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Simon Yates has withdrawn from La Vuelta a Espana after testing positive for Covid-19. British cyclist Yates’ Team BikeExchange-Jayco said that he suffered mild symptoms overnight and returned a positive test on Wednesday morning. “In accordance with strict team policy, Yates will not continue in La Vuelta,” his team said, ahead of stage 11. Yates, who won the race in 2018, held fifth position overall after moving up a place […]

A coroner has called for people to come forward with information into the deaths of shooting victims in Liverpool. A coroner has called for people to come forward with information as he opened inquests into the deaths of shooting victims in Liverpool. Inquests into the deaths of 28-year-old council worker Ashley Dale and Sam Rimmer, a 22-year-old mechanic, were opened along with that of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in a 20-minute […]

A police officer tried to save the life of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel by using his hand to cover her gunshot wound as he carried her into hospital A police officer tried to save the life of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel by using his hand to cover her gunshot wound as he carried her into hospital, an inquest has heard. Andre Rebello, the senior coroner for Liverpool who dealt with the death […]

The United Nations and Pakistan have issued an appeal for £136 million in emergency funding to help millions of people affected by floods. The United Nations and Pakistan have issued an appeal for 160 million dollars (£136 million) in emergency funding to help millions of people affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June. UN secretary-general Antonio Gutteres said Pakistan’s flooding, caused by weeks of […]

Brown trout and Atlantic salmon were discovered in the Glenagannon River in Inishowen An investigation is under way after more than 2,250 brown trout and Atlantic salmon were found dead in a river in Co Donegal. The State agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitat said the major fish kill incident happened in the Glenagannon River in Inishowen. Inland Fisheries Ireland was alerted to the […]

David Celino died after falling ill at Leeds Festival A 16-year-old boy whose death after falling ill at Leeds Festival police suspect was drug-related has been named, as his family paid tribute to him as “fiercely independent”. David Celino fell ill while at the music event on Saturday and was taken to hospital where he died in the early hours of Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said. Officers are investigating whether […]

Artemis 1 had been due to blast off this afternoon, but experts discovered a fault Nasa’s Artemis 1 Moon rocket launch has been postponed due to an issue with one of the engines. The space agency said: “Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson has called a scrub of the attempt of the launch of Artemis 1. “The issue that came up was an engine bleed which couldn’t be remedied but the rocket […]

They've issued a dramatic video appeal online, as their investigation into the nine year old's death continues People who might be withholding information about the murder of a nine-year-old girl who was shot dead in her own home have been warned they are protecting killers. As part of their continuing investigation into Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killing and other recent murders in Liverpool, Merseyside Police again urged the public to come forward […]

Flash flooding from the heavy rains washed away villages and crops There have been more than 1,000 deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan since mid-June, officials said on Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided […]