A 56-year-old man who launched an unprovoked knife attack on a stranger was fortunate not to have killed him, a judge has said. James Lammas, of Belvedere Road, Ilfracombe, stabbed a 33-year-old man multiple times on the high street in the north Devon town in September 2024. At Exeter Crown Court, Lammas admitted wounding with...
Mirra Andreeva thanked a fan for gifting her a “lucky charm” before her French Open third-round victory against Yulia Putintseva. The Russian world number six had a small colourful fabric patch with floral patterns on her bench during her 6-3 6-1 win over Kazakh 32nd seed Putintseva. “When I was walking on court a little...
BBC Jack and Abbie travelled to the victory parade with friends from Northern Ireland A man from Northern Ireland who was struck by a car at the Liverpool Football Club victory parade has said he feels “very lucky” to be alive. Jack Trotter, from Newtownards, County Down, and his girlfriend Abbie Gallagher were hit by...
Livingston manager David Martindale is not surprised that County are in the play-off for a third successive season. He believes that a 12-team top flight means it is likely to be the same clubs battling it out at the bottom to avoid the drop in most campaigns. Most years, clubs like County, St Johnstone and...
Explaining the decision, the Premier League Match Centre said on X: “The referee’s call of yellow card for a reckless foul by Tarkowski was checked by the VAR, with contact on the follow through after Tarkowski had played the ball deemed to be reckless.” The key word here is “reckless”, which according to law 12...
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has thanked doctors for their “amazing” care after he posted on social media for the first time since he suffered a cardiac arrest. The 36-year-old required medical attention during a domestic T20 game in Dhaka and is currently recovering in hospital. Tamim, Bangladesh’s record run-scorer in one-day internationals, complained of...
