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The death of an autistic man who stopped breathing after being placed in handcuffs “for his own safety” is being investigated by the police watchdog. Greater Manchester Police were called to Duchy Road, Salford, on Friday 24 July by the family of 28-year-old Ricky Swindells, who said he was experiencing a mental health crisis.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it would be investigating the “decision-making” of the officers and the “necessity, proportionality and rationale” for handcuffing Swindells.GMP said it had referred itself to the IOPC and was supporting the investigation, and that its officers had acted to try…

Two men who piloted overcrowded small boats have been jailed for endangering others while crossing the Channel.Omar Heidari, a 34-year-old Afghan national who steered a dinghy carrying 95 people to the UK in June, has been jailed for two years.Manas Yuk, an 18-year-old Sudanese national, was sentenced to 18 months in youth detention after piloting a boat carrying 81 people – including a number of children – just days prior.The men were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday having earlier pleaded guilty to endangerment.It means 10 people have now been sentenced under a law targeting those who risk the…

AIG Women’s Open-7 H Ryu (Kor); -6 S Kuwaki (Jpn); -5 Y Noh (US), A Thitikul (Tha); -3 S Joo (Kor); -2 L Woad (Eng), C Hull (Eng), C Wannasaen (Tha), L Li (US), J Yan (US), L Coughlin (US), P Martin (Esp), M Katsu (Jpn)Selected others: -1 L Ko (NZ), N Korda (US), M Rhodes (Eng); +2 A Hewson (Eng), +6 G Hall (Eng), +7 M Yamashita (Jpn)Full leaderboardSouth Korea’s Haeran Ryu birdied the 18th to bounce back from a poor start and end the second round as leader of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St…

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Millions of Premium Bond holders will have to wait a little longer than usual to find out if they have won in the August 2026 prize draw.NS&I will not announce the two £1million jackpot winners on Saturday, August 1, because the month begins on a weekend.Instead, the winners will be revealed on Monday, August 3, the first working day of the month, in line with the savings provider’s usual process when the first falls on a Saturday or Sunday.More than 22 million people across Britain currently hold Premium Bonds, the Treasury-backed savings product that replaces traditional interest payments with a…

This reworking of Rein Me In, from Fender’s third studio album, the Mercury Prize-winning People Watching, features an extra verse about the breakdown of a relationship from a female perspective, from Dean.”[It’s] very personal and reminded us of home, but when Olivia put her touch on it, it became a much more universal track,” he told Radio 1, adding “that’s what made it so huge and so beautiful”.He said he wanted to “personally thank” Dean, who helped him achieve his first ever number one single, adding: “It wouldn’t have happened without Olivia obviously, but now I feel like it belongs…

Melanie Woods: Commonwealth Games star who had gold medal stripped from her wins title for second time`; 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; }

Stockport County have re-signed goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond on a one-year deal.The 25-year-old was released by Plymouth Argyle at the end of last season and made 24 appearances for the Pilgrims having joined from Fulham in July 2025.Ashby-Hammond previously spent time on loan with the Hatters in their National League title-winning 2021-22 season but did not make an appearance for the club.”I remember playing in front of the fans last season for Plymouth, and the atmosphere was always fantastic, so I’m very much looking forward to being on the home side this year,” he told the club website., external”I’m looking forward…

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