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Surrey, Essex, Somerset and The Blaze all won their T20 Women’s County Cup quarter-finals to book their place at Old Trafford for Finals Day next Saturday.The three southern sides and Nottingham-based Blaze will bid to emulate Lancashire, who became the inaugural winners of this competition 15 months ago.Last years’ beaten finalists Surrey won by 10 runs in the first of the day’s four quarter-finals to get going, against Warwickshire Bears at Portland Road.The visitors had half-centuries from Kira Chathli (56) and Aylish Cranstone (53) and 36 in 17 balls from Jemima Spence to thank for posting 200-6.After 42 from Davina…

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died and eight people were taken to hospital following a house fire in west London.Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a property in Berkeley Avenue, Hounslow, at about 1.14am on Wednesday.A 48-year-old woman was taken to hospital, where she later died. Another woman, aged 40, remains in a life-threatening condition, the Metropolitan Police said.Six men and one woman who were also taken to hospital have since been discharged after suffering minor injuries.The suspect was arrested by Kent Police today while travelling by train…

Comedian Mike Newall, 45, who found fame on Britain’s Got Talent, has been hospitalised after suffering a brain haemorrhage whilst on a family break in Wales.The stand-up performer was at the beach with his wife Nico and their two children when he was suddenly struck by the medical emergency.Nico Newall described the terrifying sequence of events in a social media post, revealing that her husband became “seriously ill” just moments after a family photograph had been taken on the sand.With an ambulance unable to reach them quickly enough, Ms Newall made the decision to drive Mr Newall herself on a…

Scottish Mountaineering Club requires climbers to reach 1,072 summits across six different hill classifications to complete the “full house”.Munros (282) – Scottish mountains over 3000ft (914m)Munro tops (226) – Mountains over 3000ft which do not have “sufficient separation” from their neighbouring peaksCorbetts (222) – Scottish peaks higher than 2500ft (762m) but less than 3000ftGrahams (219) – Scottish hills higher than 1968ft (600m) but under 2500ft (762m)Donalds (89) – Hills in the Scottish Lowlands over 2000ft (610m)Furths (34) – Mountains over 3,000ft (914m) in England, Wales and IrelandLaura’s effort involved countless early mornings and weekends away, remote routes, wild camping, and…

Despite the departures, optimism remains. The battling Super Cup defeat in Salzburg by Paris St-Germain earlier this month still showed Villa’s competitiveness and Emery’s powers of adaptability. Emery has had to roll with the punches during his three-and-a-half years in charge but he has consistently improved Villa, having taken over when they were 14th following Steven Gerrard’s reign. In Austria, skipper John McGinn pointed to the fact they still have Emery while others – Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea – have new managers and that Villa’s structure remains intact. “We have a structure in place, standards and rules which have…

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Last month, Police Scotland announced that an ongoing gang feud across central Scotland had come to an end.The force said Operation Portaledge had brought dozens of arrests and there was a “resolution of differences” between rival groups.But last week The Daily Record, external newspaper reported a flare-up of violence, with the Lyons crime family ordering attacks on rival members of the Daniel clan.The trouble first began in Edinburgh in March last year and led to a series of fire bombings and attempted murders – 84 separate incidents in total.It has been linked to a fallout between Ross McGill, the former…

Nexo Championship, Trump International Golf Links-11 S Jamieson (Sco); -9 M Jordan (Eng); -7 A Sullivan (Eng); -6 Q Vidal (Spa), M Kinhult (Swe), K Nakajima (Japan)Full leaderboardEarning a first DP World Tour win in 14 years – and effectively saving his job by doing so – would be enough to disturb the composure of most golfers. But as Scott Jamieson tried to come to terms with ending his drought at the Nexo Championship in Aberdeenshire, the 42-year-old Scot found himself speaking to President Donald Trump on a video call.It has become tradition that the United States president contacts the…

York Valkyrie claimed their first victory of the Super Four stage, stunning high-flying Leeds Rhinos 18-14 and condemning the visitors to their first defeat since the mid-season split, while Barrow also pulled off a shock win, beating Leigh Leopards 16-8 in the Shield.The Rhinos were first on the board at LNER Community Stadium thanks to Ebony Stead’s pinpoint effort, before Valkyrie struck back before half-time with efforts from Tamzin Renouf and Tara-Jane Stanley.Megan Pakulis crashed over from short range after the restart to increase the lead to 14, which was then cut to 10 by Nicole Kennedy’s magnificent counter-attacking effort…

The family of one of the two officers killed when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 dual carriageway crashed into their police vehicle said he was “our hero” who was “always on public duty”.Pc Tom Clough, 38, died alongside Pc Matthew Blades, 37, when a Volkswagen Passat, that had been pursued by police, hit the marked armed response vehicle in Teesside early on Saturday.Five males aged between 17 and 23 years who were travelling in the Volkswagen were also killed.Pc Clough’s family said in a statement issued by Cleveland Police: “He was our hero with a fantastic…