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Concerns about erosion at a former colliery slag heap have led to £816,000 being set aside for repair works. Potential ground instability around Gresford Wilderness Tip in Wrexham county does not pose a risk to people or property nearby, according to the council. But the authority has issued a tender …

China just turned a pair of Olympic venues into a playground for robots.  The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, running from Aug. 15-17, opened Friday with soccer, sprints, kickboxing and table tennis, as well as a healthy number of face-plants. The games feature 280 robot teams from 16 countries and …

Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest man to captain England in international cricket when the 21-year-old leads an understrength T20 side on a tour of Ireland in September. With regular white-ball captain Harry Brook and England’s other all-format players rested, the leadership for three T20s in Dublin has …

Graeme Ogston BBC Scotland News, Dundee Watch as hail and rain hit the east of Scotland Dundee’s Overgate Shopping Centre has been evacuated after heavy rain and hail caused flash flooding. Shoppers were told to leave the centre after water started pouring down ramps to the front of the building …

Seb Cheer BBC News, Yorkshire National Trust The water cascade into the Studley Lake has run dry during hot weather in North Yorkshire Hot weather is once again beating down on the UK, with an official drought declared in regions including Yorkshire. Staff at a popular World Heritage Site explain …

President Donald Trump has announced this year’s Kennedy Center honours will go to action star Sylvester Stallone, stage actor Michael Crawford, singers George Strait and Gloria Gaynor, and the rock band KISS. Breaking with tradition, he will also host the show later this year celebrating the recipients of one of …

Earlier, Ormskirk-born ex-Red Rose Jones posted his first century since rejoining Lancashire from Durham over the winter. He reached a 33-ball 50 and helped them to 100-1 in the 18th over. Either side of losing George Bell lbw playing to leg against two-wicket seamer Jack White, Jones hoisted three sixes …

Last year, La Liga said it wanted to hold Barcelona’s meeting with Atletico Madrid in Miami, before dropping the idea because of time constraints. Real, who have won a record 36 La Liga titles, said Villarreal playing their home fixture away from their own stadium would be “altering the competitive …

Two Norwegian ski jumpers and three team officials have been charged following allegations of tampering with ski suits, the sport’s governing body has announced. Olympic medallists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have been charged with equipment manipulation in the men’s large hill event at the World Ski Championships in …

Durham have signed Gloucestershire fast bowler Archie Bailey on a three-year contract from next season. The 20-year-old seamer signs his first professional deal having made his debut for Gloucestershire last season. He claimed 4-30 against Middlesex at Lord’s on his first appearance in a County Championship fixture last September. “This …

Other one-off matches, such as the Italian Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup, have been held abroad in recent years. AC Milan are also hoping to play their Serie A match against Como in Perth, Australia in February, as the fixture clashes with their San Siro stadium hosting the opening …

Chris Woakes says going out to bat with a dislocated shoulder as England tried in vain to win the fifth Test against India was “just business as usual”. He is now waiting to find out whether it will affect his chances of playing in The Ashes this winter. READ MORE: …

Getty Images The UK could experience a record UV level of nine on Thursday as the temperature continues to rise. So what is UV and why could records be broken now? What is the UV Index? The UV Index (or UVI) is a standard international measure of ultraviolet radiation emitted …

Nintendo held an Indie World Showcase on Thursday to spotlight some of the indie games coming to the Switch platform. One of the surprise indie hits from last year is making the jump from PC to the Switch 2, and it’s available right now.  UFO 50, one of CNET’s best …

Andrew Turner/BBC The man reportedly got into difficulty near Horstead Mill A swimmer in his 20s who got into difficulty on the Broads in Norfolk has died after being taken to hospital. Emergency services were called to the River Bure at Horstead following reports of a man in trouble in …

BBC Sport’s ex-England trio Isa Guha, Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell look ahead to this winter’s Ashes in Australia and have their say on who should be part of the squad for the five-match series. READ: India win all-time Test despite Woakes heroics BBC News

Harry Brook believes England are in a ‘great place’ heading into this winter’s Ashes, despite losing the final Test against India by six runs on the final day at The Oval – a victory which meant the tourists drew the five match series 2-2. MATCH REPORT: India win all-time Test …

Australians made snowmen and enjoyed snowball flights after parts of New South Wales were blanketed with heavy snow over the weekend. Officials said around 200 vehicles became stranded when areas of the state received the heaviest snowfall in 20 years. “I’ve never seen snow before in my entire life,” said …

It has been a busy summer for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, with six new signings – including striker Viktor Gyokeres – brought in to boost their Premier League title hopes. However, it is one of the two 15-year-old academy players on their pre-season tour of Asia who has captured the …

England pace bowler Chris Woakes looks likely to be ruled out of the remainder of the decisive fifth Test against India after suffering a shoulder injury on the opening day at The Oval. Woakes was tumbling to make a boundary stop late on Thursday when he landed awkwardly. He went …