Christopher Hope-Smith, from Leeds, took to Twitter to ask famous people could send birthday greetings to Ollie, who turns nine on July 9th. Several celebrities have responded to his request.

The 2012 Olympic champion was robbed of gold by drugs cheat Tatyana Chernova six years ago and learned on Wednesday that she will get her medal upgrade a week on Sunday.

Usain Bolt may have felt a tinge of sadness as he received his 100m bronze medal on Sunday evening, but the legendary sprinter still managed a smile for Jessica Ennis-Hill.

The Olympic gold medalist, 31, gave birth on Saturday and shared a photo of the latest addition to the Ennis-Hill clan, Olivia, holding hands with her three-year-old brother, Reggie.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN PYEONGCHANG: The Scot left the ice in floods of tears on Tuesday after the first of her three speed skating medal attempts ended with a final-lap smash into the barriers.

A journalist on an English-speaking Russian radio station made the extraordinary claim earlier this week and by Thursday it was gaining some traction on social media.

With 500 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, one of Britain’s most promising young athletes is discussing the art of keeping a cool head in exciting moments - like meeting your hero.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has called for 'standardised' arrangements to be put in place to support female athletes who want to have children.

The unit is part of a project led by the Department of Health and Social Care and is one of many to have been deployed across the country in response to local demands.

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.

Barcelona's vice-president Jordi Cardoner confirmed that many teams will partake in swap deals this summer with several having big squads and high earners they need to get off the books.

The centre-back has produced some impressive performances for the Championship side and was recommended to United by club legend Ryan Giggs, who has coached Rodon for Wales.

The 24-year-old has been one of the standout players in the Premier League this season despite playing in a struggling Villa side who sit 19th, leading to interest from Manchester United.

The French international only joined Juventus on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer but has failed to nail down a regular starting place in Maurizio Sarri's side this season.

This quick side dish is healthy, herby and fresh - any leftovers are also perfect for next day's lunch

Tomatoes play a starring role in these delicious quick-cook recipes 

She was a symbol of 60s debauchery, remembers her biographer Douglas Thompson  

While I was undergoing a life MOT, I realised there was one area I had overlooked - my hearing

The past week has got me wondering. Do we date men in order to have a plus one?

Melanie Janine Brown is sitting on the doorstep of her farmhouse, one leg aloft as she points out the direction of her hometown, Leeds, with a pink sequined Ugg boot

Josie Lloyd-Wilson became a widow just eight weeks into her first pregnancy. So the heart-wrenching decision to have her husband's second child wasn't easy

Griff Rhys Jones needs to be on stage. 'I love, love, love being funny in front of an audience,' he says. 'I adore it.'

Q A close friend is getting very needy. Whenever we meet, I feel as though she's waiting to pour out her latest troubles. Her life is so dramatic

There may not be a better way to enjoy benefits of hotel living than with a luxury W residency, with the first being built in Portugal, on the Algarve.

An adult party business called Exclusively Silks was launched at the property earlier this year, with events such as Naughty Burns Night' and 'Discovering Swinging'.

More and more of us are drawing inspiration from high-end hotels. Even Harry and Meghan seem to be at it, modelling their marital home, according to reports, on Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire.

The appeal of follies is nothing new. They were created by British aristocrats who had time and money to splash out on mock castles, towers and monuments.

The brilliant choreographer's contemporary take on the tragic love story finally arrives in London.

In Finland they put her work on postage stamps, but if you haven't heard of Helene Schjerfbeck, don't worry.

Simon Mayo reveals the secret of his and Mark Kermode's podcast success

Long before Harry Potter there was Mildred Hubble - a luckless pupil at Miss Cackle's Academy For Witches.

There are hundreds of thousands of podcasts to choose from. Here, we've curated the best 100 from across a wide range of interests, from gardening to true crime

Louise Doughty's bestseller Apple Tree Yard is now a synonym for having sex with someone you shouldn't, or doing it somewhere you might be caught

Happy Pinot Noir Day (yes, it really is a thing). I'm up for a bit of veneration - any excuse to celebrate the good things in life, and Pinot Noir is among the best

Traditional Sunday worship might be in decline but the number of people going to church regularly, worshipping where and when they choose, is rising

'I want to let him know what a wonderful thing he did,' Young says. 'Him standing up and saying, "I wouldn't mind if my child was gay" is just incredible,' the 40-year-old singer enthuses.

Towards the end of this slightly jumbled but always engaging book comes a sentence so striking that it should have been placed at the beginning: 'I was ten years old when I found my first human bone.'

Moncks comes from the folk behind nearby Park Chinois, that rather fabulous folly of Cantonese deluxe. But here the kitchen struggles to match the splendour of the decor

Deep Water is, essentially, ITV's version of Big Little Lies. It is a female-led ensemble. It puts women's friendships centre stage. There are fraught meetings at school gates. There are secrets

Enter the world of high-end speakers and design goes completely bonkers. Speakers stop being looming towers and become weird gongs and enormous snails on stilts

The Peaky Blinders are back all right, walk and all. The fifth series of Steven Knight's magisterial tale of a bunch of Brummie ne'er- do-wells is reckoned by all those involved to be the best yet

Going on holiday is lovely, but getting there rarely is. How often have you heard the dreaded words, 'I'm going to be sick' from the back seat of the car?

All it took was a flick of her whisk and we were hooked, remembers writer Stuart Heritage   

Reused ingredients, recycled tools… these brands are leading the way

After struggling for years with depression and crippling writer's block, novelist Kate Weinberg decided to revisit her own tragic first chapter - with surprising results

With a Moroccan getaway in two days - booked after a very long lunch with four gay friends - Maria had nothing to wear. But would her bargains pass muster in glamorous Essaouira?

For some reason, recently you have let partners or colleagues take advantage of you financially.

Gatsby glamour... with a twist. Photographer Natalie Orton reveals how she transformed a traditional 1930s house 

I decided not to invite David to my friend's wedding, partly because he was away at a party in France but also because I couldn't afford to have yet another expensive mini-break ruined

My boyfriend J can't understand why I keep in touch with former lovers when he isn't in touch with any of his. It's become something of a joke between us...