We have our first official marathon winner this morning. Daniel Romanchuk from the United States is the first to cross the line in a time of 1:26:50 to claim victory in the men’s wheelchair. “Absolutely beautiful day, really just thankful to be here, and thankful I got the opportunity to race here,” he said. It
Former England bowler Kate Cross has announced she will retire from cricket at the end of the summer. The 34-year-old, who played 102 times for England between 2013 and 2025, has been playing in domestic cricket since losing her England contract last year. “It is incredibly hard to imagine ever saying goodbye to playing the
The crisis had calmed since breaking out in late July, but it has sparked tensions between EU nations which share open borders as well as criticism of the Spanish government. Italy suspended the 29-member Schengen arrangement of free movement with Spain and introduced border checks on arrivals from Spain. Italy was backed by Finland and
The accounts have managed to manipulate the algorithms on major social media sites by sharing emotive and hopeful content to gain more traction. Insiders at the biggest social media companies have previously told me how posts triggering a strong reaction are more likely to go viral. When I tried to contact some of these profiles
The New Mexico attorney general is requesting the state’s foster care system work to return a 15-year-old American citizen from Mexico after staff took the child to a Texas border crossing and allegedly forced him to walk across the border to be reunited to his estranged mother. A civil lawsuit filed by state Attorney General
The blood supply shortage in the United States has reached “crisis” level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it is the second time in its 150-year history that levels have been this low. Factors such as wildfires and extreme heat have combined to create the current situation, Dr Courtney Lawrence, who works with
