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Martin Belam

Martin Belam is a live blogger for the Guardian based in London, and writes the Thursday quiz

August 2024

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    Democratic national convention: who are the politicians to watch?

  • Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh face months of disruption after LNER drivers announced 22 days of strike action.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Labour has been ‘played by its union paymasters’ over train driver pay, James Cleverly says – as it happened

  • Louise Haigh, the transport secretary, said ‘the previous government deliberately provoked and prolonged these [rail] strikes’.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Labour ‘putting rail passengers first’, says minister as she blames Tories for prolonging strikes – as it happened

  • Kherri French and Yasmin Hanachova react as they receive their A-level results at Norlington School and 6th Form in Waltham Forest, East London.

    Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened

  • Thursday quiz
    Karma chameleons, poisonous smells and multitudes of bees – take the Thursday quiz

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Ending sexual violence on public transport is ‘absolute priority’, says minister – as it happened

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Nigel Farage ‘deeply irresponsible and dangerous’ during riots, says Tory leader contender – as it happened

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Cleverly claims Labour’s ‘rhetoric encouraged people smugglers’ after 700 people cross Channel on Sunday – as it happened

  • UK riots: 6,000 riot officers to be deployed this weekend as police remain on ‘high alert’ – as it happened

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Final child injured in Southport attack discharged from hospital, as family criticise riots – as it happened

  • Thursday quiz
    Swimming pools, studios and lots of places called Athens – take the Thursday quiz

  • England riots live: thousands of counter-protesters take to the streets – as it happened

  • Paris 2024 Olympics day nine: Noah Lyles dips to men’s 100m gold for USA – as it happened

  • Paris 2024 Olympics day eight: Alfred, Biles and Evenepoel win golds – as it happened

  • Paris 2024 Olympics day seven: Cheptegui wins 10,000m, BMX 1-2-3 for France – as it happened

  • Thursday quiz
    Famous dances, nuclear errors and one naughty miniature dachshund – take the Thursday quiz

July 2024

  • Tom Dean, Matthew Richards, James Guy and Duncan Scott of Team Great Britain celebrate after winning the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

    Paris 2024 day four: Team GB retain relay gold, Murray and Evans rally again – as it happened

  • Mollie O’Callaghan (right) and Ariarne Titmus with their gold and silver 200m freestyle medals.

    Paris 2024: O’Callaghan beats Titmus, Pidcock leads Team GB medal rush – as it happened

  • Adam Peaty wins silver.

    Paris 2024 Olympics day two: Peaty shares 100m breaststroke silver after Murray keeps tennis career alive – as it happened

  • Ariarne Titmus (centre) with her gold medal after beating Summer McIntosh (silver, left) and Katie Ledecky (bronze) in the Paris pool.

    Paris 2024 Olympics day one: Titmus claims 400m gold, France win rugby sevens – as it happened

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