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Kensington PalaceThe Princess of Wales shared a picture of herself at the summit of Ben NevisCatherine, the Princess of Wales, has completed the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of the hospital where she was treated for cancer, describing it as a “chance to explore life beyond diagnosis and to give something back”.She completed the endurance event, which sees people climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales over 24 hours, to raise funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.The princess revealed she was having cancer treatment in March 2024, and said she was in remission at the start of…
BBCTidying expert Dilly Carter started her profession while working as a personal assistantDecluttering is Dilly Carter’s love language. The tidying expert from BBC One’s Sort Your Life Out once helped an ex-boyfriend clear up and organise his mother’s home after she died.”It was a way that I could help him,” Carter says. “And in doing that, we ended up getting back together.” They’re married now.Growing up in a chaotic home with two working parents, she learned early on that she preferred being tidy and organised. In her new BBC video podcast, Sort Your Life Out Unpacked, she interviews famous faces,…
LIVECanada into World Cup last 16 with 92nd-minute winner against South AfricaReaction as Canada score a late winner to beat South Africa and reach the last 16 of the World Cup.
Aerial footage reveals scale of destruction in La GuairaOfficials have confirmed at least 1,430 deaths in Venezuela from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes.12 hrs agoLatin America
England’s Ben Stokes says retiring from international cricket is ‘best thing’ for himBen Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became ‘burned out’ in the build-up to the summer. 1 hr agoEngland
Watch: Inside the Venezuela country club now a makeshift hospitalSurvivors of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes are being cared for at a makeshift hospital formed on the site of a country club in Caraballeda.2 hrs agoLatin America
ReutersPoland recorded an all-time record temperature of 40.5C on Sunday as the heatwave move eastwardsEurope’s unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).Temperature records were broken across the continent again on Sunday – including in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic – as the extreme heat continued to move east.In a post on X, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded since 21 June “linked to high temperatures in Europe”.”Heat stress is often called the ‘silent killer’ – and…
ReutersThe helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura, home to oil giant Aramco’s major refineryFourteen people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia, state media reported on Sunday.The helicopter, belonging to state oil giant Aramco, crashed in the eastern coastal city of Ras Tanura at 06:00 local time (03:00 GMT) killing all those on board, according to the Saudi Press Agency. All 14 victims were Saudi citizens, it reported, with investigations under way to determine the cause of the crash. Aramco did not immediately comment.Ras Tanura is home to a major Aramco oil refinery – one of the largest in…
LIVENZ declare on 288-9 after Mitchell completes century against EnglandFollow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play New Zealand on day four of the third Test at Trent Bridge.
ReutersSimon Peter Carman was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early hours of Saturday, police saidAn Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand, local and Australian media report.Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they had found the teenager “stuffed” in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday.Thai police said they arrested Simon Peter Carman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death as he was allegedly “preparing to flee the country”.He denies the…