By David Emery Lillian. A biography of the great Olympic Athlete (First Edition)

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IOPC General Counsel David Emery said: “Both the Court of Appeal, and now the Supreme Court, have reminded us of the importance of the wording of the police use of force standard of professional behaviour, which is that 'Police officers only use force to the extent that it is necessary, proportionate and reasonable in all the circumstances'. That 800 m final proved to be her last race. X-rays revealed inflammation of the bladder and her condition was initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease, forcing her to halt training and ruling her out of July's Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. However, after further X-rays, tests and two biopsies she was correctly diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer (or bowel cancer) in September 1970. An exploratory operation at St Mark's Hospital, London, on 8 October, revealed that the cancer had spread to her stomach and she was given two months to live. [23] David’s first call was placed to Vancouver to entice former Express sports feature writer Jim Lawton home from Vancouver to be his chief sports writer and columnist. This judgment does not mean that officers will be held to an impossible standard, that they can’t make mistakes or that hindsight will be unfairly used against them. The Supreme Court judgment simply means that officers can’t rely on unreasonable mistakes when justifying their use of force.

David Emery The Rugby Paper Journalist died after suffering a

David Hemery won the first ever British Superstars competition, held in 1973, registering a second victory in 1976, and was recognised as Britain's best Superstar from 1973 to 1977. Every penny it made went to cancer charities. Lillian’s father, George, ‘marvelled’ at David’s work, telling one of the writer’s confidantes: “He’s some man, that Emery.’’ As a recently retired athlete, Hemery was free to participate in the professional Superstars contests and keep any prize money he won – unlike many other competitors (like Kjell Isaksson or Andy Ripley). Noticing the very high standard of competition within a short time of the event starting, Hemery created his own training regime, becoming adept at the gymnasium tests and canoeing and propelling himself into national fame. He convinced me that journalism might not make me a millionaire but that sometimes you could live like one,’’ says Bob. “Emers had style. You never wanted to let him down.’’ At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, Hemery won the 400m hurdles in 48.12 seconds, [4] a new world record. His margin of victory was the largest since 1924, beating second-placed Gerhard Hennige from West Germany by almost a second. After Hemery crossed the line BBC commentator David Coleman famously exclaimed "Who cares who's third – it doesn't matter!" Hemery's British teammate John Sherwood turned out to be the bronze medal winner in a close finish that had to be settled by photo finish. Hemery's performance helped him win the 1968 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.They could be right. They would also be right if they considered the Daily Express now possesses the strongest line-up in Fleet Street. These are exciting times Charlie and you will play a key part.” After two months, I told him I hated F1, it was too much of a clique, and I wanted to simply concentrate on being the rugby correspondent, which he had also gifted to me. He took me to Stamford’s wine bar across the road, and by the time we left, he had convinced me that journalism might not make me a millionaire but sometimes you could live like one, especially if you were doing Formula 1. That letter was especially poignant for me because my father died unexpectedly aged 67 just a week later and somehow working with David – such a charismatic figure – became all the more important to me. I hung on to his every word, as did many others. He was the biggest influence on so many Fleet Street careers. In 1963, aged 14, she won the junior long jump title at the All-England Schools Championships (now known as The English Schools Championships) with a leap of 17ft 3in (5.26m), and then finished second ( 5 + 3⁄ 4in or 5.328m) in the long jump at the Women's Amateur Athletic Association's national junior championships. She ended the season with victory in the long jump at the Southern Inter-Counties meeting, her leap of 17ft 8 + 1⁄ 2in (5.40m) the best by a British junior girl that year. [5]

Former Express sports editor David Emery on making Jim Lawton

She followed this momentous triumph with a run of four wins at 400 m in five international events, most notably securing the only victory for Britain's women (in a time of 53.7) in the 1967 European Cup, final in Kyiv on 15 September. That season she also lowered her 200 m personal best to 24.6 and her 880 y best to 2.08.7. Recognition of a highly successful season came when she was chosen as Athlete of the Year by the Athletic Writers' Association. [12] 1968 season and Olympic Games [ edit ] In 1965, aged 16, Board was a member of the London Olympiades squad that won the 4 × 100 m relay title at the Women's AAA junior championships. Later that year, she showed her versatility with a career best leap of 5.80 m in the Long Jump and indoor wins over 60 yards (7.2) and 300 yards (42.0). She also lowered her 100 y best time to 10.9 and her 220 y best to 24.7. [7] He made Peter Tozer, a trusty lieutenant from the early days, his deputy and launched Charlie Sale on a stratospheric curve by making him news editor. “David could do every journalistic job in the book – writing, subbing, layout, ideas, motivation, the lot,” says Sale.Of all the brilliant journalists and scintillating personalities Jim Lawton encountered in his glittering career, none had a deeper impact on his literary offerings than his wife Linda. Jim captured it all so eloquently, of course, insisting in showing me his intros which I then had to instantly ignore for fear of plagiarism.At other times he would sit guru-like on the floor of the hotel while Canadian journalists from the Vancouver Star surrounded his burgeoning Buddha figure and lapped up the charismatic wit and wisdom. In 1956, the family moved to Ealing, west London, where Lillian and Irene, then aged 7, started studying at Drayton Green School. [2] Developing athletics career [ edit ]