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World champion sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested last Sunday evening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport following an alleged assault on her partner, fellow athlete Christian Coleman. The 25-year-old American was detained on suspicion of fourth-degree domestic violence after airport security staff alerted police to a disturbance at a TSA checkpoint.The incident occurred just four days before Richardson was scheduled to compete in the preliminary rounds of the USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.She spent nearly 19 hours in custody at the South Correctional Entity facility in Des Moines, Washington, before her release on Monday afternoon.According to police documentation, security…

Anyone who advertises small boat crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans.Ministers are seeking to create a new offence under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill already going through Parliament in a bid to crackdown on criminal gangs promoting journeys like Channel crossings online.The proposed measure will also make it a crime to post content online that encourages someone to break UK immigration law in exchange for financial incentives.It would also outlaw the promise of illegal working being promoted online.Offenders could receive a prison sentence of up to…

A cryptocurrency exchange platform’s newest advert satirising Britain’s economy was “not allowed” to be aired.The Coinbase advert nods to a number of everyday struggles faced by Britons.Homes in the advert are crumbling, with broken doors and gaping holes in the ceiling.A woman, wearing a medical uniform, is meanwhile asleep on a pile of bills while outside her home lies mountains of rubbish.The advert also makes reference to Britain’s rising food prices.While buying fish fingers, the woman comments to the shop worker “everything is a steal…just £100 a meal.”Actors then sing that they are “paying off their law degree” with tips…

Will Fyfe & Angharad Thomas NewsBorn a monster, the elf-like creature from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart is now a viral purchaseAt an anonymous industrial estate on the outskirts of London, a queue of police vans and empty lorries block the usual flow of lunchtime traffic.They are here to seize fake Labubu dolls. Thousands of them.After weeks of work, intelligence that started at a corner shop in south Wales has led Trading Standards officers to a labyrinth of rooms hidden above this retail outlet.Inside, they estimate millions of pounds worth of fake products are piled up, floor to ceiling, but…

Caudery won the pole vault with a first-time clearance of 4.45m, before pushing herself to equal her best performance of the year by going over at 4.85m.The 25-year-old won world indoor gold in a breakout 2024 season, during which she broke the British record with a 4.92m jump, but failed to qualify for the Olympic final.”I’ve just been finding my flow again and figuring a few things out, so I didn’t push it today, but it is really exciting to jump back over the 80s again and I’m hoping to attempt [the British record] soon,” Caudery said.Nuttall sealed her place…

United’s overall summer outlay is a surprise given minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said in March the club could have “gone bust by Christmas” without the huge cuts implemented to slash costs.Club sources cite a number of reasons – including Marcus Rashford’s £325,000-a-week salary being fully covered during his loan move to Barcelona, various sell-on clauses that have been activated this summer and the payment schedules agreed with Wolves and Brentford around Cunha and Mbeumo’s arrivals – as the reason why they can still spend.United sources had said on Friday their attempts to sign Sesko were continuing.However, subsequently, reports have…

Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over claims that she was late declaring a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories.The standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, announced that he was looking into a possible breach under rules about the declaration of an interest and the late registration of an interest.In the most recent filings, Eccles listed a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, sponsored by Labour Friends of Israel, with flights, accommodation and meals totalling £2,600.Ms Eccles has been contacted for a comment.Parliamentary rules state MPs must “always be open and frank in declaring…

West Ham have agreed to sign former Newcastle and Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson on a 12-month contract.BBC Sport disclosed on 24 July that the Hammers were in talks with Wilson over joining as a free agent, after being released by Newcastle at the end of last season.And a deal is now in place for Wilson to join Graham Potter’s side before the 2025-26 season.Wilson, who won nine England caps between 2018 and 2023, scored 49 goals in 130 appearances for the Magpies but failed to agree a new contract on Tyneside.The 33-year-old was limited to just 18 Premier League appearances…

Boris Johnson was left stunned and exhausted after a meeting with Prince Andrew, a new book has claimed.Andrew Lownie’s new book, ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York’, claims a meeting between Johnson and the Duke of York was a disaster.Lownie writes that Prince Andrew invited Johnson to lunch to discuss various issues in London.The Duke of York reportedly arrived to the meeting with a list of things he wanted to discuss with the then-Mayor of London.These issues included advising that Battersea Power Station should be demolished, including the listed towers, Lownie claims.Getty | Boris Johnson was…

A government-backed pay rise of 4.2% for police officers in England and Wales “barely treads water”, the association representing front-line officers says.The Police Federation said the pay rise was “worth the price of a Big Mac per shift” and would not stop “record levels of resignations, record mental health absences or the record number of assaults on officers”.The organisation, which represents more than 145,000 officers, said it would now ask its members whether they accept or reject the award.The home secretary said the increase, which is marginally above the current rate of inflation of 4.1% and is recommended by an…