Benjamin Salmon

Aug 2, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Benjamin Salmon

I thought I’d done my research. I’d read some books, browsed Google Maps Street View and trawled countless websites for inspiration. But I still wasn’t prepared for how ethereally bewitching the north of Tenerife really was. In my mind, this was an island represented by cheap booze, full English breakfasts and week-long squabbles between the Brits and Germans over who placed their towels on the sunbed first. More fool me.

Apr 21, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Benjamin Salmon

Independent TVShowing now | Sport01:14Benjamin Salmon | Sunday 21 April 2024 15:38 BSTManchester United fans are "impatient" for the club to succeed, Sir Jim Ratcliffe said minutes after completing the London Marathon. The club's billionaire owner told the BBC's Gabby Logan that he is trying his best to rebuild the club after more than a decade of relative inadequacy.

Apr 20, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Benjamin Salmon

Independent TVShowing now | Sport00:47Benjamin Salmon | Saturday 20 April 2024 17:20 BSTJoe Wicks has given advice to runners taking part in the London Marathon tomorrow (Sunday 21 April). Wicks, who gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic for his fitness coaching from home, advised participants to "not get too excited" in the first stages of the run. The 38-year-old previously ran the Marathon but said he ran too fast in the first half and ended up "walking the rest of it".

Apr 20, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Benjamin Salmon

Joe Wicks has given advice to runners taking part in the London Marathon tomorrow (Sunday 21 April). Wicks, who gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic for his fitness coaching from home, advised participants to "not get too excited" in the first stages of the run. The 38-year-old previously ran the Marathon but said he ran too fast in the first half and ended up "walking the rest of it".

Apr 20, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Benjamin Salmon

Watch live as the US House of Representatives debates and votes on a bill which would provide $95bn in aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan. After months of delay from vocal opponents on the Republican right, the House is widely expected to pass the bill. The vote will be especially watched in Ukraine, which has long been warning of an urgent need for support from its allies, of which the US is one.