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The Blaze became the first side to secure a top-three finish in this Women’s One-Day Cup and a guarantee of a place in the knockout stage.The Nottingham-based side beat Warwickshire by 70 runs at Edgbaston to stretch their lead over second-placed Hampshire to five points on a day when Somerset, Surrey and holders Lancashire also triumphed.Orla Prendergast (69), Georgia Elwiss (57) and Kathryn Bryce (45) were the mainstays as The Blaze piled up another sizable score of 282-7, England fast-bowler Issy Wong taking 5-58.Warwickshire looked well-placed at 148-2 in the 30th over, largely thanks to skipper Katie George (89) and…

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Meghan Markle’s brand announces surprise move following duchess’s return to UK`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

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When her teenage daughter was lying motionless on the floor after being kicked in the head by a horse, Fiona feared the worst.”For a moment, I thought she was dead,” she said. “I thought she had broken her neck.”The horse Fiona bought six weeks earlier via Facebook was marketed as a “teenager’s dream” but during a riding lesson, it bucked and bolted with her daughter partially on it before kicking her in the head.Now Fiona, whose name has been changed to protect her daughter’s identity, is one of five women who have told the they were mis-sold horses that were…

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Liverpool will take on Tottenham as the teams who compete in Europe enter in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Leeds could potentially face Chelsea, should the London club beat Luton on Thursday.Manchester United face Premier League opposition in Brighton, while holders Manchester City host Norwich.Fleetwood, the only fourth-tier side left in the competition, host Sheffield United.The nine Premier League teams that are playing in Europe – Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland – all enter the Carabao Cup in the third round.To avoid clashes with the opening rounds of the Champions…

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A massive grassfire broke out next to a busy park in south London as locals are issued an urgent warning.Emergency services were called to the scene between Mitcham Common and Beddington landfill around 5.25pm earlier this afternoon.Some 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines were deployed to tackle the roaring blaze engulfing the area. The London Fire Brigade said roughly four hectares of scrubland had been destroyed after flames tore through dry grassland, with smoke plumes seen as far away as Croydon.Shocked eyewitnesses reported “showering ash” falling near the roadside as the LFB told residents to avoid the area and keep…

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Chagossian leader Misley Mandarin has told Andy Burnham that his people “will not surrender” as the Prime Minister prepares for a showdown over the future of the Chagos Islands at the United Nations.Speaking to GB News, the self-appointed First Minister urged Mr Burnham to listen to Chagossians who want their homeland to remain British as pressure mounts over the proposed transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius.The Prime Minister is set to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next month, where Mauritius is expected to press Britain over the Chagos dispute.“My message to our new Prime Minister coming next week…

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A woman killed in a house fire has been described by her mother as “a beautiful soul, who would have done anything for anybody”.Natalie McDonald, 34, died along with her seven-year-old niece, Valentina Foster, in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, in the early hours of Wednesday.Cleveland Police said the fire had also left a 48-year-old woman in a critical condition in hospital alongside another three people who suffered non-life threatening injuries.Two men, aged 23 and 31, had been arrested on suspicion of murder and were in police custody, the force said.Lisa Kirton, Natalie’s mother said her daughter was “lovely,…

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Aston Villa are close to an agreement to sign striker Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea in a deal worth up to £65m.There is a broad agreement between the clubs over the terms of a move for the 25-year-old, with Chelsea set to achieve their asking price with an initial sum of £47.5m with £17.5m in add-ons. And if the Senegal international agrees personal terms and completes the switch to Villa his arrival is likely to trigger England international Ollie Watkins’ move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal. The deal remains subject to personal terms being agreed, but negotiations are at an…

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Comedian Peter Kay gatecrashed a weather report live on air. North West Tonight’s Molly Brewer was presenting her report when Kay joined her on screen. The Bolton comedian’s impromptu appearance was reminiscent of when he famously interrupted the late Dianne Oxberry’s forecast in 2011, and declared she “made it sunshine for everybody”.It came as Kay was speaking about staging a one-off show at Blackpool’s Opera House next month to raise funds for vital heart treatment in the United States for 19-year-old Fin Cormack from Prenton, Merseyside.

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