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The director of public prosecutions has reportedly warned that the worst offending protesters could face up to 10 years in prison if they are charged with rioting. Stephen Parkinson, head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said hundreds of violent rioters will continue appearing in courts across the country in the coming days, the Sunday Times said. Mr Parkinson reportedly told of a “new phase” of cases which will include […]

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe claimed a first artistic swimming medal for Great Britain at the Olympics with silver in the women’s duet. The pair were fractionally outside the podium positions after Friday’s technical routine although a score of 264.0282 was less than a point off the Netherlands, who held third place overnight. A barnstorming free routine was adjudged the best of the 17-strong field on Saturday and a score […]

Great Britain’s Georgia Bell collected 1500 metres bronze and set a new national record on the final day of track action in a race won by Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in Olympic record time. Bell patiently executed her race and started to pounce on the back stretch in the final lap. Laura Muir, the Scottish Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, started to close in as the leaders approached the final bend as […]

Rangers made a winning start at their temporary Hampden Park home as they beat Motherwell 2-1 in the William Hill Premiership. Cyriel Dessers, whose late goal gave Rangers a 1-1 draw against Champions League qualifying opponents Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday, opened the scoring after 13 minutes in the first of four games at Hampden due to delayed refurbishment at Ibrox. But Motherwell were soon level following an own goal from […]

Sir Rod Stewart has postponed two more US shows after contracting a “summer strain of Covid-19”. The veteran musician, 79, announced on his Instagram that he would no longer be able to make his Friday show in Stateline, Nevada and his Saturday show in Lincoln, California. It comes after the London-born performer cancelled his 200th residency celebration show in Las Vegas earlier this week due to a bout of the […]

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Brazilian authorities are investigating the cause of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state that killed all 62 people on board. Local airline Voepass’ plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport in Guarulhos with 58 passengers and four crew members when it went down in the city of Vinhedo on Friday. Images recorded by witnesses showed the aircraft in a flat spin and plunging […]

Brenden Aaronson’s equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time salvaged a thrilling 3-3 draw for Leeds against newly-promoted Portsmouth. Pascal Struijk’s penalty gave Leeds an early lead at Elland Road, but Pompey responded through summer signing Elias Sorensen and Callum Lang’s thumping drive. Willy Gnonto hauled the hosts level early in the second period, but they needed Aaronson’s late heroics to rescue a point after Lang notched his second […]

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying rubbish toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the rivals. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the winds could carry the balloons to regions north of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Seoul City Hall and the Gyeonggi provincial government issued text alerts urging citizens to beware of objects dropping from […]