I’ve never made any secret of my ambition as Minister for Sport to get more women, young and old, taking part in sport.   I’m evangelical about this because ‘doing sport’ is just such an important thing, and especially for women. The thing is, it worked for me. As a girl I took up all sorts…

Following an exhausting ferry journey from Portsmouth, I think I only managed to grab a few hours’ sleep; I arrived in Le Havre to kick off the second stage of my 1,000 mile journey to Berlin. Le Havre is a significant stop in my walk as it is France’s second biggest port and during WWI…