One of the best parts about being a professional athlete – apart from playing your favourite sport, of course – is getting to see the world. We've just come back from a training camp in Italy.

BOB TREASURE: There have been some dark days for Becky James over the past year and a half. The double world champion cyclist last raced for Team GB at the World Championships in 2014.

Sharon Osbourne, 67, did not realised her microphone was live when she said 'such a f***ing...' as the show cut from a red carpet interview clip back to the panel at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

In a statement to MPs yesterday, Mr Wallace said he was taking 'urgent measures' to protect the UK's soldiers and citizens from potential reprisals by the Tehran regime.

America ranked top in a new survey looking at 'soft power' - a country's ability to influence others without using military or economic might - followed by Germany and the UK, researchers found.

HARRY COLE: Downing Street killed Nigel Farage's overtures for an electoral pact with the Tories stone dead last week, branding the Brexit stalwart and his millionaire backer Arron Banks 'not fit and proper'.

The Brexit Party leader railed against the constant dredging up of the country's imperial history and suggested politicians should instead focus on forging a better future.

The Brexit Party leader braced his Eurosceptic supporters for an agreement which will likely impinge on their ideal Brexit wish-list.

The Brexit Party leader will get a six-figure 'transition' payment because he has spent more than 20 years as an MP in the heart of Brussels.

Stamford has been the setting for many costume dramas, including the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice, in which it almost outshone Keira Knightley, says the Daily Mail's Clive Aslet.

A set of eight stamps, covering 500 years, will commemorate some the British navy's key ships, starting with Henry VIII's Mary Rose of 1511.

'Positive' talks are underway about a four-stamp set to be released in January 2021, after the year-long transition period comes to an end.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the British victors of its prestigious Pub Design Awards, which reward best new builds, conversions and refurbishments.

Prince Charles and Prince William have told Harry and Meghan that if they wanted to come back to Britain they could do so, without taking on any official duties, a source told The Sunday Times.

Prince Harry, 35, has dropped his royal surname Mountbatten-Windsor and his HRH title in documents registering new eco-friendly tourism firm Travalyst.

The heads of the National Trust and the National Lottery Heritage Fund praised The Mail on Sunday's Save Our Parks campaign as they announced an £11.2 million project.

The move follows a study showing chain stores are closing outlets at a record rate of 16 a day, ripping the heart out of communities and creating ghost towns.

The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to £300million in funds to support the most vulnerable across the UK during the crisis.

The Republican lawmakers threw their support behind the new Prime Minister and offered him and the British people their 'unwavering support' as the country prepares to leave the European Union.

Dina Asher-Smith, 23, clinched a historic gold medal after powering to 200m victory at the World Championships.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Another night of history for Dina Asher-Smith . The distinctions in her career are piling up and so are the medals.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE AND RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Team GB stars face a coronavirus cash crisis because of performance-related contracts with sponsors.

The results of the second annual Wildlife Census, where Weekend Magazine asked its readers to record species spotted in their gardens last year, are in. It looked at 58 creatures commonly found in Britain.

Monty Don explores how gardens across Britain transformed after the Second World War. He claims that people wanted lawns, flowers and somewhere to hang the washing.

Other names linked include PSG defender Stanley N'Soki, FC Lorient forward Alexis Claude-Maurice and Napoli's Algerian midfielder Adam Ounas, according to French outlet Nice-Matin .

MP Jess Phillips is 'fight' to get the UK back into the EU 'regardless of how difficult that argument is to make'. This comes as Sir Keir Starmer said Labour should 'adjust' and move on from Brexit.

The shadow justice secretary, who is standing for deputy leader, said he wanted to change internal rules to allow members to have a vote before it backs military action - even if in Government

Thousands of members of the public voted for the 150 finalists to face the judges, who included the Labour MP Carolyn Harris, Conservative MP David Warburton and journalist Ash Sarkar.

At the height of the operation, five aircraft from four different nations were working with Royal Navy ships in the search for the mystery vessel.

John 'Paddy' Hemingway, at age 100, is the last member of The Few, a crew of RAF pilots who protected the UK from the Luftwaffe over the English Channel in 1940.

Professor Tim Spector, a leading genetic epidemiologist, said the failure to class common symptoms in with the dry cough and fever has led to statisticians collecting data which is 'nonsense'.

Temperatures are predicted to hit 26C (78.8F) as most of the country will bask in warm sunshine while London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

The following restaurants are chosen not for their short-term charms, rather their eternal allure, that enigmatic, mysterious spirit that is made, not bought

Noughts + Crosses is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel for young adults, so why it's being shown on a Thursday at 9pm rather than in the Doctor Who slot, I cannot say

Professor Chris Whitty, who was born in a quiet Surrey village but spent most of his childhood in Nigeria, was little known outside of medical circles before his appointment as England's top doctor.

Cheese on toast took the number one slot in a new study that looked at Britain's favourite lockdown snacks - with 22 per cent of people calling it their go to edible boredom buster.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will launch a £5million scheme today to support the nation's mental health at a time of high anxiety during the coronavirus lockdown.

David Walliams has claimed he is going to sue his friend and fellow Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell after he crashed a buggy while driving them to work.

Sohail Ayaz (pictured) is suspected of kidnapping a 13-year-old, drugging him and raping him for four days while filming his assault in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

STEPHEN GLOVER - Let us be honest. The fact that Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care suggests that he is gravely ill. We must pray for him. I certainly am.

The Daily Mail's Stephen Glover gives his honest appraisal of the job that lies ahead for Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, chosen by Boris Johnson to lead the country while he is in intensive care.

The Department of Health has yet to release the final daily toll, which takes into account care home fatalities in England and also provides an update on cases, hospital admissions and testing.

Islamic State bride Shamima Begum's hopes of having her British citizenship restored have been dealt a severe blow by the High Court after denying two terrorists their UK passports restored.

Shifa Al-Nima, who was dubbed 'Jabba the Jihadi' on social media, has told investigators that he received £4,500 from a man using the nom de guerre Abu Mustapha Al-Najmawi.

Foreign aid chiefs have been told to improve how they manage the £4.2billion being spent on boosting gender equality overseas. In the past £4million has been spent on Yegna, Ethiopa's answer to the Spice Girls.

it is outrageous that the Prime Minister should tell people to stay away from the high street without putting in place practical help for the businesses that will suffer as a result, Ruth Sunderland writes...

As we enter one of the worst financial disasters this country has ever known, the two men in charge of saving the economy have been in their jobs for less than two months between them.

Logical thinking is one of the first casualties in situations of great stress, which must be the explanation for the way dividends are being demonised in the pandemic.

RUTH SUNDERLAND COLUMN: If ministers let Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic crash into the ground, we will all be the poorer for it.

Main nightclub streets in Leeds and Birmingham were deserted last night as most revellers chose to stay home in a bid to avoid catching the Covid-19 coronavirus.