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Eight people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital following rioting in Sunderland city centre, police said. It comes after rioters battled police following a planned protest linked to the Southport knife attack. Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Helena Barron said in a statement: “We can confirm that three officers were taken to […]

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign announced on Friday that it raised $310 million last month. The haul by Ms Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former president Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in 138.7 million dollars (£109 million) for July. The vice president’s campaign also […]

British pop star Charli XCX has continued the Brat summer trend, releasing a remix and music video featuring Billie Eilish. The singer-songwriter, real name Charlotte Aitchison, coined the cultural moment following the release of her sixth studio album titled Brat – which references an effortless “it” girl state of mind, characterised by neon green on […]

The Culture Secretary has asked the BBC to look into whether it can recoup money from Huw Edwards’ pay packet after the former broadcaster admitted accessing indecent images of children. Lisa Nandy spoke with BBC director general Tim Davie on Thursday after Edwards admitted making indecent photographs, with seven of the 41 images being of […]

Anyone planning further violent protests in the wake of the Southport stabbings has been told that the authorities “will be watching you” to prevent the “summer madness” from spreading. Home Office minister Lord Hanson told would-be rioters to “be prepared to face the full force of the law on this criminal activity”, as the prospect […]

Gold medal winner Nicola Adams has spoken out in the Olympic boxing gender row, saying it would be “unfair and dangerous” for people who have gone through male puberty to fight against women. Italian fighter Angela Carini abandoned her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after 46 seconds on Thursday, saying she had “never felt a […]

Emily Craig and Imogen Grant won Olympic gold for Great Britain in the lightweight women’s double sculls at Paris 2024 after Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claimed silver in the men’s pair. Craig and Grant finished just 0.01 seconds off the podium and 0.5 seconds from gold in Tokyo three years ago, with the 31-year-old […]

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Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claimed silver for Great Britain in the men’s pair at Paris 2024 as Croatia pipped them at the post. The duo pushed hard from the start and held a narrow lead from Romania at halfway. They looked as if they would hold in a frantic finish, but Martin and Valent […]

“Today is a powerful example of why it’s vital to have friends in this world” – President Joe Biden Western countries and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Among those released by Moscow are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive with joint British nationality from Michigan and […]