Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the party's over, but the clean-up goes on.<br />
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While the past few weeks of the Olympics have been incredibly special, the work doesn't let up for BBC Sport. Alongside the huge network TV viewing figures we have seen unprecedented audience numbers for our digital services - and the challenge now is how we build on what we have seen in London for our week-in, week-out online sports coverage.<br />
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Big sporting events have traditionally been the catalyst for change in broadcasting - from the advent of ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/broadcasting-revolution-of-the-digital-olympics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:21:14 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/broadcasting-revolution-of-the-digital-olympics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics: Not for them the glory of gold, silver or bronze but the honour of simply taking part is enough for 70,000 Games volunteer]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are not in line for medals or fame, but the real stars of the London Games so far have been the 70,000 volunteer Games Makers. Working for free and far from home they have been the cheerful and welcoming face of the capital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-olympics-not-for-them-the-glory-of-gold-silver-or-bronze-but-the-honour-of-simply-taking-part-is-enough-for-70000-games-volunteer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:01:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-olympics-not-for-them-the-glory-of-gold-silver-or-bronze-but-the-honour-of-simply-taking-part-is-enough-for-70000-games-volunteer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics: Not for them the glory of gold, silver or bronze but the honour of simply taking part is enough for 70,000 Games volunteer]]></title><description><![CDATA[They are not in line for medals or fame, but the real stars of the London Games so far have been the 70,000 volunteer Games Makers. Working for free and far from home they have been the cheerful and welcoming face of the capital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-olympics-not-for-them-the-glory-of-gold-silver-or-bronze-but-the-honour-of-simply-taking-part-is-enough-for-70000-games-volunteer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:01:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-olympics-not-for-them-the-glory-of-gold-silver-or-bronze-but-the-honour-of-simply-taking-part-is-enough-for-70000-games-volunteer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Olympics finally kick off]]></title><description><![CDATA["How did the London Olympics of 2012 begin, Grandpa?"<br />
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"In Cardiff, lad, with a toot on a whistle, and without a flame or cauldron in sight."<br />
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"Whatever, Grandpa. What really happened?"<br />
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For all the talk of opening ceremonies, flag-bearers and celebrity cauldron-lighters, the start of the biggest sporting celebration ever staged in Britain was both reassuringly familiar and a touch surreal.<br />
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Fully 53 hours before Danny Boyle's much-anticipated spectacular in Stratford, an American referee named ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-olympics-finally-kick-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:19:46 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-olympics-finally-kick-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No rows, just planning for Opening Ceremony]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's been a minor flurry in the past 24 hours about commentary for the Opening Ceremony based on a misleading story in a newspaper. <br />
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So here for the record is the true position.<br />
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We've been working with the Olympic organisers at Locog for literally years on the ceremony planning. <br />
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It's emphatically their ceremony and Danny Boyle's creative vision, with the main television coverage from a global feed and not filmed by the BBC. <br />
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But we've wanted to support them to the best of our ability -]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/no-rows-just-planning-for-opening-ceremony/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:50:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/no-rows-just-planning-for-opening-ceremony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard work is done, time for nerves of steel]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog comes to you from Lago di Varese in northern Italy, where we're putting the final touches to our preparation for the Olympic Games.<br />
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We transfer to Dorney Lake early next week with the Olympic regatta starting on Saturday morning.<br />
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The heats for the women's eight are scheduled to start the day after that, which leaves us the best part of a week before battle commences.<br />
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What we're trying to do out here is absolutely not to come up with a performance that will win us the Olympics.That m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hard-work-is-done-time-for-nerves-of-steel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:28:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/hard-work-is-done-time-for-nerves-of-steel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital quirk forces Freeview change]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog's changing. As we get into Olympic Games-time it's going to be shorter, snappier and more frequent - maybe even daily when the action starts. <br />
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What I'm going to do is pick up some of the main issues about our coverage, and give people the chance to offer us feedback.<br />
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So here's the first one, which is advance notice of the way we're going to have to arrange our commentary services for the Opening Ceremony.<br />
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We said a while ago that we'd offer Audio Description - a commentary service s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/digital-quirk-forces-freeview-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:18:02 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/digital-quirk-forces-freeview-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Olympic bubble at training camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm writing this from Breisach am Rhein, the venue for our training camp in Germany. Breisach is where the women and lightweights come every year for our final work camp before the World Championships or Olympic Games - and when I say 'work camp' it truly lives up to its name through a familiar cocktail of weights, ergos and rowing.<br />
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We'll put in some serious volume as we build the engine to take us down the track at Dorney in about three weeks' time. Katie Greves worked out that we will have tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/inside-the-olympic-bubble-at-training-camp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:36:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/inside-the-olympic-bubble-at-training-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC's sport programmes move to the fore]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our planning for 2012, there was never any doubt about what would be the most intense period: the Olympic Games themselves from July 27 to August 12. <br />
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But we also knew that this would be a summer where people would want to enjoy the build-up to the big event. <br />
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That's why we committed to covering the Olympic torch relay on every step of the journey and why we've always been enthusiastic supporters of the London 2012 Festival.On both those fronts we'd say "so far, so good". The torch has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbcs-sport-programmes-move-to-the-fore/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:15:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbcs-sport-programmes-move-to-the-fore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highlights audiences dwindle in multimedia world ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spoke last week at a lunch organised by the Broadcasting Press Guild. <br />
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It's one of the more intimidating outings for a broadcasting executive because the media correspondents from many of the national newspapers are there - from The Guardian to The Sun - and it's also "on the record": everything you say can be reported. <br />
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A small number of stories did emerge - about the technology we're planning to use and about the Opening Ceremony, where I'd note that "creative risk" remains a good thing in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/highlights-audiences-dwindle-in-multimedia-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:15:52 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/highlights-audiences-dwindle-in-multimedia-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can anyone stop the Brownlees?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alistair Brownlee threatened to retire from triathlon 50 times. He barely trained for more than a month in his home Olympic year. He missed the first three races of this year's World Series.<br />
And then he came back and beat a strong field by such a wide margin as to be almost ridiculous.<br />
The senior Brownlee, aged 24, romped home in Kitzbuehel 50 seconds ahead of his 22-year-old brother, Jonny, and more than a minute in front of third-place Javier Gomez, the Spaniard who once ruled men's triathlon ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-can-anyone-stop-the-brownlees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:46:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/how-can-anyone-stop-the-brownlees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed messages over Olympic legacy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<br />
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Have Olympic legacy chiefs done a massive U-turn - or maybe a screeching handbrake turn - on their goals under new boss Daniel Moylan?<br />
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Every time I have spoken to the London Legacy Development Corporation (previously known as the Olympic Park Legacy Company) in the last two years, I've been told that they are hoping to build a wonderful, environment for families to live in after the Games. <br />
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The talk has been of "terraced housing, mews housing and duplex apartments within tree-lined avenues]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mixed-messages-over-olympic-legacy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:36:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/mixed-messages-over-olympic-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotion and anger as Olympic dreams die]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taekwondo has given Team GB its highest-profile selection drama yet ahead of a home Olympics, but the same scenes are playing out across many sports.<br />
Britain will send a huge number of athletes to London 2012 but, for each athlete picked, others must tell family, friends and sponsors that they did not make it.<br />
All the recent grief over Olympic selection has been well-publicised, chiefly world number one Aaron Cook's omission from the GB taekwondo team, leading some to wonder why things are so mu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/emotion-and-anger-as-olympic-dreams-die/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:35:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/emotion-and-anger-as-olympic-dreams-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London 2012 Festival takes centre stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we started the BBC 2012 website many moons ago, we were counting down on the front page to three events: the start of the Torch Relay; the first day of the London 2012 Festival; and the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.<br />
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Well, after today it's two down and only one to go. <br />
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The torch is almost half way through its journey and the festival is officially under way.I'll be christening it in what's expected to be a suitably rain-sodden British way in Stirling tonight, when the BBC will be ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-festival-takes-centre-stage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:46:57 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/london-2012-festival-takes-centre-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC to make Opening Ceremony films]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a summer in which it's just one event after another. From the Jubilee and now into the Euros, with Wimbledon and the Open Golf just around the corner - before we get to the Olympics at the end of next month. <br />
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Of all of them, we can predict that the biggest television audience globally will be for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Statistics should always be treated with caution, as I've mentioned here before.<br />
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But on July 27th we can expect an enormous live international viewin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-to-make-opening-ceremony-films/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/olympics/bbc-to-make-opening-ceremony-films/</guid></item></channel></rss>