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As the Milan–Cortina Winter Paralympic Games draw ever closer, ParalympicsGB has announced the final 12 athletes for the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics, completing the full 25-strong team. The Games will take place in Italy from 6 to 15 March. British Winter Paralympic legends will once again lead the charge. This latest selection brings notable highlights: Nina Sparks becomes the first British female Paralympic snowboarder, while David Zeff is believed to be the firs

The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Flame was created today (24 February) in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom, the spiritual birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. The lighting ceremony, which was supported by Allianz, The Official Insurer of the Paralympic and Olympic Movements, marks the symbolic start of the Flame’s 11 day journey from the UK to Italy, culminating in the Opening Ceremony on 6 March at the iconic Arena di Verona. Great Britain’s three-time Paralympian and fo

The 12th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently concluded in Manchester, UK. During the session, the platform adopted the policy brief of the “Business and Biodiversity Report,” which for the first time systematically assessed the dependence and impact of business on nature. During the conference, IPBES Chair Dr. David Obura gave an interview, stating that business and nature form an “interdepen

To the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, My dear friend Giovanni Malago, Dear athletes, My fellow Olympians, You have been incredible – each and every one of you. Brave. Fearless. Full of heart and passion. You have left it all on the snow and ice. Two unforgettable weeks, living every moment to the fullest. You gave everything – and you shared it with us. This is the true Olympic spirit: competing, embracing, lifting each other up, what

MILAN, February 21, 2026 - IOC President Kirsty Coventry has praised the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games as a “truly successful” edition that combined outstanding athlete performances, strong public support and record global engagement. Speaking at the IOC’s closing press conference from the Main Media Centre in Milan, President Coventry thanked the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee, volunteers and local communities across all host venues for delivering what s

The 12th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) concluded this week in Manchester, United Kingdom. Delegates from more than 150 member Governments, observers, Indigenous and local community representatives, as well as leading biodiversity scientists from around the world, gathered to translate scientific findings into policy and action. This was the first time the United Kingdom hosted this global interg