'You should be at home': Paralympic legend on abuse she received after having to 'crawl' off train

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 (4 hours ago)

'You should be at home': Paralympic legend on abuse she received after having to 'crawl' off train

Former British Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said she received abuse after complaining about being forced to "crawl off" a train after arriving at London's King's Cross on Monday night.

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Tanni Grey-Thompson Welsh wheelchair racer and parliamentarian (born 1969)

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