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British wildcard Fery stuns Cobolli to reach semi-finalsBritish wildcard Arthur Fery will play for a place in the Wimbledon final after extending his sensational run with a stunning victory over Flavio Cobolli.48 mins agoTennis
AFP via Getty ImagesPolice said the suspect was carrying a knife and a firearmTwo 13-year-old girls have been seriously injured and a 16-year-old suspect arrested after an incident at a school in Upper Bavaria, Germany.Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in the small town of Schongau.The suspect was carrying a knife as well as a firearm, police said, and they believe they acted alone.Neither of the girls are in life-threatening condition, but the number of other people involved and the severity of their injuries are currently being clarified, police added.The identity…
Trump on Iran: US will ‘probably hit them hard again tonight’Donald Trump’s latest pronouncements on Iran and the chances of a negotiated agreement have to be taken seriously, as he is after all the president of the United States.This is what he said at the Nato summit in Turkey.”I don’t want to deal with them anymore, they’re scum. You know what scum is? They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people. And they’re vicious, violent people.”And if they had a nuclear weapon, they’d use it. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”Later he doubled down on his latest…
Egypt want officials kicked out of World CupThe Egyptian FA lodges a complaint with Fifa and demands an investigation into “double standards” of officiating in the controversial defeat by Argentina.2 hrs agoWorld Cup
Watch: Tom Holland on how Zendaya joined The Odyssey castTom Holland may be a bankable global superstar, but he’s self-aware enough to know his latest role in Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey marks the start “of a new chapter of my life”.The British actor, best known for his Spider-Man franchise, tells me it’s “a real pinch-me moment”. He’s playing Telemachus, the only son of Odysseus – one of Greek mythology’s most enduring heroes.Telemachus was so young when his father left for the Trojan wars that he doesn’t remember him – except through the already mythical stories told about his exploits,…
Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesRuth Ellis’ grandchildren have campaigned for the pardonRuth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a conditional posthumous pardon.Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.Her family have campaigned for her murder conviction to be overturned, arguing she was a victim of domestic abuse and was physically and emotionally abused by Blakely before shooting him.Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told MPs the King had granted the pardon, adding: “While the pardon does not claim she was innocent of killing David Blakely, it…
Greg JamesBBC Radio 1’s Greg James dressed up with his wife Bella Mackie ahead of attending Taylor and Travis’ wedding Celeb spotting, stolen keepsakes and an “incredible hangover” – this is what BBC Radio 1’s Greg James has revealed about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.The Breakfast host returned to his show on Wednesday morning after flying to New York City for the popstar and NFL player’s wedding, which took place on Friday 3 July.Preparations for the Madison Square Gardens bash had been shrouded in secrecy, with feverish excitement only ramping up as it got closer to the big day.…
Le Pen confirms she will run for presidentFrance is waking up bleary-eyed on Wednesday, with many still incredulous at the political uproar triggered by right-wing nationalist figurehead Marine Le Pen the night before.Within hours of a court of appeal in Paris confirming her guilty verdict for misuse of public funds, she not only defiantly announced she would be running in next year’s French presidential election, but she had already launched her social media campaign, too.Pour la France – For France – reads her online poster, featuring the country’s tricolour flag and a smiling Le Pen, her arms outstretched.”Just like (the…
ReutersMany civilians have been injured in drone strikes in el-ObeidA 27-year-old university student, Sarah was at a crowded fuel station in the city of el-Obeid, on the front line of Sudan’s civil war, when a drone struck without warning.She says the station lit up before everything went dark. “In front of us there were injured people, blood, burnt cars, and smashed cars.” We have withheld the student’s real name for her safety in a city that is the latest flash-point in the three-year war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).Sarah told the BBC by phone that…
Getty ImagesA fuel crisis is currently gripping Russia with long, daily queues at petrol stationsIf you want to get a sense of the fuel crisis gripping Russia, all you need to do is spend a day driving around Moscow. At almost every petrol station we passed there was a queue of cars and lorries. Some lines were long, some short; some static, others moving steadily.If there was no queue, that meant the garage had run out of fuel entirely and was closed.Remember: this is Moscow, the wealthy, populated capital that draws in so much of Russia’s vast resources. Even here…