The 39-year-old was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and took Olympic time trial gold just days later, but said he no longer wants to be defined by his sporting success.

Sir Bradley Wiggins, from London, has revealed he won't be pushing his 'very talented' son into becoming a professional cyclist - claiming that doing so to bask in the reflected glory would be 'cruel'.

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There are certain people whose position of trust is so great that lying in a professional capacity is unacceptable. And Freeman was acting in a professional capacity.

MIKE KEEGAN: Questions over the 'integrity and credibility' of former Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton will be used as part of Dr Richard Freeman's defence over the delivery of banned testosterone.

The UK's departure has left the bloc with a €75billion (£63billion) hole in its finances and the budget battle has exposed bitter divisions between EU members.

The Monkeyface prickleback, scientific name Cebidichthys violaceus, swims in the rocky waters off the West Coast of the USA.

Naomi Seibt, a 19-year-old German YouTube 'influencer' claims to promote 'climate realism' over 'climate alarmism' on YouTube. She will be speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. this week

Experts from the University of Reading found that cutting pollution in areas with heavy industry would lead to short term temperature spikes and heavier rainfall.

Boffins at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation have developed FutureFeed, an additive made from a red seaweed called asparagopsis.

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.

Researchers from Bangor University in Wales used computer models to discover that ecosystems were collapsing at a 'significantly faster rate' than first thought.

Experts analysed the carbon footprints of 212 plant-based margarines and spreads sold across European and North America in comparison to 21 dairy butter products.

The world is 'way off track' for meeting targets to curb rising temperatures as the impacts of climate change increase, warned United Nations experts.

A damning report compiled by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation highlights 2019's increasing heat, accelerating sea level rises, and extreme weather.

Scientists say that the alarming melt rate means that, if left unaddressed, we will see global sea levels rising an extra 6.6 inches (17 centimetres) by 2100.

Researcher from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that four times as many people will be impacted by heat stress by 2100 than are today.

A new study shows that mature forests may absorb significantly less carbon dioxide than previously thought, suggesting that Earth may be closer to a climate change tipping point.

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for adding a touch of Mediterranean to your garden. The British gardening expert says Mediterranean plants are almost entirely self-maintaining.

Scientists at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health examined the results of multiple studies from seven countries involving 8 million people.

Footage of the rescue emerged yesterday, and shows two firefighters working hard to remove the youngster from a swing in Bradford.

The man from Maryborough in Queensland met the girl at a motorsports event, before adding each other on the photo-sharing application.

Reese Witherspoon, 43, gave some renowned parenting advice on how to communicate with kids. The actress took to her Instagram to share she has resorted to chatting with her kids on Snapchat.

She recently admitted she uses Snapchat to communicate with her kids. But on Sunday, Reese Witherspoon got some quality off-screen time with her six-year-old son Tennessee as they

Wayne Hoch, 35, was driven to mental collapse after being taunted over his South African nationality by colleagues at UK firm Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd.

Channing Smith, 16, killed himself on Sunday night at his home in Tennessee after sexually explicit messages outing him as gay were shared by people known to him on social media.

The seven New York teens caught on video beating a 16-year-old boy who had already been stabbed are being charged with felonies for their roles in the homicide that went viral on social media.

Connor Parrish, 19, pictured, received a four-year detention order after he admitted supplying ecstasy to 14-year-old Bethany Devlin-McCrone who later died.

The news that the PM now has his own Snapchat account has seen Twitter users poking fun at the PM, warning him to 'not be caught being silly' with the most intimate of the social media platforms.

Stephen Godridge, a special constable for Greater Manchester Police, would befriend teenage girls on social media before meeting and sexually abusing them.

Investigators say the boys filmed themselves clutching two handguns and then racking the slides inside a Wesley Chapel branch of the store. They were arrested in the dairy section of the store.

Casey Holmes appeared in Wollongong Local Court, south of Sydney, on Tuesday accused of assaulting Brad Quirk on Saturday September 28.

The brawl was filmed in Ai to Ai, a beauty salon in Aberdeen market in Scotland. Two women, one in black and one in pink, start arguing then fighting in the salon.

Society bible Tatler has revealed its top tips on the best way to throw a party for a teenager - including hiring security and banning all consumption of alcohol for under 16s.

The chaos at the Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York, involved some 200 schoolchildren who descended on the mall after being let out of class early on Friday.

The 37-year-old beauty, who has starred on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and worked with Gwyneth Paltrow on Mortdecai, shared the news on Monday after flashing her diamond.

Kelly Green, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had been chatting to a friend, who sent her a screenshot that revealed what appeared to be a female figure with long blonde hair.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The footage shows two teenagers, named locally as Cody Hetrick and Alex Smith, tormenting the wounded animal in a wooded area of Pennsylvania.

The clip showed two males kicking the deer to death in a Pennsylvania woodland. As of Wednesday more than 500,000 people were seeking criminal charges against the pair.

Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry allegedly used her chambers as a swingers club to facilitate threesomes with former pastor turned guitar player, Stephen Penrose.

Early high school students from South Australia and West Australia have been studied to examine the link between social media and eating disorders.

Oklahoma English teacher and cheer coach Brandy Lynn Foreman, 29, has been charged with four counts of sexual battery involving her alleged encounters with two male students.

In harrowing footage the giggling teenagers from Dunkirk can be seen closing the door on the cat as it desperately tries to struggle out of the oven.

Apple's App Store list suggest Amazon's Echo was a popular gift this holiday season this year, as it took the number one spot on the top 10 free apps list following Christmas Day.

The unknown youth believed to be from Crawley, West Sussex, took to Snapchat to post footage of himself bragging about stabbing a woman.

Bobby Madley, a former Premier League referee who was sacked by PGMOL last year, has shared a very personal end of decade message on Twitter.

A hilarious video shared on December 30 shows a man dressed in a cats costume, going to see the infamous movie in Orland Park, Illinois, after coming in last place for fantasy football.

Emma Kivell, 36, shared her outburst on Snapchat in which she blasted British passengers coming home from Dalaman to Manchester after having expensive work done on their teeth.

Judge Dawn Gentry was placed on temporary paid suspension earlier this week while a decision in her case is pending.