Dion And Gobi

Dion Leonard is an extreme marathon runner, hats off to him for that. On a run across the Gobi desert, of all places, he was joined by a small dog which he befriended and shared his water and food with. The bond grew, the little dog was named Gobi and Mr Leonard decided to bring her back to the UK.

He had to go on ahead and the little dog escaped her carers in China to look for him and promptly disappeared. Not to be beaten Mr Leonard flew back to China and managed to find his lost companion. Now she will be quarantined at this end of the journey.

When there's so much bad news around this is an uplifting story with a happy ending.

Malcolm Snook

The Night Tube In London

OK it's only two lines and only Friday and Saturday, but there's more to come and it's a real move in the right direction. I love London but all night transport is a must for a great capital city. New York isn't a capital city but the trains run all night and New York is all the better for it. In Budapest the underground stops late at night, but the trams keep going all night, come on London, great theatres, dancing and night life, lets have public transport to go with it.

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Team GB

I don't watch the Olympics from dawn to dusk, but what I have seen from Team GB has been outstanding, the cyclists had my heart in my mouth, the rowers were imperious, the sailors, my own sport, made me proud, can't mention everyone but did you see the silver in trampoline, what a girl, and from nowhere, well Sheffied actually but nowhere in the rankings more or less, well done! Have you seen the medal table this morning and noted the size of the countries around us. UK sport has achieved something special and I believe fairly.

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