Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news World 1500m champion Josh Kerr insists his rivalry with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen is the last thing on his mind as he looks to back up...
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Great Britain at Paris 2024: Preview, highlights, athletes to watch and schedule for 2 August
British athletes to watch on 2 August at Paris 2024: Bryony Page, Emily Craig & Imogen Grant, and Jack Laugher Bryony Page won Team GB’s first ever Olympic medal in trampoline with silver at Rio 2016, resulting in an emotional reaction from the silver medallist in the women’s individual event in Brazil. At Tokyo 2020,...
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British leader announces policing plan after violent ‘far-right’ clashes
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “tiny mindless minority” behind unrest that has plagued several cities after a horrific stabbing at a children’s dance class and vowed to put a stop to it as the 17-year-old suspect was publicly named Thursday in part to counter misinformation blamed as one cause of...
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Politics latest: Former Tory minister launching leadership campaign; poll reveals potential frontrunners
Former Home Office minister Robert Jenrick is giving a speech as part of his campaign to lead the Conservative Party. Before he spoke, former common sense minister Esther McVey introduced him. She repeatedly highlighted Labour’s “betrayal” of various groups like pensioners and young people – before praising Mr Jenrick’s ability to communicate and speak in...
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U.K. court names 17-year-old stabbing suspect to counter misinformation | CBC News
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering three girls and stabbing 10 other people in a dance class was named in a U.K. court Thursday partly to counter misinformation about his identity that has been blamed for triggering violent protests across England. Judge Andrew Menary said his decision to allow Axel Rudakubana to be named was...
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Tour of Britain’s South Yorkshire route revealed
SWpix.com/Tour of Britain The South Yorkshire route includes 8,860ft (2,700m) of ascents The full route of the third stage of the Tour of Britain has been revealed as the cycling race returns to South Yorkshire for the first time since 2007. Riders taking part in the event on 5 September will start in Sheffield and...
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Rolls-Royce boss says UK must move fast to be world leader in small reactors
Britain risks repeating the mistakes of the past if delays in rolling out small nuclear reactors persist, the chief executive of Rolls-Royce has said, urging the new Labour government not to pass up the chance to develop a world-leading industry. Speaking as Rolls-Royce upgraded profit guidance and restored its dividend, sending the company’s shares to...
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British police charge 17-year-old with murder in stabbing that killed 3 girls
London — Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned British police chiefs for a crisis meeting on Thursday over violent unrest that followed a stabbing attack that left three young girls dead. A 17-year-old suspect appeared in court to face three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder. The attack on children at a Taylor Swift-themed...
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British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children at Taylor Swift-themed dance party
British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger and misinformation clashed with police near the prime minister’s...
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17-year-old charged with murder of 3 girls in UK knife attack
SOUTHPORT: A 17-year-old male was charged on Thursday (Aug 1) with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 more people in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, UK prosecutors said. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised Merseyside Police to charge the suspect with three counts...
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UK police to charge 17-year-old with murder over Southport child killings
Bottles were thrown at police officers and several people were arrested at the rally, which saw many protesters wearing British flags over their shoulders. People assemble at the start of the ‘Enough is Enough’ protest in Whitehall, London on Wednesday. Photo: PA Wire / dpa Earlier, Merseyside Police chief Serena Kennedy said her force was...
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USA believe they are top of the medal table – the rest of the world disagrees
It is not a sight we are used to seeing: a nation with the largest contingent of athletes at the Games (some 594 are out in Paris – almost double the 327-strong Team GB team). There is, of course, still time for Team USA to make up ground. The rest of the women’s gymnastics, where...