Laura Kenny

The 32-year-old says she was advised against turning professional in the sport at the age of 16, despite having started to compete at an elite level.

In a candid interview with The Times , the 32-year-old Olympian touched on suffering a miscarriage back in 2021, followed by surgery for an ectopic pregnancy - and how it affected her emotionally.

Labour's Darren Jones said in a leaked recording the council tax system is 'very out of date', as Laura Trott, Tory Chief Secretary to the Treasury said Labour had been 'caught out' on a potential tax hike.

Labour see the much-maligned inheritance tax as a way to redistribute wealth, a party frontbencher has claimed.

The BBC has announced a host of famous sporting faces will join its broadcasting team to cover the Olympics - with the surprising inclusion of Fred Sirieix, the French Maitre D' from First Dates.

The Olympian candidly explained in an interview with Women's Health how the tragic experience completely changed her mindset and she was left wanting a baby over any sporting medal.

Toyah could be joining other rumoured celebrities; Nicola Roberts, Dave Fishwick, Chris McCausland, Gladiator Nitro, Coronation Street actress Helen Worth and Olympian Laura Kenny.

As Britain's most successful female Olympian Laura, 31, she has been branded the 'ultimate signing' with producers believes that the nation would 'love' her.

The Olympian looked in great spirits as she beamed from ear to ear while attending the Mum and Me dinner in Cheshire on Wednesday.

DAVID COVERDALE: She will be remembered as one half of the ultimate golden couple. The dame and the knight. The most successful female and male athletes in British Olympic history.

The mother-of-two, 31, from Harlow, appeared on BBC's Woman's Hour where she discussed how motherhood had impacted her decorated career

Britain's most successful female Olympian, Dame Laura Kenny, 35, has shared a glimpse inside her stunning home shared with her family amid the announcement of her retirement from cycling

Britain's most decorated female Olympian has announced her retirement form cycling. Here is a full list of every medal Laura Kenny has won from five Olympic medals to multiple European Championships.

DAVID COVERDALE: Britain's most successful female Olympian had been targeting a fourth Games in Paris despite only giving birth to her second son, Monty, last July.

Rachel Reeves insisted she needed time to 'identify the funding streams' to ensure her sums add up after backing the cut to national insurance.

If Britain's most successful female Olympian was to ride at that event, she would have her work cut out to earn selection for Paris in a squad that won the world team pursuit title in her absence last year.

Officials are working up plans to fund better detection of osteoporosis following calls by The Mail on Sunday to fund Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in every NHS Trust in England and Wales.

The public sector was £16.7billion in the black in January, more than double a year ago and the largest surplus since comparable records began in 1993.

With less than six months to go, Kenny is yet to return to action and faces a race against time to even earn the required qualifying points, regardless of whether she would ultimately be picked.

Official figures showed the public sector was £7.8billion in the red in December, significantly below the £11.4billion markets had expected.

Reports suggested that the party was looking at another punitive strike on business as it seeks ways to fund its £28billion-per year plan to make Britain more green.

Laura Trott, the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury, recently told MPs that 'taxes for the average worker have gone down by £1,000' since 2010. But she didn't provide proof.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to borrow the vast sum to pay for green initiatives - including investing in jobs and energy independence.

The five-time Olympic gold medallist's participation in Paris was in doubt following the arrival of her son Monty in July.

The then-chancellor's programme of subsidised meals in the summer of 2020 was designed to breathe new life into the UK's crippled hospitality sector after the first wave of the coronavirus.

The Sevenoaks MP has been in Parliament for less than four years - having first been elected at the 2019 general election - but now finds herself attending Cabinet.

With surveys showing the Conservatives trailing Sir Keir Starmer's Labour by 20 points, Tory strategists have pencilled in October 31 next year as the most likely date for the Election.

With less than a year to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics, British Cycling are not expecting five-time gold medallist Kenny to return in time to compete at the Games following her pregnancy.

The Olympic cyclists confirmed their happy news on Saturday, revealing Laura had given birth on July 20 to their second son, who they have named Monty.

DAVID COVERDALE: The UCI currently allows male-born riders to race in the women's category if they have reduced their testosterone levels over a two-year period.

The five-time Olympic champion, 30, announced the happy news on Wednesday, which comes one year after she suffered an ectopic pregnancy.

Dame Laura Kenny suffered a horror high-speed crash in Paris last night as her dreams of an eighth world championship title ended in tears.

The 30-year-old said she needed time to consider her future in the sport after winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August, then skipped the European Championships.

Cyclists Sir Chris Hoy and Dame Laura Kenny left messages of sympathy with Katie Archibald, following the tragic death of her partner, Scottish mountain biker Rab Wardell.

The five-time Olympic champion had initially been due to compete at the event in Munich, which starts on Thursday. But she has now decided to pull out of the European Championships.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ALEXANDER STADIUM: It was, to all bar the most curmudgeonly, an excellent Commonwealth Games. To take them for what they are means an enjoyment of sport.

Although her win in front of a home crowd appeared to invigorate her at the time, on Tuesday morning Kenny admitted she was still conflicted by the pulls of her family.

Kenny showed her class to edge ahead of Evans - who had led the charge - with a perfectly-timed attack with 150m to go. Evans eventually faded and missed out on a medal altogether.

After witnessing two major crashes over the weekend, Laura Kenny says she considered pulling out of her Commonwealth Games race following the incidents involving Matt Walls and Joe Truman

DAVID COVERDALE AT THE LEA VALLEY VELOPARK: The only thing unfamiliar for Dame Laura Kenny was the colour of the medal hanging around her neck.

Laura Kenny and England were dealt a blow on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games after failing to reach the final of the women's cycling team pursuit.

Laura Kenny is relishing being back 'home' at the London velodrome, 10 years on from that golden Olympic summer, after a double dose of trauma left the cyclist at 'breaking point'.

The five-time Olympic gold medalist, 30, who shares son Albie, four, with her Olympian husband Jason, 34, told fans the news in a heartbreaking post in April and has discussed the trauma for the first time.

British Olympic legend Sharron Davies claimed that she would be banned from competing in international swimming if she had 'as much testosterone in my system as Emily Bridges'.

Emily Bridges, 21, has suffered threats of 'physical violence' after the Prime Minister made his 'controversial' comments about 'trans women competing in women's sports' back in April.

The Olympic gold medallist, 29, who shares son Albie, four, with her Olympian husband Jason, 34,  also revealed that she had one of her fallopian due to an ectopic pregnancy.

Double Olympic champion Katie Archibald has become the first current Great Britain cyclist to voice concerns over transgender riders competing in future women's events.

NICOLE COOKE: Women's sport is segregated because, in many disciplines, the larger average form of the male body confers an advantage.

In the end, Emily Bridges and Dame Laura Kenny were both missing from Saturday's National Omnium Championships - but there was no escaping the elephant in the velodrome.

Mara Yamauchi told GB News that 'as [she] understands it, [female cyclists are] too scared to speak up' on the issue of transgender inclusion in women's sport.

The world governing body of cycling, the UCI, blocked trans rider Bridges from racing against Laura Kenny in tomorrow's National Omnium Championships.

Emily Bridges, 21, will now not compete against five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny in the National Omnium Championships in Derby on Saturday.

British transgender rider Emily Bridges has been blocked from competing at this weekend's National Omnium Championships after a ruling by cycling's world governing body, the UCI.

Trans cyclist Emily Bridges, 21, (pictured) will not compete against five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny in the National Omnium Championships in Derby on Saturday.

The former Olympian said sports governing bodies were spending 'millions' trying to spot drugs cheats while allowing biological males to compete in female competitions.

Emily Bridges, 21, began hormone therapy last year and has now been given permission to compete in the women's National Omnium Championships in Derby on Saturday, April 2.

The Team GB cyclists were among 78 Olympians and Paralympians included on the New Year's honours list following their latest success in Tokyo.

To the footballers who took England to the final at the European Championship, further recognition will need to be found outside of the New Year's honours list.

2021's eagerly awaited ceremony, held on Sunday night at MediaCityUK, Salford, saw Alex Scott, Tom Daley and Laura Kenny lead the sporting stars as they graced the red carpet one-by-one.

Katie Archibald rounded off her remarkable year yesterday with a fourth medal in four events at the Track Cycling World Championships.

'Don't shoot me,' Elton John once said. 'I'm only the piano player.' It's a good line that has become less and less accurate.

Team GB's Laura Kenny, 29, said on This Morning today that she got valuable advice from Jessica Ennis-Hill who is her 'inspiration' and said she was 'lucky' to have her to turn to for guidance.

IAN HERBERT IN TOKYO: Those competitors were never needed more because they have delivered these past few weeks something transcending the usual definition of 'Olympian'.

Britain's five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny was brought down coming into the final lap of the first event of the women's Omnium at the Izu Velodrome on Saturday.

The Harlow-born athlete held hands with teammate Katie Archibald as they crossed the line during today's 120-lap madison race they totally dominated at Tokyo 2020.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN TOKYO: The British pair took the Madison title by taking a strong early lead and never looked remotely in danger. It was a demolition job as they won 10 of the 12 sprints

Records tumbled and so did riders. Team GB's decade of dominance was ended by three Dutchmen and four German girls. It was not supposed to be like this for Britain at their medal factory.

Jason Kenny is now the most successful British male Olympian of all time, with his wife Laura owning the most golds for women and just one behind the total medal record for British women.

Laura Kenny faces a fight to maintain her perfect Olympic record after Team GB were served an early reminder that the velodrome may not be the medal factory it once was.

Team GB remain on course to retain their gold medal in the women's cycling team pursuit after qualifying for the first round by going second fastest. 

DAVID COVERDALE IN TOKYO: After Rio 2016, when Laura Kenny talked about wanting two more medals to make a clock, she only included her and husband Jason's 10 gold ones.

With the countdown to Tokyo 2020 now on and excitement building, Sportsmail has picked out 10 largely unknown Team GB athletes who all have a chance of winning a medal in Tokyo this summer.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE IN TOKYO: The archer is one of Team GB's growing group of mothers here in Tokyo but Folkard is the only one to have welcomed a baby in this new Olympic year.

Team GB are looking to make their mark in Tokyo this summer off the back of a highly successful Games in Rio in 2016. But who are the British athletes set to defend their gold medals in Japan?

DAVID COVERDALE: The governing body's reputation has been shattered in recent months after their former chief doctor Freeman was found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011.

Laura Kenny unveiled the new Team GB uniforms by standing on top of Somerset House at morning sunrise alongside gymnast Max Whitlock, the double Rio 2016 champion.

Luis Suarez insists Neymar would be welcomed back at Barcelona with open arms should he return this summer. The striker would also like to see Lautaro Martinez join.

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: Kenny was left with a bloodied face after crashing in the omnium scratch race at the Track Cycling World Championships on Friday.

Laura Kenny's dream of winning three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics is in doubt after she was declared only fit enough to race in one event at next week's track cycling World Championships.