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Arab Spring gives way to an Autumn Grand Prix
Formula One is no stranger to political controversy – but this one is different, and will be telling, writes Krishnan-Guru Murthy.
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Bahrain’s F1 Grand Prix given green light
The world motor racing body agrees to reinstate Bahrain in the Formula One circuit later in the year, despite a heavy crackdown on opposition protests during 11 weeks of martial law.
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Former F1 boss Max Mosley loses privacy case
Ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley loses his European Court of Human Rights bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.
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‘Deranged’ man kills three in Austria car attack
A seven-year-old boy is reported to be among three dead after a man deliberately drove his car into a crowd in the Austrian city of Graz.
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World Cup 2014: the amazingly good vs the frankly annoying
From spray foam to odd boots, football commentator and writer John Anderson picks his World Cup highlights and pet hates. Do you agree?
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Has Bahrain’s human rights situation really improved?
The political and human rights environment in Bahrain ahead of this weekend’s grand prix is much calmer than in 2012 or 2013, argues Mohammed Al Sayed of the pro-government Citizens for Bahrain group.
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Michael Schumacher ‘awakening’ from coma
Michael Schumacher, the former F1 driver who suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident last year, is showing “moments of consciousness and awakening”, his agent says.
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Schumacher crash ‘off piste’, helmet cam footage shows
French prosecutor Patrick Quincy says the team investigating Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident have more detail after studying helmet camera footage of the accident.
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Andy Murray: the summer’s real British winner?
The streets of south-west London will once again feel the beat of expectant feet, as Wimbledon gets under way. And you know what that means: Murray Mania, writes Sports Reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
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Rory McIlroy seals million-dollar deal with Nike
As the Northern Ireland golfer signs a 10-year deal with Nike worth an estimated £155m, what does the deal says about Nike? And how does it compare with the sponsorship deals of other sportsmen?
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What next for the Olympic Park?
For the past seven weeks an unloved area of industrial wasteland has been the centre of the world’s sporting action, but what next for the £300m Olympic Park?
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Protests over ‘tyrants’ at Queen’s Jubilee lunch
Human rights activists are outraged that the King of Bahrain will lunch with the Queen today at Windsor Castle – after his regime was accused of a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners.
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Smuggled footage of Bahrain crackdown
Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller takes up the story of the anti-government protest movement in Bahrain, a week after being arrested and deported.
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A day at the races
Channel 4 News foreign correspondent, Jonathan Miller, gives a personal account of his and colleagues’ recent arrest, detention and deportation from Bahrain.
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Bahrain grand prix ‘to go ahead’, despite opposition
Formula 1’s governing body says Bahrain’s grand prix will take place on 22 April, despite continuing protests against the kingdom’s ruling Sunni monarchy for its repression of opposition.