46 h. ago Murderer's 14 last words as he's given lethal injection on Florida's death row

Michael Bernard Bell, who killed two people outside a bar in Florida more than 30 years ago, became the 26th person to be executed on death row in the US this year

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2 d. ago Florida man, 80, becomes oldest to run ‘world’s toughest’ race in Death Valley

Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering desertAn 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”.Last week, Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, became one of 93 people to complete the ultramarathon course – which covers 135 miles, beginning 282 feet below sea level in California’s sweltering Death Valley and climbing to 8,360 feet at the trailhead to Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Florida man, 80, becomes oldest person to complete ‘world’s toughest foot race’

Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering Death ValleyAn 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”.Last week, Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, became one of 93 people to complete the ultramarathon course – which covers 135 miles, beginning 282 feet below sea level in California’s sweltering Death Valley and climbing to 8,360 feet at the trailhead to Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump is looking at making money out of Nato – not saving Ukraine

Don’t be misled; Trump is peeved by Putin and will make money from his irritation out of Ukraine’s war but he has not shifted away from Russia completely, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 d. ago Transfer latest: Arsenal agree £16.5m deal for Mosquera, Wolves poised to sign Arias

Arsenal to pay Valencia initial £13m for defenderFluminense winger Arias impressed at Club World CupArsenal are hoping to complete the signing of Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia this week in a deal that could take their summer spending past £200m.Negotiations with Valencia over the 21-year-old defender have been taking place since an initial offer of £14m including bonuses was rejected this month. It is understood an agreement has been struck for Arsenal to pay an initial £13m plus up to £3.5m in bonuses. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Luis Enrique shrugs off praise for PSG’s season with Club World Cup final to come

Paris Saint-Germain coach cautious of difficult game against Chelsea‘I have been better when I lost,’ Enrique saysThere is just one game left in the season in which Paris Saint-Germain finally won the first Champions League in their history to complete a historic treble and that game is the Club World Cup final, but Luis Enrique says it has not been his best. He was better, he claims, when he lost. Besides, the PSG coach said, Manchester City remain the best team around and his side must face a Chelsea team he likened to his own which can still deny them the perfect campaign and have a manager he “loves”.“The Champions League was our first and it was very important: that was our main objective when we came to Paris last year,” Enrique said. “And on Sunday we have the chance, with the last game of the season, to win another one, with the Club World Cup. But it is important that we are conscious of the difficulty of the game. [Enzo] Maresca is a coach I love. I love the way he has of ...

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6 d. ago Noni Madueke leaves Club World Cup camp to complete Arsenal move, Enzo Maresca confirms

Madueke is expected to complete his transfer to Arsenal imminently

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8 d. ago Raoul Moat 'completely changed in his twisted final hours' say arresting officers

The two firearm cops have discussed Moat's erratic behaviour before he turned his sawn-off shotgun on himself.

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9 d. ago Scots man completes world's highest marathon which ends at Everest base camp

With breathing capacity reduced by around 20 percent, Brian and his fellow runners were already physically drained before the race began.

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1 week ago I completed Race Across The World: The Experience and it was a LOT harder than I expected

The BBC show, which saw six million viewers tune into its finale last month, has inspired a real-life game where fans of all ages can solve clues to reach checkpoints across the capital.

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2 w. ago Father of boy, nine, and girl, seven, found in nappies on remote Italian farm 'hid the family away to protect them from COVID' and reveals why his children wore diapers in full interview

The nine-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister had never been registered with a school or doctor and were completely unknown to the outside world.

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2 w. ago Horror as school age kids found on squalid farm in nappies unable to speak proper language

The siblings, a nine-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister, were found to have never been registered with a school or doctor and were completely unknown to the outside world.

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2 w. ago Siblings, 9 and 6, found on farm in nappies speaking only in primitive language

The siblings, a nine-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister, were found to have never been registered with a school or doctor and were completely unknown to the outside world

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2 w. ago Transfer latest: Arteta hails £5m Arrizabalaga, West Ham push for Slavia defender Diouf

Arsenal manager says signing from Chelsea a perfect fitHammers face battle to get left-back rated at about £20mMikel Arteta has said Arsenal will benefit from Kepa Arrizabalaga’s experience and “real hunger to win” after the world’s most expensive goalkeeper completed a £5m transfer from Chelsea.Arrizabalaga leaves Chelsea seven years after joining for £72m from Athletic Bilbao and will compete at Arsenal with his Spanish compatriot David Raya. After falling out of favour at Stamford Bridge Arrizabalaga has spent the past two seasons on loan, at Real Madrid and then Bournemouth. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jess Breach ready to complete unfinished business at World Cup

Now 27, the flying winger burst onto the scene at just 20 with six tries on debut against Canada and quickly established herself as one of the best finishers in the game

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2 w. ago Enzo Maresca slams 'joke' Club World Cup delay as Chelsea game stopped for TWO HOURS

Chelsea's 4-1 win against Benfica in the last 16 of the Club World Cup took a mammoth four hours to complete due to the match in Charlotte being stopped because of yet another weather delay

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2 w. ago Chelsea advance after Club World Cup thriller took over FOUR HOURS to complete

BENFICA 1-4 CHELSEA (AET): The Premier League club secured a spot in the last eight of FIFA's Club World Cup after a crazy finish to a game delayed four nearly two hours

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2 w. ago Add to playlist: the year’s best electronic debut from Sheffield’s NZO, plus the week’s best tracks

The mysterious new artist’s thrillingly complete sound world is glitchily complex but beguilingly light on its feetFrom Sheffield, via LeedsRecommended if you like Mark Fell, Jlin, Beatrice DillonUp next Live set at No Bounds festival in OctoberIt’s thrilling and satisfying when an artist’s debut album is so fully realised: as if they have their own hyperlocal dialect, and are saying something genuinely new with it. So it is with NZO, a mysterious Sheffield-based electronic artist whose album Come Alive is a defibrillating jolt of vitality. You can find affinities with other artists and styles here, for sure: the bookish but playful minimalism of another Sheffield musician, Mark Fell; Objekt’s trickster vision for bass music and techno; the white-tiled cleanliness of some of Sophie’s work; Jlin’s paradoxically static funk. But the way it’s all pulled together is totally NZO’s, making for music that’s so light on its feet despite its incredible complexity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Club World Cup: Fluminense, Dortmund advance to knockout round

All four Brazilian clubs make last 16Dortmund tops Ulsan, wins Group FFluminense completed a full Brazilian contingent in the Club World Cup round of 16 after a goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns secured their progress from Group F on Wednesday.Despite being on the back foot for much of the match at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, Fluminense advanced after finishing second in the group with five points, two behind group winners Borussia Dortmund, who edged Ulsan 1-0. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Club World Cup: Dortmund and Fluminense advance to knockout round

All four Brazilian clubs make last 16Dortmund beat Ulsan 1-0 to top Group FFluminense completed a full Brazilian contingent in the Club World Cup round of 16 after a goalless draw with Mamelodi Sundowns secured their progress from Group F on Wednesday.Despite being on the back foot for much of the match at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, Fluminense advanced after finishing second in the group with five points, two behind group winners Borussia Dortmund, who edged Ulsan 1-0. Continue reading...

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