At least 150 of Britain's Olympic competitors are expected not to attend the opening ceremony because it could jeopardise Team GB's medal effort... more
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington says her parents have already booked their hotel in London for next summer's Games because of the rocketing cost of rooms in the capital... more
Exclusive: Rebecca Adlington and Keri-anne Payne spent their nights hardly talking to each other in the messiest British squad room as they struck gold in Shanghai... more
Jo Jackson and Rebecca Adlington failed to reach the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle in a flat morning session for Great Britain at the World Championships in Shanghai... more
Jazmin Carlin was disappointed after losing to Rebecca Adlington in the 200metres freestyle final at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Manchester... more
Rebecca Adlington believes British swimmers will be in the hunt for medals at the 2012 Olympics despite being blown out of the water by their American rivals in the Duel in the Pool... more
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington concludes her sporting year at the British Gas Duel in the Pool in Manchester this weekend admitting she has learned from a rollercoaster season... more
Controversial comic Frankie Boyle is unrepentant about "offensive" comments which led to a rebuke - and has hit back at BBC Trust criticisms, claiming they were "b*****ks"... more
Great Britain's women's 4x200metres freestyle squad put their nightmare of Beijing behind them by taking bronze in a new European record time at swimming's World Championships last night... more
Rebecca Adlington is targeting her own world record after setting the seventh-fastest 800metres freestyle time in history at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield... more
Veteran singer and TV star Cilla Black showed off a magnificent pair of legs as she flounced down the catwalk, to the strains of her hit song Anyone Who Had a Heart... more
Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic record to stay on track for double gold in Beijing as Mark Foster's fifth Games ended in less than 23 seconds... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do