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Getty ImagesYastika Bhatia celebrates her century during day three of the Test match at Lord’sOn Monday afternoon, India cricketer Sneh Rana delivered the ball at London’s iconic Lord’s cricket stadium, completing a journey for the Indian women’s cricket team that has been half-a-century in the making.The bandana-wearing off-spinner, who hails from a small town in northern India, floated one outside the off stump. England’s Sophie Ecclestone, having just completed a flamboyant half-century, pressed forward, only for the ball to dip, grip and sneak between bat and pad into the stumps. Rana blew a kiss skywards as her teammates rushed towards…
House of Commons/RCMPInky Mark and some of the firearms found in his Manitoba homeEx-Canadian MP Inky Mark has been arrested after police found a trove of guns, ammunition and an antique cannon along with thousands of dollars in cash in his home.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seized 439 firearms from his house near Dauphin, Manitoba, last week during a firearms trafficking probe. At least three of the guns were illegally trafficked, RCMP said.Mark, 78, has been charged with firearms trafficking and several other gun-related offences, including possessing unauthorised devices and unsafe storage, which officials say threaten public safety.Manitoba follows…
John LaurensonNathalie using the Yuka appWith a packet of biscuits in one hand and her smartphone in the other in the biscuits sucrées aisle of her local Hyper U supermarket west of Paris, Nathalie sees red. Literally.”Look at that!” she says showing me her phone. 0/100 is marked in red lettering.”This is one of Malo’s [her 12-year-old son’s] favourites but it’s not only full of sugar and saturated fats, there are four additives as well including one health risk,” she says.Nathalie clicks on the additive in question: E450. “A mineral which, taken in excess, can lead to bone marrow and…
Layla KornotaLayla Kornota was diagnosed with ADHD as a childPhone alarms are what get teaching assistant Layla through her day. She has four alarms to wake up, one to get dressed, another to pack her work bag, and so on. “There’s a million different ones. Different times of the day,” says the 30-year-old as she scrolls through the alerts on her phone.”It feels like overkill to a lot of people, but I have these markers that I need to hit,” says Layla, adding that the process helps keep her ADHD brain focused and establish a routine.But that sense of control…
People flee Bangkok bar as huge flames shoot out from doorwayThai authorities are investigating if negligence was what led to the deadly inferno at a Bangkok bar late on Sunday, as survivors reported doors being locked and the lack of signage demarcating emergency exits.The use of flammable materials as decoration may have facilitated the rapid spread of the fire, which originated near the stage, police say.This “indicates a lack of caution and disregard for the safety of the patrons,” Police General Kittiratt Phanphet said on Monday.The blaze has left at least 30 people dead and dozens more injured. First responders…
Supplied: NT PoliceBradley Murdoch never revealed the location of Peter Falconio’s body.Police in Australia have released previously unseen photographs from their investigation into the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio 25 years ago.Falconio, from Huddersfield, was shot on a remote stretch of highway near the Northern Territory town of Barrow Creek, about 186 miles (300km) north of Alice Springs on 14 July 2001. His body has never been found and police hope the images could jog memories that could lead to a tip-off. His killer, Bradley Murdoch, died of throat cancer aged 67 in jail last year, without disclosing where…
Getty ImagesDemocrats and some Republicans criticised the creation of an “anti-weaponisation” fund following the initial settlement. A US judge has voided a legal agreement between President Donald Trump and federal agencies that granted him immunity from tax audits and allowed his administration to create a since-abandoned $1.8bn (£1.3bn) “anti-weaponisation” fund.The fund, intended to compensate individuals claiming they were unfairly targeted by the government, was unveiled in May in exchange for Trump dropping his personal $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But on Monday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said the suit was filed for an improper purpose. She…
Getty ImagesYouTube is still recommending eating disorder videos to teenage users a year after new rules were introduced to curb harmful online content, according to new research.The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) set up a simulated account for a 13-year-old girl viewing unsafe diet and body image content for the first time.It found one in 10 videos recommended by YouTube’s Up Next algorithm featured thinspiration, extreme calorie restriction or other harmful material, although the situation had improved over the past two years.Google, which owns YouTube, said it had a “steadfast” commitment to stopping the spread of harmful content and…
ReutersNeill had been treated for cancer in recent years, but was “cancer free” at the time of his death, his family saidTributes have been paid to actor Sam Neill, famed for his starring role in Jurassic Park, following his death at the age of 78.The news was announced by his family, who said his death in Sydney, Australia, was “sudden and unexpected”.Neill played Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and also appeared in films including The Piano, The Hunt for Red October, Dead Calm and Event Horizon, as well as BBC TV drama Peaky Blinders.New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
Getty ImagesAn ICE agent has fatally shot a motorist in the US state of Maine, a week after an undocumented migrant was killed by a federal immigration officer during a traffic stop in Texas.In the latest incident, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said agents were watching an address for a person with a final order of removal in Biddeford at around 07:00 EDT (11:00 GMT) on Monday. When ICE tried to stop a vehicle driven by someone coming from that address, “the vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon”, ICE said,…