Paralympian Ade Adepitan, 47, and his singer wife Linda Harrison, 30, announce birth of ‘beautiful’ baby son By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 13:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 13:06 GMT, 5 January 2021 Paralympian and TV presenter Ade Adepitan MBE and his singer wife Linda Harrison, who goes the stage name Elle Exxe, … Read more
Netflix’s new documentary Rising Phoenix explores the history of the Paralympic Games, and the stories of eight incredible Paralympians from across the globe. Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt, 31, is one of them. Born without legs, and refusing to use a wheelchair until he was twelve, the now two-time gold medalist credits the Paralympics for pulling him … Read more
Paralympian Will Bayley was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects all four limbs, and was diagnosed with cancer when he was seven. He began playing table tennis during his recovery and went on to represent Great Britain at the Paralympics, achieving world number one ranking in 2012 and winning a silver medal in London … Read more
A Conservative peer and former British Paralympic champion groped a masseuse’s bottom and asked her if she ‘did extras’ as he pointed at his crotch, a court heard. Lord Christopher Holmes of Richmond MBE, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a female masseuse during a 90-minute rubdown last March. Britain’s most successful Paralympic swimmer, who … Read more