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Getty ImagesA small power plant in the UK was shut down during a cyber attack.The government said that at no point was there a risk to the UK’s energy system, but the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has contacted power companies to advise them about the risk of cyber attacks.The Telegraph reported that the attack, which took place last month, was carried out by hackers affiliated to the Iranian regime.For security reasons, neither the government nor the National Cyber Security Centre, which deals with attacks on critical infrastructure, would give further details of the site affected. However…
Life after Salah – why Isak and Wirtz must step up for LiverpoolLiverpool are preparing to begin a season without Mohamed Salah for the first time in a decade – but they haven’t replaced him yet. This is why.37 mins agoLiverpool
Man City will ‘try to find the new Rodri’ – MarescaManchester City will “try to find the new Rodri” after the Spain captain left the club earlier this week to join La Liga champions Barcelona, says manager Enzo Maresca.9 hrs agoMan City
Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty ImagesIt was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel’s prime minister made his intentions clear. “We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state,” said Benjamin Netanyahu. “This place belongs to us.”He was signing an agreement to push ahead with the expansion of a settlement in an area known as E1, just to the east of Jerusalem.In recent days, the opening up of tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes on the strategically important land has brought widespread condemnation.All…
Instagram: sydney_marathonThe medal design appears to show Munich’s Allianz Arena on the bottom-rightThe organisers of Sydney Marathon have laughed off a mistake which saw a German stadium etched on to medals for participants, saying “we’re not going to run from it”.Questions arose after the event’s official social media account unveiled the design of this year’s medal earlier in the week, which had mistakenly etched Allianz Arena, based in the German city of Munich, instead of Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.A spokesperson for the Sydney Marathon told the BBC: “A little too much international flavour has found its way onto the back of…
Williams and Alcaraz to play US Open mixed doublesSerena Williams will pair up with Carlos Alcaraz for the mixed doubles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows. 12 hrs agoTennis
EPASwedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson visit the makeshift memorial.The victim of a deadly sword attack at a high school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police have confirmed.Two boys aged 12 and 17 were also seriously injured in the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta on Friday afternoon, according to local authorities, while a third person sustained minor injuries. An 18-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested and police said they were treating the case as murder and attempted murder.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson visited…
De Zerbi learns cash alone cannot fix Spurs’ losing mentalitySpurs head coach Roberto De Zerbi discovers cash is no cure for a losing mentality as they crash to a heavy defeat at Brentford, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.5 hrs agoTottenham
Trump Mobile promoted a ‘Made in the USA’ phone – but the details kept changingBBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.15 mins agoUS & Canada
Getty ImagesBigXthaPlug performed at Wireless festival in London last year and is about to release a new albumDallas rapper BigXthaPlug has been arrested in the US state of Texas on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and illegal possession of a firearm.Allen County Police confirmed to BBC Newsbeat the 28-year-old, whose real name is Xavier Landum, was stopped on Friday. He is being held in Collin County Jail.He was on bail, following an arrest on similar charges a year ago. The rap artist, who makes southern hip-hop, trap, and country-rap, became well known for viral singles Texas, The…