By ITV News Sports Producer Dan Salisbury-Jones
UK Sport has announced an overall increase in funding for Olympic and Paralympic athletes but some of Britain’s most successful sports are set to lose millions of pounds.
Swimming, rowing and canoeing are among those taking a hit but more sports than ever will be supported.
There will also be a cultural shift to how medals are won following a number of welfare scandals - including one involving British Gymnastics which ITV News exposed earlier this year.
Dame Katherine Grainger, the chair of UK Sport, said: We’ve made a very clear statement today that how we win things is as important as what we win.
The town of Wilton has found a unique way to use its absentee ballot box. Now that it s temporarily done with delivering ballots to the polls, the box has acquired the power to transport kids’ letters to the North Pole. Me and Santa’s helpers are excited to get these letters to Santa so he knows what kids are interested in for the holidays, which is so fun, said Sara Heath, director of social services for the town of Wilton.
Heath and her husband, Sergeant Anthony Cocco of the Wilton Police Department, wanted to make spirits a little brighter for the children in town. Health said she knows everything has been different for little ones this year, including the holiday season. They wanted to give them something to look forward to.