2 h. ago Former world chess champion may face discipline for unproven claims about Daniel Naroditsky

Chess’ international governing body is considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death

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4 h. ago Met Police roll out ‘eye in the sky’ drone fleet to fight crime across capital

As part of an emergency response, the aircraft will arrive in just two minutes and stream live footage back to control room

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4 h. ago Met Police roll out ‘eye in the sky’ drones to fight crime in London

Met Police roll out ‘eye in the sky’ drones to fight crime in London  London Evening Standard

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4 h. ago Dramatic moment US strikes ‘drug vessel’ killing two as government vows to fight boats ‘bringing poison to our shores’

STUNNING footage shows US forces bombing another "narco boat" allegedly filled with drugs - killing two people in the Pacific. It marks the eighth time that the American military has launched a "lethal kinetic" strike against suspected drug traffickers. Dramatic footage showed a small boat rocking around in choppy waters before it was targeted by a...

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5 h. ago Fide to investigate Kramnik over attacks on Naroditsky as chess reels from player’s death

Chess world mourns 29-year-old streaming pioneerKramnik criticized for reckless cheating accusationsFide CEO’s statement prompts calls for resignationThe International Chess Federation (Fide) said on Wednesday it is examining former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s public attacks on Daniel Naroditsky, the American grandmaster whose sudden death at 29 has stunned the chess world and laid bare fissures in the sport’s digital age.Naroditsky, among the most visible faces of chess’s pandemic-era renaissance, was one of the most popular players and teachers of his generation, a Stanford-educated prodigy who won the Under-12 world championship, became a grandmaster at 18 and went on to amass more than 800,000 followers across Twitch and YouTube. Known by his nickname Danya, the California-born Naroditsky’s mix of patience, humor, generosity and gift for communication made him a standard-bearer of chess’s online boom, helping to bring vast new audiences to a centuries-old pastime. Continue...

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5 h. ago ‘Absolute helmet’ – Luke Littler, 18, slams darts coach to his two million followers over ‘ridiculous’ criticism

LUKE LITTLER has brutally struck back at a darts coach and pundit who slammed him and fellow pro Stephen Bunting. The coach had slammed the world champion on the Mission Darts Podcast with Matt Edgar after he chose to participate in the World Youth Championship last week. A former darts pro turned coach labelled his...

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6 h. ago Two killed after fight spills into the road and they are hit by a passing motorist – who fled the scene

The women, who have not been formally identified but were known in Houston’s Sunnyside area, were ‘rolling around on the ground’ when they were hit

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8 h. ago Reddit launches copyright suit against AI search engine Perplexity

Social media group claims the start-up harvested user conversation to train its models

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9 h. ago Olympic gender row boxer wins in 94 seconds on return to ring thanks to rule loophole as opponent left ‘short of breath’

OLYMPIC boxer Lin Yu-ting won her return match to the ring by knocking out her opponent in just 94 seconds. Lin, 29, won gold in the featherweight division during last year's Paris Olympics despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing a gender eligibility test. The Taiwanese boxer has been the subject of controversy...

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9 h. ago Four easy and cheap ways to keep your home drier to fight off black mould

CONDENSATION build-up in your home at this time of year can cause issues that hit you in the pocket. Humidity makes rooms feel colder, costing you more in heating, and can also provide conditions for problematic black mould to grow. Here are some easy and cheap ways to keep your home drier. WINDOW VAC: Condensation...

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9 h. ago Fifa joins up with trade union to promote ‘safe working conditions’

Five-year deal with Building and Wood Workers’ InternationalBWI has criticised Fifa for giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi ArabiaFifa has announced new measures for promoting “decent and safe working conditions” at its tournaments after agreeing a five-year partnership with trade union the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI).The BWI, which has been critical of Fifa’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, will now partner with world football’s governing body on conducting labour inspections in the Gulf state and elsewhere. The agreement will also incorporate training for workers and their representatives, and the creation of a “time-bound corrective action plan” that will ensure remedy for those workers who are exploited or otherwise impacted in their jobs. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Fifa joins with trade union to promote ‘safe working conditions’

Five-year deal with Building and Wood Workers’ InternationalBWI has criticised Fifa for giving 2034 World Cup to Saudi ArabiaFifa has announced new measures for promoting “decent and safe working conditions” at its tournaments after agreeing a five-year partnership with the Building and Wood Workers’ International trade union.The BWI, which has been critical of Fifa’s decision to award the 2034 World Cup finals tournament to Saudi Arabia, will now partner with world football’s governing body on conducting labour inspections in the Gulf state and elsewhere. The agreement will also incorporate training for workers and their representatives, and the creation of a “time-bound corrective action plan” that will ensure remedy for those workers who are exploited or otherwise impacted in their jobs. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Erling Haaland's Cristiano Ronaldo comments say it all as Man City star one game away

The Manchester City star was once again on the Champions League scoresheet, netting his 22nd goal in just 12 games

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10 h. ago Darts ace and pal 'worried about Michael van Gerwen's career' as star 'struggling'

Michael van Gerwen’s close friend and former PDC ace Vincent van der Voort has admitted he is ‘worried’ about the three-time world champion after a tough year

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10 h. ago Emergency incident cancels all trains between Reading and London

Emergency incident cancels all trains between Reading and London  Reading Chronicle

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10 h. ago Wealthy landowner, 71, 'thought he knew better and ignored instruction manual' of quad bike that killed gardener on £2.5m estate, court hears

Defence company boss husband Nicholas Prest, 71, and his wife, former English National Ballet dancer Anthea, 70, are accused of failing to give adequate safety gear or training to their staff.

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10 h. ago Badge of honour: Sean Dyche has Forest history but focuses on urgent task at hand

After debacle of Ange Postecoglou, the new manager, who was a trainee under Clough, is bringing ‘energy’ to the club“This badge is bigger than any manager,” said Sean Dyche at his unveiling as Nottingham Forest’s head coach, wearing a training top with his initials, before correcting himself. “Well, there was one manager who was probably as big as the badge – we all know who that was.” Then came an impression of Brian Clough, a crack at that unique drawl. “‘Young ginger, well done,’” he said, reliving his three years as a trainee at the City Ground, the days he spent wandering down the Trent, with Del Boy, Clough’s labrador, whizzing past him and his manager’s voice invariably within earshot.Dyche tells a story of how, as a youth player, he and a few others tended to Clough’s garden at his home in Quarndon. “We were on £28.50 a week and he paid you a tenner to do his garden. So we actually thought: ‘This is decent.’ He’d cook for you and make sure you were well looked after. It was ...

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10 h. ago 'I know how Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi boxing fight would go – I trained world champ'

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the greatest footballers of all time - but who would win in a fight between the pair? Deontay Wilder's former trainer has had his say

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10 h. ago Fabio Wardley opens up on brutal toll boxing takes on heavyweight

Fabio Wardley will need every tool in his arsenal this weekend when he takes on Joseph Parker for a shot at world champion Oleksandr Usyk

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10 h. ago Emergency incident cancels all trains between Oxford and London

Emergency incident cancels all trains between Oxford and London  Oxford Mail

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