Results tagged “gold”

FORMER Isle of Dogs boater Mark Hunter swept to Olympic gold in Beijing on Sunday.

Mark, 30, and teammate Zac Purchase, 22, became the first British rowers to take gold in the lightweight men's double sculls, ahead of rivals Greece and Denmark.

The East End-born athlete began his rowing career at the Poplar, Blackwall and District club, and trained for six years in a bid to skipper passenger and freight boats on the Thames.

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Well, with one of these limited edition phones the chances are you’ll never want to buy anything else – and you won’t be on a pay-as-you-go deal either.

These Goldvish phones made from gold and diamonds are among the most expensive mobiles in the world and they are available exclusively from Canary Wharf-based company Principality Group.