Edwina Currie defends 'insensitive, disgusting' comments over Italian...
FORMER health minister Edwina Currie has been slammed as insensitive after describing Italian Paralympians as “gorgeous even in wheelchairs”.
View ArticleMidland hopefuls aiming for gold at the Paralympics
West Midland athletes are making their final preparations as they go for glory at the Paralympic Games.
View ArticleBirmingham Paralympian Richard Bate recalls glasses of wine that cost him gold
A Birmingham Paralympian has confessed a boozy picnic put paid to his gold medal hopes.
View ArticleParalympics opening ceremony zip-wire star Joe Townsend admits fear of heights
A double amputee whose zip wire entry into the Olympic Stadium was the centrepiece of the Paralympics opening ceremony admitted today that he was “not keen” on heights.
View ArticleSwimming sensation Ellie Simmonds sets new world record in 200m medley
Ellie Simmonds' star appears set to rise even higher as she shocked herself by lowering her own world record in the heats of the SM6 200 metres individual medley at London 2012 this morning.
View Article'Achy' Ellie Simmonds qualifies for 50m freestyle final
Ellie Simmonds shook off the cobwebs as she returned to her domain to qualify fourth fastest for Tuesday night's S6 50 metres freestyle final.
View ArticleParalympics crowds boo Chancellor George Osborne at Ellie Simmonds medals...
Paralympic crowds booed Chancellor George Osborne tonight as it was announced he was to present the winners of the men's T38 400m race with their medals.
View ArticleShelly Woods and Jade Jones miss place in Paralympics wheelchair race final
After the successes of David Weir, Mickey Bushell and Hannah Cockroft, Great Britain's wheelchair racers returned to earth at a sun-drenched Olympic Stadium this morning.
View ArticleParalympics silver medallist Sophie Wells: 'It will be hard to top this...
Sophie Wells won her second silver medal of the Paralympic Games and predicted that it would be difficult to top the experience.
View ArticleAldridge Paralympics star Ellie Simmonds gets second gold postbox
Paralympic phenomenon Ellie Simmonds has struck gold again with a second Royal Mail postbox transformed to mark her winning ways.
View ArticleKurdish athlete Kovan Abdulraheem to make history at Paralympics 2012
Kovan Abdulraheem will make history tonight when he becomes the first Kurdish athlete to represent Iraq in the Paralympic Games.
View ArticleEllie Simmonds delighted with bronze as she picks up third medal
Swimming superstar Ellie Simmonds won a bronze in her least favourite event tonight - making it a hat-trick of medals at the London Games for the teenager.
View ArticleParalympics wheelchair racer David Weir heads towards golden quadruple
David Weir is "flying" after moving a step closer to a possible golden quadruple with another imperious Olympic Stadium ride this morning.
View ArticlePaul Blake praises 'amazing support' that cheered him to Paralympics silver
Dorchester's Paul Blake has hailed the support of the crowd at a packed Olympic Stadium for giving him "an extra pair of legs" and helping him win a silver medal in his 400 metres race.
View ArticleStratford's James Roe and Birmingham University's Pamela Relph celebrate...
Members of Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club are celebrating the Paralympic gold medal won by James Roe.
View ArticleTeam GB celebrates seven medals in greatest night of Paralympics athletics
Britain celebrated its greatest night of Paralympic track and field success with seven medals including a hat trick of golds at the Olympic Stadium.
View ArticleParalympics and Olympics heroes to get separate honours lists
Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes are to be given a separate honours list to ensure that there is no limit on the number of awards handed out, it has emerged.
View ArticleJonnie Peacock 'so proud to be British' after crowd roars him to Paralympics...
Jonnie Peacock today hailed the home support that roared him to victory in the men's T44 sprint final, even though he had to quieten them down before the race began.
View ArticleEllie Simmonds wins fourth medal of Paralympics with silver in 100m freestyle
A hat-trick of gold medals has proved a length too far for swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds.
View ArticleParalympic Games brings Britain's summer of sport to a spectacular end...
THE curtain came down on a sensational summer of sport in a spectacular ceremony of fire, fun and typical British eccentricity.
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