1+ week, 6+ day ago  (439+ words) A British newlywed is reported to have drowned in Colombia while visiting the South American nation with his new spouse. The 30-year-old is said to have got into difficulties while swimming in the sea in Cartagena, a Caribbean port city…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (763+ words) An east London tourist has died and his girlfriend hospitalised after their drinks were allegedly spiked on holiday in Thailand. Tom Pardhy, 38, spent six weeks travelling around the Asian country with Naomi Raksha, 31, before reaching the country's capital, Bangkok. Mr…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (448+ words) A London borough where half of residents are overweight or obese is set to significantly expand its free swimming programme. Tower Hamlets will now fund swimming classes and sessions for families and men over the age of 35. Women aged 16 and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (863+ words) A risk assessment for a river boarding trip which led to a 12-year-old boy's death was not "suitable and sufficient, an inquiry has heard. Kayden Walker, who could not swim, died after becoming trapped on the upstream side of a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (706+ words) A boy who could not swim was given the all clear to attend a river boarding event that led to his drowning, a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) has heard. Kayden Walker died after he attended a day out with the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (435+ words) A married British couple have drowned after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of New South Wales, authorities have confirmed. The couple, aged 66 and 64, were visiting family in Australia when the tragedy unfolded on Wednesday, March 11. Emergency services…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (575+ words) A charity is lodging an appeal against the High Court's decision to throw out its legal challenge over trans access to single-sex facilities at Hampstead Heath's swimming ponds. Sex Matters will be appealing Mrs Justice Lieven's ruling that it could…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (409+ words) Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson set a new world 800m indoor record time of 1min54.87s in Lievin, beating the near 24-year-old standard set on the day she was born. Hodgkinson, who stormed to 800m gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, shaved nearly a second off…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (736+ words) Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has praised his son-in-law Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty as an "amazing young man" and has said he "couldn't be happier" to welcome him into his family in his new Netflix series. His daughter, who now uses…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (684+ words) Keely Hodgkinson opened up 2026 in impressive fashion as she broke the British record in the 800m heats of the UK Indoor Championships. The 23-year-old blew the rest of the field away in Birmingham as she clocked a time of one minute…...