Tag: Sport
The robber turned runner helping young people stay on the straight and narrow
The extraordinary story of John McAvoy: ex-robber, record holding triathlete and youth mentor, whose prison officer never misses a race
Lifestyle Society Sport
Can football kick off a climate revolution?
Beloved worldwide, nothing rivals the cultural influence of the ‘beautiful game’. Can it inspire us to save our planet?
Environment Lifestyle Society Sport
‘I feel calmer, more at ease’: beating anorexia through boxing
An English charity is helping young people tame anxiety disorders through boxing. For some, it’s been transformational
Health Society Wellbeing Youth
‘I have a busy mind. Ice swimming is the only thing that stops it’
By night she’s a supermarket shelf stacker, by day she’s a record-setting ice swimmer. Meet the ‘Merthyr Mermaid’
Lifestyle Society Sport
Why cold water swimmers might be onto something
Winter swimmers have long touted the health benefits of an icy plunge. New research suggests their claims might hold water
Health Society Wellbeing
Eight things that went right this week, including big energy and health wins
Renewables came to the rescue in the UK, cancer rates fell in the US, and Wales netted a win for gender equality, plus more
Energy Environment Health Society Sport
