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Noah Lyles explains running Olympic 200m final despite knowing he had Covid
Noah Lyles has explained his decision to race in the 200m final at the Paris Olympics after testing positive for Covid. The American star was favourite to claim the gold medal but had to settle for bronze after clocking a time of 19.70s. The 200m was ultimately won by BotswanaContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic withdraws from tournament after winning Olympics as statement …
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Cincinnati Open. The Serbian will enjoy a short break instead of competing at the ATP Masters 1000 event immediately after winning gold at the Paris Olympics. Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to win a first career gold medal for Serbia at RolandContinue Reading
‘Poopgate’: Chicago marks 20 years since disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident
Today marks 20 years since the infamous incident when a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped an estimated 800 pounds of human waste onto an open-top passenger boat sailing down the Chicago River. The unpleasant anniversary has been marked with an oral history by local publication Chicago Magazine. Last yearContinue Reading
Starmer vows ‘no let-up’ on rioters as police hail ‘turning point’ in violence
Sir Keir Starmer has told far-right thugs that there will be no let-up in bringing them to justice, as he held his third emergency Cobra meeting in a week amid concerns there could be a new wave of violence this weekend. It is understood he told the meeting on ThursdayContinue Reading
Scottish Government finds ‘additional funding’ it says could avert strike action
Impending strike action by local government workers in Scotland could be averted after “additional funding” was found, ministers have said. Speaking ahead of a meeting with council leaders on Friday, Finance and Local Government Secretary Shona Robison said the “enhanced envelope” of funding would enable local government body Cosla toContinue Reading
Baby dies from whooping cough as England’s death toll reaches 10
A further baby has died from whooping cough, bringing the death toll to ten in just seven months. Officials at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have urged pregnant women to get vaccinated after cases of whooping cough hit 10,493 in June. Between December and June, ten babies under threeContinue Reading
New Labour MP Lauren Edwards accused of racism over ‘f****** Estonians’ tweet
A new Labour MP has been accused of racism over a series of recently unearthed offensive tweets. Lauren Edwards, the MP for Rochester and Strood, made comments about Estonians, Parliament’s cleaners and a halal restaurant, in the now-deleted posts. She has since apologised and said she “deeply regrets” the tweets.Continue Reading
Nigel Farage doubles down over Southport riots as approval ratings plummet
Nigel Farage has doubled down on his much-criticised claims about the Southport stabbings, as new polling shows the Reform UK leader’s popularity has plummeted. Following the killings of three girls last week, Mr Farage claimed “the truth was being withheld” about the suspect and has gone on to allege theContinue Reading
ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper staff back strike action in pay dispute
ScotRail workers and staff on the Caledonian Sleeper have voted in favour of a walk-out in an ongoing dispute over pay, the RMT union has said. Union members at the two publicly-owned rail operators were separately balloted for strike action following a pay offer that was described by the unionContinue Reading
London’s FTSE closes lower despite improved afternoon trading
London’s top markets finished lower despite clawing back ground during a stronger afternoon trading session. Stocks in the City were firmly lower early on after fears grew once again that the US could enter a recession. However, the markets recovered ground after lower than expected jobless claims in the USContinue Reading