"I am pretty beat up" – Western States 100 champion brutally mugged at knifepoint during training run The attackers stole Evans' wedding ring just one week after his first anniversary Advnture · Nov 20, 2023
How Yosemite climber’s unusual diet helped him smash world record A new record has been set by a solo climber on El Capitan, but what did he eat to prepare for his ascent up one of the most hardest climbs in America? The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Met Police officer could lose job after threatening to knock PC out at Soho cocktail bar PC Daryl Marley was fined after threatening to knock out another PC Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023
Officer insulted ex-girlfriend and threatened to knock out Pc in bar, court told Daryl Marley has denied common assault and using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
What it’s like to run around Mont Blanc non-stop in Europe’s toughest – and most beautiful – ultra-marathon It may push you to your limits, but spending the weekend circumnavigating the Alps in the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc is a truly life-changing experience, finds participant Howard Calvert The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that The world is far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
Sidas 3Feet Run Protect insoles review: extra support for easy runs Sidas 3Feet Run Protects are great, grippy insoles, ideal for ultra runners to use between races on easier runs Advnture · Aug 26, 2023
Dauwalter smashes Western States ultramarathon record by 78 minutes Courtney Dauwalter smashed the course record at Western States ultramarathon, while Britain’s Tom Evans won the men’s event The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023
Morgan Evans bares his soul in war of words "There is just something about Australia that makes me slow down and calm down. I'll always miss it for that reason." Newcastle Herald · Jun 17, 2023
UN climate talks in Germany kick off with no final agenda United Nations climate talks in Germany kicked off on Monday without an agreed final agenda for technical discussions, a senior negotiator said, clouding optimism that the 10-day meeting would result in a clear programme for the COP28 conference in Dubai. Reuters · Jun 5, 2023
Badfinger's Pete Ham: "Misunderstood" This new digital album offers an unprecedented window into the Badfinger songwriter's last months Salon · May 20, 2023
Experts warn of the risk of another pandemic within our lifetimes "I think the threat is very real and not just from something we know about" Wales Online · May 4, 2023
A Colorado dad says his 8-year-old is the youngest to scale Yosemite's El Capitan, but did they really climb it? LOS ANGELES — The headlines screamed what anyone would consider a colossal feat: An 8-year-old boy climbed to the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan on Saturday, becoming one of the youngest people to summit the world famous rock. Los Angeles Times · Nov 3, 2022
Dad accused of lying about son's record-breaking 3000ft rock climb in 'publicity hoax' After months building up publicity for the ascent, Joe Baker and son Sam, 8, used a scaling device and pre-rigged ropes laid by a climbing team who carried most of the gear up as well Daily Mirror · Oct 31, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Witnesses deny father’s claim his eight year old climbed El Capitan: ‘A publicity hoax’ ‘I’m very annoyed by this because climbing El Capitan puts you in an elite group of climbers,’ observer says
Daily Mirror · Sep 15, 2022 Bride-to-be crawled out of shallow grave after being buried alive by fiancé Stacey Gwilliam was strangled by her fiancé Keith Hughes who buried her alive during a coastal walk - she crawled from the grave but would later due it pneumonia caused by the ordeal
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2022 Hello £200k beach huts, goodbye primary school – the Welsh village hollowed out by second homes Abersoch was once an ordinary fishing hamlet. Now, holiday flats sell for £1.5m. We talk to locals whose community is disappearing under a flood of outsiders’ cash