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There have been a variety of heat-related medical incidents during sports events in 2026.Tennis players Jakub Mensik and Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed during matches played at more than 30C, and eight runners had to be taken to hospital during a marathon in South Korea in April at which temperatures reached 29C.Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar called this year’s heat “dangerous” during the event, while Matthew Brennan asked “what are we doing?” after the temperature topped 40C at the Vuelta a Espana, in which he won five stages.This summer’s World Cup also featured controversial hydration breaks at every match, which Fifa…

RNLI lifeguards pulled a father and son from dangerous waters at a Pembrokeshire beach earlier this month after the pair were dragged out to sea by a powerful rip current.The incident, which took place at approximately 1.15pm on Saturday, September 5, was the first in a series of emergencies that saw four people rescued.Lifeguards from the Freshwater West RNLI team Jed and Fin were on duty when they noticed the father and son struggling against the current. Without hesitation, both seized rescue boards and paddled out towards the pair.Fin was first to reach the son, pulling him onto his board…

A Reform-linked think tank is backing state pension means-testing as part of a “radical” proposal to shake up Britain’s tax and benefits system.The Centre for a Better Britain (CFABB) has published recommendations for future Governments targeting public spending, which would see £75billion in tax cuts for high earners.According to the think tank, it is drawing on what it said was “the experience and expertise of senior figures from across financial services, business, economics and politics”.The organisation called for Bank of England senior leaders, including Governor Andrew Bailey, to have their remuneration tied to meeting the two per cent inflation target,…

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Hospital chiefs in County Durham have agreed to review up to a further 4,500 breast cancer cases after failings including delayed diagnoses and unnecessary surgeries were found.Hundreds of patients suffered harm under County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, according to a review of cases dating back to 2023.The has spoken to multiple women affected by the failings, including one who said she felt “mutilated” and the trust’s mistakes were “absolutely unforgivable”.Ahead of agreeing to expand the review to cases dating back to 2015, members of the trust’s board offered “sincere” apologies for the failings and harm caused.At an extraordinary…

So much has happened over the past seven days, including the Asian Games, Women’s Champions League and a Kylian Mbappe transfer rumour.About 10% of quizzers got full marks in last week’s edition. Will you make the grade this week?After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.

Manchester United are selling pieces of their Old Trafford pitch for £125 each.The initiative was announced the same day that the club reported that overall debt remains more than £1bn.The first batch put on sale has already sold out. While United recorded a record revenue of £677.6m and a £22.6m operating profit for 2025-26, they had a pre-tax loss of £43m.The 13-time Premier League champions also confirmed £63.5m had been spent on buying land for the team’s new stadium, which is expected to cost more than £2bn overall.For the first time in 14 years, the Old Trafford pitch was dug…

Reform UK would win fewer seats than both Labour and the Conservatives if a general election were held today, a bombshell mega poll has revealed. A new large-scale seat-by-seat YouGov poll projects a hung parliament, with Labour emerging as the largest party on 241 seats, followed by the Conservatives on 130 and Reform on 123.The Conservatives would improve on their 2024 result, while Reform’s projected total represents a huge fall from YouGov’s previous MRP last September, when Farage’s party was forecast to win 311 seats.The poll suggests Reform’s support has been hit by the emergence of Restore Britain, the rival…

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