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Pacemaker powerlifter, 64, scoops Commonwealth gold

Nicky Solis, 64, from Bicknacre in Essex, won gold in the women's Masters 3 52kg category at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in Canada and set a personal best. She had been fitted with a leadless pacemaker by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust after feeling she might have to give up the sport.

BBC Essex 5 Nov 2026

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The England player turned World Cup referee

Tara Jones, a former England player who was a hooker for St Helens, has become a referee at the Rugby League World Cup, where she will officiate a semi-final. She is one of three UK-based officials at the tournament and recently became the first woman to referee a men's Super League fixture.

BBC News England 5 Nov 2026

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