3 h. ago ‘I had no idea’: Chris Harper happy to share spotlight after Simon Yates banishes Giro d’Italia demons | Martin Pegan

The Australian cyclist was on the ride of his life to a breakthrough Grand Tour stage win as the decisive story of the 2025 race unfolded behind himAustralian cyclist Chris Harper is yet to properly soak up the ride of his life and first Grand Tour stage victory by watching a replay of his long-range and daring solo attack over the Colle delle Finestre and up the Sestrière. But the 30-year-old climber won’t have to look too hard to find highlights in the future after his ride was a major subplot as the decisive story of the 2025 Giro d’Italia unfolded behind him.Harper arrived in Albania for the opening three stages of the Giro with ambitions to prove himself as a general classification contender. A top-10 placing by the time the three-week race finished in Rome was the realistic goal. But a bout of illness hit the Team Jayco AlUla rider on the second rest day and Harper had to lift himself in the third week just to turn his focus toward chasing a stage win. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Dead body discovered in abandoned BMW near Gatwick Airport sparks police investigation

A body has been found on the back seat of a car left abandoned on an industrial estate, a mile away from Gatwick Airport, in a shocking and unexplained discovery

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8 h. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW with car 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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8 h. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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8 h. ago British tourist is found dead on the Algarve just days after another Brit's body was found when he vanished during stag do

A British tourist has been found dead on the Algarve, just days after another Brit's body was discovered following his mystery disappearance during a stag do.

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8 h. ago King Charles 'excited' by incredible but 'baffling' discovery at Windsor Castle

King Charles recently discovered a 'cache' of Leonardo Da Vinci drawings in Windsor Castle, but was surprised by the reaction of his family

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9 h. ago King Charles' 'exciting' discovery at Windsor Castle that 'bemused' Royal Family

King Charles is said to have made an 'exciting' discovery in Windsor Castle that left the Royal Family 'baffled and bemused', according to a new documentary

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9 h. ago ‘A wonderful mystery to be solved’: Search begins in Dorset for ‘the Mother of all tanks’

Lost for over a century, discovery of wartime letter has rekindled interest in unlocking the secret of the world’s first prototype tankAt the height of the second world war, while British authorities were calling on citizens to donate metal to be recycled into weapons and warships, attention at the army base of Bovington Camp in Dorset turned to a collection of historic vehicles dating from the first war – among them a legendary tank that had been nicknamed “Mother”.Mother was the prototype for the world’s first battlefield tank, the Mark 1, which had been developed by Britain in 1915-6 to break the deadlock of the trenches. The vehicles were a huge technological leap forward that caused a sensation when rolled out on the battlefields (“astonishing our soldiers no less than they frightened the enemy”, as the Manchester Guardian put it) and helped tip the scales in favour of the allies’ eventual victory. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Second UK tourist found dead and 'naked' in Albufeira after Greg Monks body find

The latest death comes just days after Greg Monks, 37, from Glasgow, was discovered dead in the Cerro de Aguia.

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9 h. ago Second UK tourist found dead in Albufeira after Greg Monks body find

The latest death comes just days after Greg Monks, 37, from Glasgow, was discovered dead in the Cerro de Aguia.

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9 h. ago 'Naked' British tourist is found dead on the Algarve just days after another Brit's body was found when he vanished during stag do

A 'naked' British tourist has been found dead on the Algarve, just days after another Brit's body was discovered following his mystery disappearance during a stag do.

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10 h. ago Mystery surrounds woman found dead in Underground station three months after body discovered

Despite ongoing efforts by British Transport Police, the individual has yet to be identified

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10 h. ago 'Worst possible way to die' found as archaeologists unearth sinister skeleton

A skeleton unearthed by archaeologists shows the brutal and agonising torture that was inflicted upon the man before he was 'clumsily' beheaded in a horrifying discovery

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10 h. ago Novak Djokovic drops retirement hint after crushing French Open defeat by Jannik Sinner

Novak Djokovic has hinted he could retire at the end of the year after he was knocked out of the French Open by Jannik Sinner, losing in straight sets to the Italian

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11 h. ago It’s fun, and not fun – Jannik Sinner looks forward to final with Carlos Alcaraz

It is an intriguing showdown between the two bright young things who have won the last five grand slams between them.

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11 h. ago Private equity firms overhaul exit strategies as IPO market slams shut

Executives prioritising break-ups or continuation funds as trade war kills off potential floats

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12 h. ago Proud Welshman who helped discover Gareth Bale and Trent Alexander

Fulham's head of academy recruitment Malcolm Elias, who also worked at Swansea City, Southampton and Liverpool, has passed away after a short illness

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12 h. ago Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status

Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities.In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging overtourism.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Anneka was told she had kidney failure in her 30s. The cause? Undetected high blood pressure. As cases skyrocket, she now reveals the signs that were missed

It was only by chance that Anneka Murphy discovered the awful truth. While at work one day, the primary school teacher was accidentally pricked by the needle of a diabetic pupil's insulin syringe.

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12 h. ago Family of Cole Cooper cancel search after body found in hunt for missing teen

The 19-year-old's loved ones were made aware of the discovery near Kilsyth Road in Banknock near Falkirk on Friday.

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