Why the ‘friendly games’ are special
The Commonwealth Games have long highlighted Paralympic sport. And everyone at the event shares not just a love of sport, but also a cultural heritage.
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Despite being the country’s most popular sport, swimming in England has seen participation numbers plummet, with almost a quarter of a million fewer people heading for the pool in the last year.
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The Commonwealth Games have long highlighted Paralympic sport. And everyone at the event shares not just a love of sport, but also a cultural heritage.
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It is time to cough up some cash to improve access to football stadiums for disabled people, Minister for Disabled People Mike Penning MP tells the big clubs.
Two young men from Cardiff who both served with the British Army in Afghanistan tell their very different stories of return and recuperation.
Oscar Pistorius says he is selling his Pretoria home where he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, to cover the cost of his lawyers.
Russians are very proud of their Paralympians but on the streets disabled people are conspicuous by their absence, Kate Ansell reports.
A firearms instructor says Pistorius cancelled a £2,700 order for six firearms after shooting Reeva Steenkamp and reads out a gun licence test, showing he knew the law on shooting intruders.
The trial of Oscar Pistorius enters its third week: the Paralympic star denies murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Watch the latest video from the trial.
Millie Knight, who carried the union jack at the Sochi Paralympics opening, is just 15, so taking part in skiing events for the visually impaired will give vital experience ahead of the 2018 Games.
Ex-girlfriend Samantha Taylor breaks down in court while giving evidence about Oscar Pistorius, saying he was rarely without a gun and that he had screamed at her and others in anger.