Beijing residents gathered outside in droves on a below-freezing Friday night to try for a glimpse of the lit-up Olympic stadium and the fireworks during the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games
Nevertheless it was a notable day for Ormerod, who was badly injured on the eve of competition in Pyeongchang in 2018.
At the core of the Ukraine crisis is a puzzle: Why would Russian President Vladimir Putin push Europe to the brink of war to demand the West not do something that it has no intention of doing anyway
The ever-present slogan that governs these Winter Olympics is meant to evoke the ideal of one world
During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea
Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, says the Olympic ideals show that even in a world full of conflict, people can build bridges and live in peace
A judge in Nicaragua has convicted former presidential hopeful Miguel Mora of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity” after a trial lasting a few hours
A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on corruption charges for more than four years
The partygate fallout continues to dominate the nation’s front pages.
Government-approved lab test findings directly contradicted PM’s assertion that fabric was not up to scratch, company chief warns
Dr Gary Jenkins suffered multiple severe brain injuries in the fatal attack
MP, who resigned from the Commons after a botched attempt to save him from suspension, urged Hancock to ‘kill’ story about him being consultant
The former executive director of a surgical center who helped her physician husband bilk insurance companies of $44 million for cosmetic procedures billed as “medically necessary” has pleaded guilty to health care fraud
Sofia Goggia is back on snow and preparing to fly to China to defend her Olympic downhill title two weeks after crashing and injuring her left knee and leg
The influential 29-year-old has never previously been selected to start a championship curtain-raiser.
Langer’s contract was due to expire in June.
Winter Olympics get into full swing day after Beijing opening ceremony at Bird’s Nest Stadium
Comedian was sounding off on recent controversy about Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comments on ‘The View’
The death of a Black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police SWAT team is shining new light on how police carry out no-knock warrants
Tammy Rodriguez claims social media platforms contained ‘defective design, negligence and unreasonable dangerous features’
Production company Higher Ground is reportedly finding it hard to get projects approved
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and a host of other chances were spurned by United as Middlesbrough claimed a penalty shoot-out win at Old Trafford
The PM was reportedly pictured raising a can of Estrella at the event – when rules banned social mixing indoors