Double world champion track cyclist Laura Trott opens up to Sportsmail on her admiration for Victoria Pendleton, her love of Britney Spears and a strange chocolate habit.

Glenda Trott took her family to a cycling track because she was desperate to lose weight. She lost seven stone and introduced her daughter to a sport she excelled at.

In one phrase, petite Laura Trott, Essex girl and now double Olympic champion, became the embodiment of British Cycling. ‘Once I got that winning feeling that was it, I really didn’t want to not win,’ she said.

When I started cycling, Laura Trott was the Under 12 national champion and I was good friends with her older sister Emma. I remember telling Emma I'd heard how good she was.

The blonde 5ft 4in cyclist from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire is lucky to be alive after she was born a month prematurely suffering from a collapsed lung.

They are the new king and queen of the track cycling. And it seems Laura Trott and Jason Kenny are ready to rule Britannia together for many years to come.

Olympic champion Laura Trott extended her lead in the women's omnium to remain on course for Great Britain's fourth gold of the Track World Cup in London.

Laura Kenny (formerly Trott) will race in the Revolution Cycling Champions League at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, formerly the Olympic Velodrome, on December 2 and 3.

Along with her son David, the 57-year-old singer paid a moving tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks in the city on Wednesday evening.

A police chief said putting soldiers on London's streets could help contain future terror attacks. Adrian Leppard said units could cross a wider area in a shorter time frame if changes were made.

The U.S. presidential candidate has more than once suggested the laws be changed in France and elsewhere so that victims of such attacks are able to defend themselves.

Three boys from St Joseph's, in the seaside town of Concarneau, Brittany, suffered serious injuries when a car ploughed into them in London on Wednesday afternoon.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Donna Corden, 47, a mother-of-three from Leeds, had half of her face removed after developing a deadly infection after hitting her head on the oven.

The British defence of next month's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup has been weakened after 2018 winner Native River was ruled out of the race.

Ahead of Saturday's Virtual Grand National programme on ITV which also includes a Race of Champions, Sportsmail's MARCUS TOWNEND relives 10 of the Greatest Grand Nationals.

HENRY DEEDES: I have spent two rollercoaster weeks watching Donald Trump at close quarters, and speaking to scores who voted for him in 2016 and who intend to do so again.

President Donald Trump attacked Mike Bloomberg as a 'total racist' after audio surfaced of his 2015 speech adamantly defending stop and frisk police policies.

The president's name came up when the Rare singer spoke to April issue of Vogue Arabia to promote the series Living Undocumented for Netflix, which she is a producer on.

One of the rough sleepers at Heathrow Airport, a professional woman in her 40s from west Africa, said the number of homeless people there had doubled since October.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he has signed an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States amid the on-going novel coronavirus pandemic.

Hope Hicks pushed President Trump to take control of the coronavirus briefings, which popped up his approval ratings for a few weeks, but have more recently tilted toward political disaster.

Distance legend Kenenisa Bekele has revealed he will go head to head with Eliud Kipchoge in a fascinating clash of the titans at the London Marathon in April.

Mo Farah will launch his 2020 season in London after confirming he will run the Vitality Big Half on March 1. Sportsmail reported last week that Farah was in talks to run in the capital.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

Jeremy Clarkson has been slammed after he complained about a road in Hammersmith, London being closed following a horrific three-car 'street race' crash which killed a man in his 70s. 

Londoners bemoaned the 'pathetic' flakes that fell for just a few minutes this morning before joking that the city would still fall to its knees regardless - paralysed by the smallest bit of bad weather.

More than 170 Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are still in place for England with further rain and hill snow on the way for some areas after temperatures fell to -3C (27F).

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The London-based Saudi women announced their relationship during a Valentine's Day special on the TV show 'Jaafar Talk' which airs on the Arabic-language DW channel.

It is the news Newcastle fans have been dreaming about for years - a big-money takeover and the possible departure of Mike Ashley. But how does a deal actually happen? Our expert reveals all.

Jan Morris, 93, who lives in the Llyn Peninsula has penned new book, Thinking Again. She would become the first transgender person honoured if made Dame Jan Morris.

The fashion designer, 45, went for a laid back for her outing on Monday, donning a grey hoodie, which she paired with black leggings.

The reality star, 39, looked sensational in the racy ensemble as she exited the swanky Hakkasan restaurant in the capital after enjoying dinner Burberry's Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci.

Dr Christopher Orr, 47, head of the Advanced Dental Practice in London, tells FEMAIL that drinking lemon water is now the number one cause of tooth enamel erosion for women aged 50-60.

Body language expert Judi James told FEMAIL Meghan Markle, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, displayed 'honeymoon style' affection while making their first joint post-Megxit appearance in London.

Meghan Markle, 38, wore no fewer than eight British labels in a matter of hours yesterday, including Stella McCartney, Topshop and Victoria Beckham, as she returned to the UK for the first time since Megxit.

The fashion mogul, 45, and daughter Harper, eight, face timed with nurses who were working at King's Hospital in London on Friday.

Victoria Beckham has announced she will donate 20 per cent of all sales from her fashion label and beauty brand to struggling food bank charities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawyers of the pop stared turned designer have lodged a complained against NJ Richards over work in her Mayfair shop which endangered her workers.

Australian celebrity stylist Donny Galella has revealed how you can recreate the high-end looks of some of the world's most famous mothers on a shoestring.

Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton may be used to the finer things in life.

The employee, from the Fawkner store in Melbourne's north, tested positive earlier this week.

She rose to fame after starring on Matt Agnew's season of The Bachelor. 

CRAIG BROWN: Fresh from London, he informed me that the new Cockney rhyming slang for coronavirus is 'Miley Cyrus'.