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Former NFL star seeks to follow Kobe's lead with Oscar success

Former NFL star seeks to follow Kobe's lead with Oscar success

Yahoo Sport UK — Kobe Bryant occupied the long road trips and plane journeys between NBA games writing, revising, and writing again, reports Rachel Steinberg. He believed sport-and the world-revolved around storytelling. But even the formidable five-time NBA champion wasn't taken seriously when he told people about his retirement plan. He wanted to make art.
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Life finally on track for wheelchair racer Lizzie Williams

Life finally on track for wheelchair racer Lizzie Williams

North West Evening Mail — Finding the love of your life should feel euphoric. But for wheelchair racer Lizzie Williams, 24, meeting her fiancée came with an agonising decision. Williams travelled to Switzerland just over three years ago simply expecting to attend a training camp. She didn't anticipate falling for Rosa, a volunteer physiotherapist who had worked with the Swiss Paralympic team.
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It's not easy being a Green, says co-leader Bartley - South West Londoner

It's not easy being a Green, says co-leader Bartley - South West Londoner

SWLondoner — By Rachel Steinberg December 8 2019, 10.05 Follow @SW_Londoner Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley has a wobbly kitchen table. If you lean on it too hard you risk throwing it off-kilter and knocking over your tea. Balance is something the divorced father of three is struggling to achieve-and he's aware of the toll his career is taking on his children.
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How boxing can be the key to giving youngsters a chance to shine

How boxing can be the key to giving youngsters a chance to shine

South London Press — Law enforcement and youth are often portrayed as challengers in an ongoing bout. But a new Met project is using boxing lessons to fight misconceptions about the force and encourage teenagers to make positive choices. Participants in the pilot Unite Boxing Project, led by Sergeant Chris Bright, learned about counter-punches and crime prevention over four weekly sessions.
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Brit teacher hosts 'coronavirus-themed' dinner date in lockdown sparking debate

Brit teacher hosts 'coronavirus-themed' dinner date in lockdown sparking debate

Daily Mirror — A teacher's coronavirus-themed dinner date after she was quarantined in China has attracted a mixture of scorn and praise. Max Hemingway, from Dartford, Kent, and his wife Loraine drank Corona beer, dined on coronation chicken, played the board game Pandemic and watched Contagion to help stem their creeping cabin fever.
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Tracey Neville hopes her child will 'choose their own sport'

Tracey Neville hopes her child will 'choose their own sport'

Yeovil Express — Former England netball head coach Tracey Neville admitted it might help family relations if she gives birth to the next Heather Knight instead of a successor to Ellen White. In October the 42-year-old shared an ultrasound on Instagram revealing she and partner Michael Timmins are expecting a baby in 2020.
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The simple solution that could spark a seismic shift in equality in sport

The simple solution that could spark a seismic shift in equality in sport

The Independent — British boxer Stacey Copeland has a modest proposal she believes will spark a seismic shift in equality in sport. Britain's first female Commonwealth boxing champion is a firm believer in the power of simple actions as she urges clubs, fans and the media alike to change the way they distinguish men's and women's sport.
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Crystal Palace football fan Ethan trains with Palace heroes

Crystal Palace football fan Ethan trains with Palace heroes

South London Press — A young Crystal Palace fan living with incurable cancer fulfilled a dream of training with his football heroes and serving as a mascot. Ethan Holliman, 14, has an extremely rare genetic disease which leads to thyroid cancer unless detected in infancy, called MEN2B.
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Young students spread the word about Yiddish at London programme

Young students spread the word about Yiddish at London programme

The Jewish Chronicle — "Is there a Yiddish word for Harry Potter?" Geraldine Satre Buisson, 28, asks Alex Grafen. It's among some surprisingly contemporary questions the tutors at Ot Azoy, the Jewish Music Institute's annual week-long Yiddish language and music programme, have become accustomed to. At the outset, many of the level one students didn't know the Yiddish alphabet.
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Okoye return was too brief

Okoye return was too brief

South London Press — Bromley midfielder Marc-Anthony Okoye just made the most difficult decision of his career.
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Women's Six Nations Preview: England continue title quest in round two

Women's Six Nations Preview: England continue title quest in round two

eurosport.co.uk — Now the Red Roses are set to face a resilient Scottish side while Wales will be chasing winds of change in Dublin. Here's everything you need to know ahead of round two: Scotland v England Le Curse is finally broken.
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Carrigill's Tokyo hopes spurred on by Rio disappointment

Carrigill's Tokyo hopes spurred on by Rio disappointment

Greenock Telegraph — Wheelchair Basketball player Sophie Carrigill didn't think her team was prepared to reach the Paralympic podium three years ago - now she's preparing to beat the lot. The Leeds-raised athlete, 25, is thrilled with the exponential growth she's seen in her sport and team since Great Britain's fourth-place finish in Brazil.
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Abbie Eaton explains why she doubted the W Series, and why it's a success now

Abbie Eaton explains why she doubted the W Series, and why it's a success now

The i Paper — Abbie Eaton on track (W Series) Abbie Eaton was so sceptical about the all-female W Series she turned down an opportunity to apply for its inaugural 2019 season - little did she know how soon she would be changing her mind.
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Church cat 'Doorkins Magnificat' announces her retirement after spending 11 years serving the com...

Church cat 'Doorkins Magnificat' announces her retirement after spending 11 years serving the com...

South London Press — A senior church official has announced her retirement after spending 11 years serving the community. Doorkins Magnificat rose to fame as the 13th-century Southwark Cathedral's resident cat. Since 2008, Doorkins has greeted the general public and famous visitors, including the Queen and Mayor Sadiq Khan.
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Artists accuse musical of 'Jewface' for not casting Jewish actors

Artists accuse musical of 'Jewface' for not casting Jewish actors

The Jewish Chronicle — A group of artists have condemned a forthcoming musical for casting gentile actors to play Jewish characters, saying this is "Jewface" that is "overt appropriation... of a culture and religion... facing a crisis."
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Why I'm blowing my trumpet about women composers

Why I'm blowing my trumpet about women composers

The Jewish Chronicle — She's an OBE recipient and Grammy nominee - but that doesn't stop people from saying very silly things to composer Debbie Wiseman. "I wrote music for an action film and performed it live, and I remember people saying to me afterwards, 'I can't believe you're tiny and a woman and you write this powerful music with all the brass and percussion'...
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Lib Dems' Sir Ed and Baroness Brinton left to pick up the pieces

Lib Dems' Sir Ed and Baroness Brinton left to pick up the pieces

SWLondoner — By Rachel Steinberg December 13 2019, 12.30 Follow @SW_Londoner On the morning of Boris Johnson's early Christmas the Liberal Democrats handed over the reins to their sleigh and hoped for a happier New Year. The party announced deputy leader Sir Ed Davey and party president Baroness Sal Brinton would serve as interim co-leaders until a new boss is chosen in 2020.
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Hamlet's record FA Cup run's next round will be watched by millions - months after they nearly we...

Hamlet's record FA Cup run's next round will be watched by millions - months after they nearly we...

South London Press — A football club which faced ruin earlier this year has bagged a spot on prime-time TV. Dulwich Hamlet's fans and staff were thrilled to learn BBC Two will air their first-round FA Cup game against Carlisle United on November 8. It will be the club's first FA Cup first-round appearance since they lost to Southport in 1998.
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Prison zen: yoga class behind bars

Prison zen: yoga class behind bars

South West Londoner — A man got up from his wheelchair, took a few steps, and sat down again. It was the first time he’d walked unassisted in nine years.
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'I hated school...so I went to the theatre'

'I hated school...so I went to the theatre'

The Jewish Chronicle — As teenage rebellions go, Oscar Toeman's was unimpressive. During his secondary school "rebellion", Toeman would skip Wednesday afternoon PE to watch matinees at the nearby Globe, an experience, he says, that inspired him to pursue directing. "I really hated school," he explains, adding, he "was quite fat as a kid" who wasn't especially athletic.
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General Election 2019: Brex-'It' girl well aware she won't be PM

General Election 2019: Brex-'It' girl well aware she won't be PM

SWLondoner — By Rachel Steinberg December 8 2019, 13.05 Follow @SW_Londoner Julia Stephenson just wants to go back to rescuing dogs. She only ran for candidacy, she said, because a more qualified candidate was told he'd be sacked if he ran for the Brexit Party. Ms Stephenson, 57, is full of contradictions.
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'Things are skyrocketing out of control' - Extinction Rebellion protests continue - South West Lo...

'Things are skyrocketing out of control' - Extinction Rebellion protests continue - South West Lo...

SWLondoner — By Rachel Steinberg October 11 2019, 15.45 Follow @SW_Londoner Extinction Rebellion protestors gathered in Trafalgar Square as police continued to issue evacuation orders and shut down occupied sites across London on Wednesday. Some of those assembled in the square had already spent time in custody.
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Patrick aims to get the goals at Blues

Patrick aims to get the goals at Blues

The Football League Paper — Carlisle United signing Omari Patrick was relieved to join his new club after a deal that nearly didn't happen in January.
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Copeland leading the fight for equality in sport

Copeland leading the fight for equality in sport

Lancashire Telegraph — BRITISH boxer Stacey Copeland has a modest proposal she believes will spark a seismic shift in equality in sport. Britain's first female Commonwealth boxing champion is a firm believer in the power of simple actions as she urges clubs, fans and the media alike to change the way they distinguish men's and women's sport.
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