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James 'Buff' Halley, who edited The Victor boys' publication for 28 years, from 1964 to 1992, has died aged 90.

The BMJ has hit out at comics like The Beano for promoting junk food to children, writes Angus Peter Campbell, but what about food producers?

Before there was The Beano or The Dandy, there was The Rover, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month.

Before there was The Beano or The Dandy, there was The Rover, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month.

Tributes have been paid to long-distance running legend Gerry Fairley after he died at the age of 68.

“One should never be afraid to lose, this is sport.” Doing well in the Olympics does more for a nation’s mental health than any amount of politicking or dull economics numbers. Time for the UK to learn from success and do even more to broaden access as the Disruptive Tokyo Games highlights the opportunities! I’m afraid there won’t be a lot of insights on markets, or facts about equity and bond valuations this morning. Instead, I’m wondering about sport and some of the extraordinary ...

Former British marathon runner Ron Hill has died at the age of 82.

Ron Hill, runner whose pioneering scientific approach brought him medals and world records – obituary The first athlete to use carbo-loading, he devised his own lightweight shoes, redesigned running gear, and ran every day for 52 years Ron Hill in 1962 Credit: TALKING SPORT/Photoshot/Avalon Ron Hill, who has died aged 82, was a record-breaking long-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games and was the Commonwealth and European marathon champion; the basis of his success was probably t...

Former British marathon runner Ron Hill has died at the age of 82. The 1969 European Athletics Championships marathon gold-medal winner was the second man to break the two hours and 10 minutes barrier in the discipline. The distance runner claimed marathon gold at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and also won the 74th Boston Marathon. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo, 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympics. Hill also laid claim to the longest unbroken streak of running every d...