England spinner Charlie Dean will captain London Spirit in this year’s Hundred in place of Heather Knight, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. Former England skipper Knight led Spirit to their first title last year but has been ruled out for the summer after sustaining the injury in the third T20 against West Indies...
A motorcyclist in his 60s has suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on a Devon A-road. A silver BMW motorbike and a white Peugeot 2008 collided on the A3052 at Boshill Cross in Colyford at about 14:20 BST on Monday. The biker was taken to hospital with serious injuries. An investigation is ongoing and...
A man is in hospital in Exeter with serious injuries after being stabbed in the leg. Police said they were trying to identify two men after the stabbing in the Newcourt area just after midnight on Tuesday. The suspects were described as wearing face coverings, dressed in dark clothing and were using electric scooters before...
Reuters It is one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion At least 14 people have been killed overnight and dozens more wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials say. It was one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of the...
Left-arm paceman Josh Little has been withdrawn from Ireland’s squad for the forthcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies at Bready. Graham Hume has been called up as his replacement for the triple-header, which starts on Thursday, and continues on Saturday and Sunday. “Josh had a niggle yesterday at training and pulled up. So unfortunately,...
One person has been seriously injured in a collision involving a motorbike and a bicycle, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the scene on the southbound carriageway of the A380 near Kennford, Exeter at about 12:40 BST on Tuesday. The southbound carriageway has been closed at Splatford Split and...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a single-vehicle crash in North Devon. Devon and Cornwall Pollice attended the scene on the B3233 near Instow, Bideford at about 10:50 BST on 6 June. Police said the collision involved a grey VW Golf GTI which collided with a tree. Two men in their 20s were subsequently taken...
A British news photographer has undergone emergency surgery after being hit by a non-lethal bullet while documenting the stand-off between police and protesters in the US city of Los Angeles. Nick Stern was covering the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday when he said a three-inch “plastic bullet” tore into his thigh....
Alcaraz has not been at his clinical best over the past fortnight and Musetti , 23, promised to be his sternest test yet. While Alcaraz leads the men’s tour in terms of clay-court victories this season, Musetti is right behind him, having won 19 of his 22 matches on the surface. The Italian reached the...
Eight passengers were injured on a Ryanair flight that diverted to an airport in southern Germany after experiencing “severe turbulence” due to bad weather, police said. Among those injured on Wednesday night was a two-year-old who suffered bruising and a woman with a head injury, according to Bavarian police. Three people were taken to a...
BBC The number of people injured when a car drove into a crowd during Liverpool FC’s Premier League title parade has now increased to 109, police have confirmed. At about 18:00 BST on 26 May police were called to Water Street to reports a car had crashed into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating the team’s...
Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man after a police sergeant was injured in an alleged hit-and-run. The officer, who has not been named, was hurt when his legs were crushed between two vehicles, the force said. A car “reversed into the officer several times” on Frodsham Street, Rusholme, at approximately 18:00 on Friday. The...
Ben Godfrey BBC Midlands Today Freya Theobold Freya Theobold was seriously hurt in the hit-and-run crash in Wolverhampton A teenager who left a carer for dead in a hit-and-run crash has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders’ institution. Layton Clenton, 19, stole a Land Rover Discovery from an Ikea car park in...
A nine-year-old was the youngest victim injured when a car was driven into crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade, police said, as they continue to question a suspect. Merseyside Police confirmed the age of the victims hurt in the incident on Water Street on Monday ranged from nine to 78. The force has until Thursday evening...
The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial new group backed by the US and Israel. A senior official said the UN was still gathering information but that most of the injuries were due to...