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Great Britain’s hopes of gold in the men’s team pursuit at Paris 2024 slipped away on the final lap after Ethan Hayter lost control of his bike and narrowly avoided a nasty crash. The 1,000th medal in Team GB’s Olympic history was a silver one as Australia, who had been narrowly ahead on the time splits for almost the entire race, were able to ease over the line after the […]

Lee Carsley looks set to take interim charge for England’s Nations League matches next month. The search for Gareth Southgate’s successor – for which Carsley is likely to be a contender as under-21s manager – is under way after the national team boss resigned two days after his side lost the final of Euro 2024 to Spain. England have competitive fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month […]

Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. Ankara’s ambassador to the Netherlands submitted a declaration of intervention at the UN court in The Hague, the Anadolu Agency reported. Turkey, one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s actions in Gaza, becomes the latest nation to seek to participate in the case. Turkish […]

Russian officials said they are fighting off Ukrainian cross-border raids in a south-western border province for a second day, as Kyiv officials remained quiet about the scope of the operation. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incursion into the south-western Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” and said he will hold a meeting with top defence and security officials to discuss the situation. “The Kyiv regime has undertaken another large-scale provocation and […]

The number of people charged in connection with recent unrest has continued to rise, as parts of the UK are steeled for as many as 100 events connected with the disorder on Wednesday. Another 20 people were charged overnight, the Crown Prosecution Service said, bringing the total to more than 140, as police chiefs continued to warn rioters they could “expect a knock at the door”. The National Police Chiefs’ […]

A rioter has become the first person to receive a prison sentence on a violent disorder charge following nationwide unrest after being jailed for three years for his part in violence in Southport. Derek Drummond, 58, was part of the disorder in the Merseyside town on July 30 following a fatal knife attack on three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. He was one of three men to be […]

US vice president Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz will spend their first full day as running mates rallying Democrats across the American Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in November. The trip, which begins in Wisconsin before shifting to Michigan, is aimed at shoring up support among the younger, diverse, labour-friendly voters who were instrumental in helping President […]

Inquests into the deaths of the three Southport stabbing victims have been opened and adjourned, as a coroner said it was “impossible to adequately articulate the devastating, lifelong effects” of the “truly tragic events”. Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died after the stabbing at the Hart Space in Southport, Merseyside, on Monday July 29. Inquests into their deaths were formally opened by senior […]

Police remain braced for planned unrest by “hateful and divisive groups” as they monitor reports of at least 30 possible gatherings and threats against immigration law specialists. A list of solicitors’ firms and advice agencies has been shared in chat groups as possible targets for gatherings, with the message inviting people to “mask up” if they attend. Tell Mama, a group monitoring Islamophobia in the UK, said it has alerted […]