Camille Muffat celebrates her 2012 gold medal.
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It’s not all about spoilt footballers in France.
Adam Afriyie: he just can’t live like this.
Dave Thompson/PA
Multi-millionaire Adam Afriyie think he’s worth a lot more than you pay him.
Time to lift the ban on doping?
Bofotolux
The new report from world cycling’s governing body has confirmed the obvious: doping is out of control. Why waste upwards of £50m a year on fighting it when we could start from the bottom up?
Down in the dirt.
EPA/AAP
English cricket has given up on the one-day form of the game.
The audio message has been attributed to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.
It’s propaganda for sure but getting the Nigerian group on board does the caliphate no harm.
Lars Vilks was due to speak in Gothenburg.
Bjorn Lindgren/EPA
Lars Vilks was supposed to talk about free speech in Sweden but has been silenced by terror concerns.
It’s grim up North for the Tories.
PA
The contest for 28 marginal seats could give a strong indication of the overall result in May.
Rancadore after initially escaping extradition.
EPA
Domenico Rancadore was hiding out in west London for 20 years but there are other opportunities for crime gangs in the UK.
Backstairs politics: Kevin Spacey and Lars Mikkelsen.
Netflix
The West’s most popular political drama has finally started taking Russia seriously – a measure of how much Putin has changed the game.
He may not look it, but this guy is totally radical.
Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Our drugs policy expert sheds some light on the Liberal Democrats’ radical new proposals.
Look Sam, no mention of UKIP at all.
PA
A look at column inches shows coverage plays into Conservative hands.
Seems a long way away, doesn’t it?
Garry Knight
Staggeringly slow progress keeps women out of power and out of the top jobs.
Mukesh Singh, one of the convicted rapists interviewed in India’s Daughter.
BBC/Assassin Films
India’s government has always been highly sensitive to the way its country is depicted in the British media.
The polls look stunning, but Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP know they’ve a long way to go yet.
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Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll puts the SNP on course for a victory that will echo what happened in the 2011 Scottish election. Here’s why it’s too early for Nicola Sturgeon to get complacent.
Wonder where your award is?
a4gpa
Instead of award ceremonies for high achievers, let’s recognise the women struggling to get by at work.
Far from “running scared”, Cameron knows where he stands.
Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
When it comes to the leaders’ debates, Cameron is doing the same as prime ministers past.
Colours still clashing.
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The UK is now a world leader on global gay rights – but when it comes to upholding them for asylum seekers, it’s a very different matter.
Ready to settle?
EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh
Iran is being pushed to the edge by sanctions over its nuclear programme. Will its dying Supreme Leader cave to the pressure?
Ready to crack down.
EPA/Sedat Suna
A new security law working its way through Turkey’s parliament could radically reduce police impunity.
Normal is as normal does.
Stefan Rousseau/PA
Farage’s policy launch was suspiciously light on actual immigration policy – and that’ll suit UKIP voters just fine.
UKIP has called for foreign aid to be scaled back.
Stefan Wermuth/PA Archive
UKIP’s Suzanne Evans has said the UK would make big savings if it cut back foreign aid.
Armstrong on Oprah in 2013.
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Lance Armstrong’s tough punishment may look deserved, but it may just be the highest-profile example of what’s wrong with anti-doping.
Political opposition in Venezuela is a serious business.
EPA/Santi Donaire
With opposition leaders in jail and an economy in tatters, Venezuela could be just around the corner from a formal state of emergency.
Gather round, people, it’s sure to be a good show!
PA Wire
Many are concerned that the public is turned off politics by combat in the Commons, but a parliamentary sin bin is not the answer.
Call of Duty: Ballot Box.
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This question goes to the heart of how we can ensure that our society is a just one.