Content tagged with BBC

Content (1163 items)

'Hard to forgive' love cheat biathlete, says ex-girlfriend

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid has apologised again for cheating on his ex-girlfriend and taking focus away from his team-mate's Winter Olympics triumph - but his former partner says the situation is "hard to forgive". Moments after winning bronze in the men's 20km - his first individual Olympic medal - …

Source
Logic Quality: 74.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
5 claims
View Details Claims
Nordic combined - the only event in which women cannot compete

American Nordic combined skier Annika Malacinski dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete. Instead, she must watch from the sidelines as her younger brother, Niklas, realises that dream at the 2026 Winter Games. Nordic combined - a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping - is the only Olympic discipline in …

Source
Logic Quality: 79.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
8 claims
View Details Claims
Vonn 'making progress' after third leg operation

Lindsey Vonn says she is "making progress" after having a successful third surgery on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday. The American great was racing just nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee when she struck a gate 13 seconds …

Source
Logic Quality: 81.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
6 claims
View Details Claims
Epstein survivor calls on Palace to search Andrew's files

"She was often there [on the island] but I was very scared of her," said Bryant. "It was almost like she sort of was running the place, she was very well educated and very sure of herself. I was just petrified of her

Source
Logic Quality: 72.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
2 claims
View Details Claims
Laughing gas canisters explode at waste centres hundreds of times a week, firms say

"If it's not reports from members of the public that a car is driving erratically and that person's got a balloon in their mouth, or sadly the result of a serious or fatal injury collision where we find evidence within the vehicle

Source
Logic Quality: 65.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
1 claim
View Details Claims
Scrap proposed England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge

The government's preferred approach is for the tax to be calculated as a proportion of the cost of the accommodation being provided, as opposed to a flat rate, and it says local mayors "should consider the right level for their area

Source
Logic Quality: 80.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
1 claim
View Details Claims
Bill to lower voting age to 16 to be introduced in Parliament

In the UK, 16 and 17-year-olds make up only around 3% of the population aged 16 and over so researchers say the impact on overall vote share is likely to be negligible, particularly as turnout tends to be lower for younger age groups

Source
Logic Quality: 80.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
1 claim
View Details Claims
Sarah Ferguson asked Epstein for bankruptcy advice while he was in jail, emails suggest

One proposal apparently put forward by Stern would see a chief executive hired to run Ferguson's business affairs. She would be paid a $200,000 salary, and any spending over $1,000 would need to be signed off by Epstein. He says they would need to own at least 30% of the …

Source
Logic Quality: 68.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
3 claims
View Details Claims
'Costly and devastating' error sees GB's Fear & Gibson miss medal

Fear, 26, and 31-year-old Gibson were fourth after the rhythm dance – the first section of the ice dance competition - leaving them work to do. 47 in their rhythm dance to lie behind Gilles and Poirier in third. It meant Fear and Gibson needed to deliver a showstopping performance …

Source
Logic Quality: 76.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
15 claims
View Details Claims
Lyse Doucet: In Tehran, rallies for Iran's revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance

When I asked her about the protests, she replied: "There were people protesting who were dissatisfied with the economic situation, and their protest was legitimate. " But, she added: "It is clear that those who rioted, and brought about chaos, had intentions which originated from beyond our borders

Source
Logic Quality: 39.0
Community Trust: No comments yet
2 claims
View Details Claims