Great Britain’s Poppy Maskill broke her own world record to win the women’s S14 100m butterfly on the final day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. The 20-year-old Cheshire swimmer won in one minute 2.58 seconds, lowering the mark of 1:03.00 she set in winning Paralympic gold in …
Read More »FBI fires agents pictured kneeling at George Floyd protest, US media reports
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images (File image) The number of agents fired by the bureau is unclear The FBI has fired a group of agents who were pictured kneeling at a racial justice protest over the death of George Floyd, US media reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. …
Read More »Ex-pupil affected by drugs awarded £145,000 in damages
Google Irune Pedrayes Varela smoked mephedrone while at Buckswood School in September 2019, the High Court is told A woman who showed psychotic symptoms after smoking mephedrone in a vape at a boarding school has been awarded £145,000 in damages at the High Court. Irune Pedrayes Varela smoked the drug, …
Read More »Culture secretary ‘deeply concerned’ over job losses
PA Media Angus Robertson said he was worried about a reduction in Scotland’s news provision The culture secretary has told the chief executive of STV of his “deep concerns” after it announced cost-saving plans that include cutting 60 jobs and axing its north of Scotland television news programme. The broadcaster …
Read More »Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 27 #1561- CNET
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle is a tough one. It has a very unusual letter in its last position. If …
Read More »Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 27
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the long one we always get on Saturday, and …
Read More »Glasgow Warriors start URC campaign with bonus-point win over Sharks
Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Rowe, Stafford McDowall (capt), Kerr Yule, Ollie Smith, Dan Lancaster, George Horne; Jamie Bhatti, Jonny Matthews, Fin Richardson, Jare Orguntibeju, Alex Samuel, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey. Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Rory Sutherland, Sam Talakal, Scott Cummings, Gregor Brown, Euan Ferrie, Jamie Dobie, Adam Hastings. …
Read More »Student fell from Cliffs of Moher due to huge puddle
Getty Images Roxan Bastaens fell at the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024 A coroner has found that the death of a 20-year-old student who fell while walking at the side of a “huge puddle” on a trail at the Cliffs of Moher was “accidental”. Roxan Bastaens, who was a …
Read More »Penarth couple burned after fireplace explodes
“We live to tell the tale but it could have been so different.” Former BBC Wales reporter Nick Palit, 60, and his wife Angela, 59, were left badly burnt after fleeing for their lives when their fireplace exploded “for no apparent reason”. Ms Palit was blown across the kitchen by …
Read More »‘Scottish Banksy’ investigated over mural painted on listed flats
BBC The ‘falling in love’ mural by The Rebel Bear was criticised by residents of Cables Wynd House Police are investigating claims a street artist “vandalised” a listed block of flats by painting a mural which shows a couple falling from the top of the building. The Rebel Bear was …
Read More »Oban Elliott: Welsh welterweight’s UFC bout with Jonathan Micallef in Perth cancelled
Oban Elliott’s fight with Jonathan Micallef at the UFC Perth Fight Night in Australia on Saturday has been cancelled because of illness. The Welsh welterweight was due to make his first appearance in the octagon since he suffered his first defeat in UFC against Seok Hyeon Ko in June. Last …
Read More »No pensioner deportations under Reform, says Kruger
Reform UK’s newest MP Danny Kruger has denied there are plans for “some sort of pensioner deportation programme”. The MP for East Wiltshire was responding to concerns that proposals to scrap the indefinite leave to remain status under a Reform government could mean people who had lived and worked in …
Read More »Cwpl wedi ‘rhedeg am eu bywydau’ ar ôl i le tân ffrwydro a’u llosgi
I ychwanegu at hynny oll, roedd gan y cwpl bedwar beic trydan gwerth cannoedd o bunnoedd yr oedden nhw wedi cloi gyda’i gilydd y tu allan i’r tŷ wedi’r digwyddiad. Ar ôl iddyn nhw ddychwelyd o’r ysbyty, roedd y beiciau wedi diflannu. “Mae hi’n amlwg i unrhyw un sydd wedi …
Read More »Ex-BBC reporter and wife flee Penarth fireplace explosion
BBC The couple face at least six months away from their home as it is totally rebuilt A couple were left badly burnt after fleeing for their lives when their fireplace exploded, engulfing their home in an “orange fireball”. Angela Palit, 59, described how she was blown across the kitchen, …
Read More »The Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black – where will it be won and lost?
Europe certainly have the advantage in terms of playing experience, with 32 appearances between their dozen, compared with 15 for the US. Naturally, Europe’s players have won more points too, leading 68½-30 in that category. McIlroy and Justin Rose are Europe’s veterans and are the only two players to have …
Read More »Taxi driver ‘regrets’ not helping victims
The taxi driver who dropped off the Southport killer at the dance class where he murdered three children has told a public inquiry he regretted not calling police sooner. Gary Poland, who did not phone police until 50 minutes after the attack, told the Southport Inquiry he drove away in …
Read More »Carabao Cup: Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says players will be ‘looking over their shoulders’
Newcastle ended up scoring as many goals in 90 minutes against Bradford as they did in their previous five games in all competitions combined. It was the first time since April – a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace – they had bagged four goals in a single game and it …
Read More »Man banned from every Boots store | UK News
A shoplifter has been jailed and banned from every Boots store after stealing £107,000 worth of goods from the high street chain. Liam Hutchinson, 32, of no fixed address, was sentenced to a year in prison at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He was also issued with a criminal behaviour …
Read More »Boris Becker regrets winning Wimbledon aged 17
Having retired in 1999 and then working as a TV pundit, Becker coached Novak Djokovic for three years between 2013 and 2016, helping the Serb win six of his 24 Grand Slam titles. The 57-year-old, who has written a book about his time in prison, says he took comfort from …
Read More »Family says ‘bionic woman’ Claire Lomas was bright to the end
Jayne McCubbin and Dan Hunt, East Midlands PA Media Claire Lomas’s friend Stuart Hall said she could “achieve anything” The family of a woman who raised nearly £1m for charity have recalled how she was “still bright and sticking her thumbs up” in hospital before she died following a microlight …
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