Sport & Health

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The climate debate must include nuclear

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Letters: Hinkley Point C, when built, will produce more carbon-free electricity than all wind farms currently operational in the UK

BG Paramotor. The paramotor of survival expert Bear Grylls

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Perfect for the adventurers out there looking to take to the sky for their next expedition. World-renowned adventurer and survival expert Bear Grylls has long been a keen paramotor pilot, using the paramotors on numerous expeditions including flights over the remote jungle plateau of the Angel Falls in Venezuela or Everest. Bear Grylls has teamed … Read more

Gears, tears and breathtaking ascents: how I cycled the Dolomites and Alps

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With barely any training Peter Kimpton tried to tackle the Haute Route, the highest and toughest cyclosportive in the world. How did it go?

Colnago x Ferrari CF12 – The most advanced off-road in the world

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The world’s most advanced off-road race machine. Colnago and Ferrari present CF12, the most advanced off-road in the world. This new Colnago x Ferrari CF12 mountain bike is coming soon to a World Cup podium near you. Never one to jump on a bandwagon, Colnago recognizes the true merits of 27.5” wheel tech­nology and has … Read more

Emma Thompson in the Arctic with Greenpeace: ‘There are more good-looking men on this boat than any place I have ever been’ – video

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Actor Emma Thompson has gone on an expedition with Greenpeace to raise awareness of the dangers of drilling for oil. She doesn’t want to tweet, but Stephen Fry has told her to ‘get a grip’. It’s freezing cold, Greenpeace keep asking her to pose for pictures on icebergs and her Arctic gear makes her ‘look like a sofa’. Here is her adventure

• Read an interview with Emma Thompson in the Guardian’s Weekend magazine on Saturday

EA7 Talent Can Fly. Armani’s sportswear line has its own basketball team

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Olimpia Milano, also known as EA7 Emporio Armani Olimpia Milano after its title sponsor, is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team who just won this year’s Italian championship. Olimpia is the most titled in Italy. The basketball team of Armani’s sportswear line is celebrating its players with a minute-long black-and-white (and red) film called … Read more