32 h. ago National solving championship is open and ‘Chess Messi’ closing on record

Entry is free, the prize fund is expected to be £1,500, and the winner qualifies for the world solving championshipThis week’s puzzle is a chance to enter an annual national contest in which Guardian readers traditionally perform strongly and in considerable numbers. White in the diagram, playing as usual up the board, is to play and checkmate in two moves, against any black defence.The puzzle is the first stage of the annual Winton British Solving Championship, organised by the British Chess Problem Society. This competition is open only to British residents, and entry is free. To take part, simply send White’s first move to Nigel Dennis, Boundary House, 230 Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 1QY or by email to winton@theproblemist.org. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal

Roger Penske has fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal

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5 d. ago Team Penske has miserable Indy 500 qualifying day with 1 crashed car and 2 failed inspections

Qualifying day for the Indianapolis 500 turned into a Team Penske disaster when all three of its cars were denied a chance to run for the pole

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5 d. ago Scott McLaughlin destroys car in huge crash ahead of Indianapolis 500 qualifying

Scott McLaughlin crashed his Team Penske car in afternoon practice and ruined his chance to repeat last year’s Indianapolis 500 pole-winning run

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7 d. ago Hapless drug dealers' getaway from police fails with crash into parked car

Kingsley Borg, 31, and Jake Driscoll, 21, attempted to reverse the car down a road in Newport road to avoid officers

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1 week ago London travel news LIVE: Huge section of M25 to shut 'for most of day' after lorry crash

A section of the M25 motorway is closed because of a crash involving two lorries

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2 w. ago BMW driver, 25, admits killing mother and daughter in 'fireball' Boxing Day crash that left three others fighting for their lives

A man has admitted causing the deaths of a mother and daughter and seriously injuring three others in a Boxing Day crash.

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2 w. ago Man admits killing mum and daughter and injuring three in Boxing Day crash

Amanda Riley, 49, and Linda Philips, 72, died in the crash in Birmingham on December 26 2023.

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2 w. ago Father of teen fatally shot by Cincinnati police allegedly kills officer with his car

Man who became distraught after viewing footage of the fatal shooting of his son crashed into officer the next day, authorities sayThe distraught father of an 18-year-old shot and killed by police in Cincinnati allegedly killed a police officer with his car less than 24 hours after the death of his son.The double killing has shocked the Ohio city amid ongoing concerns about American law enforcement’s involvement in lethal encounters with citizens. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Horror moment Spitfire 'practising flypast for VE Day celebrations' crashes into field

Fire crews and paramedics were rushed to the scene after the historic aircraft plummeted from the sky and into crops in West Hythe, Kent.

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2 w. ago Spitfire crashes into Kent field just hours before VE Day celebrations

The aircraft was spotted circling over West Hythe at around 7pm on Saturday evening before making an emergency crash landing

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2 w. ago Spitfire crashes hours before VE Day celebrations in front of horrified witnesses

The historic aircraft was seen circling in West Hythe, Kent, at around 7pm on Saturday before performing an emergency crash landing. A witness has now spoken of the horror crash

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2 w. ago Spitfire crashes in Kent field hours before VE Day celebrations and fly

A historic Spitfire was seen circling "for a couple of minutes" in West Hythe, Kent, at 7pm on Saturday evening before performing an emergency crash landing

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2 w. ago Horror moment Spitfire 'practicing flypast for VE Day celebrations' crashes into field

Fire crews and paramedics were rushed to the scene after the historic aircraft plummeted from the sky and into crops in West Hythe, Kent.

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3 w. ago Teen driver killed three pals in horror crash weeks after passing test

Social media videos had exposed a history of “showing off, driving too quickly and failing to heed the warnings of those who were in the car with him”.

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4 w. ago Disney theme park ferryboat carrying holidaymakers in 'shock' crash into dock

It's a place of magic and joy that thousands of holidaymakers from around the world flock every day but one ferryboat sailed in a less than smooth manner, crashing into the dock on arrival

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4 w. ago ‘I was expecting to win’: Luca Brecel fights back to deny Ryan Day at Crucible

2o23 champion recovers from 5-1 down to win 10-7Chris Wakelin leads Mark Allen 6-2 in second roundLuca Brecel completed an impressive comeback to beat Ryan Day 10-7 and avoid becoming the latest former champion to exit the World Snooker Championship at the first-round stage.The 2023 winner looked in danger of joining the defending champion, Kyren Wilson, in crashing out when he found himself 5-1 down to Day during the first session. But Brecel won the final three frames on Wednesday to make it 5-4 and get himself right back in the match. Continue reading...

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