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From Olympians to Love Island stars: How did famous candidates do in the local elections?

A host of famous names appeared on ballot papers across the country as voters went to the polls

The Independent UK

James Cracknell on recovering from a brain injury and the importance of asking for help

The double Olympic gold medallist tells Lisa Salmon how counselling and cutting-edge scans have helped him rediscover his old self.

The Independent UK

Olympic champion banned from Boat Race in ongoing row over eligibility rules

Ford, along with three other postgraduate students, has been blocked from competing

The Independent UK

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Boat Race 2025 dispute explained: Oxford branded 'slimy' as three Cambridge rowers banned after rule change

Former under-23 world champion among those now unable to represent Cambridge as planned

Evening Standard

Would you row across the Atlantic with someone like me? I certainly wouldn’t

If you were risking your life in the middle of the ocean, you’d want your shipmate to be a cheerful problem-solver. That’s me out of the running, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

From the archive: Throwback Olympic snapshots from the 1980s and 90s

House librarian Tizane Navea-Rogers dives into The Independent’s photography archive and explores the Olympic Games through the lens

The Independent UK

‘Crap’, ‘frustrating’, ‘a shower’: the Tories laying into their own party

The Conservatives have taken to venting their frustrations publicly, and often in very vivid terms

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Olympic star and Tory candidate James Cracknell labels own party 'shower of s**t'

The former sportsman is scathing about the Conservatives in a video

Evening Standard

Tories are a ‘shower of shit’, says Conservative candidate James Cracknell

Former Olympian standing in Colchester adds: ‘If one of my teammates got caught for cheating they’d be dead to me’

The Guardian - UK

‘The man who used to be James Cracknell’: the Olympic rower on catastrophe, comas and comebacks

With two Olympic golds under his belt, Cracknell was building a second career as an endurance athlete when disaster struck. He discusses relentlessness, running for the Tories – and his disgust at Partygate

The Guardian - UK

Celebrities running in the general election: from Gogglebox star to Blur's Dave Rowntree

The deputy prime minister’s seat is under attack from an ex-Goggleboxer

Evening Standard

On This Day in 2004 – Sir Matthew Pinsent announces retirement from rowing

Pinsent said he had lost his desire to train since securing his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The Independent UK

Olympic rower James Cracknell to stand as Tory candidate in next election

The gold-medal winner will run in Colchester after current Conservative incumbent is to stand down

The Guardian - UK

Olympic rower James Cracknell chosen as Tory candidate

The two-time Olympic gold medallist has been confirmed as the party’s candidate in Colchester.

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On this day in 2004 – Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent retires from sport

The 34-year-old had won four Olympic gold medals.

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Travel industry struggles with demand as international travel ramps up amid staff shortage

Local travel agents struggle to keep up with a growing market for COVID travel advice amid chronic staff shortages.

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