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As part of efforts to get the project back on track, HS2 Ltd has previously said it would slow or pause work such as the line towards Handsacre, so it could focus spend on areas which had fallen behind; notably the central section across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire.

“I got stabbed on the shoulder first”, he tells BBC Sport.”I remember jumping over the table, jumping over the chairs. I was just running down the corridor, telling people, ‘there’s a guy with a knife, run, I’ve been stabbed, run, run, run’. I was screaming. I think I was the first person that got stabbed. I felt the pain. But adrenaline kicked in.”That split second, me jumping over the table, saved me. All I thought about was just running for my life, getting off that train. As I got down to the first or second carriage, I pulled the alarm,…

Rider Alex Marquez suffered a fractured neck and a broken collarbone after a high-speed crash at the Catalonia MotoGP.The race was twice red-flagged after incidents before eventually being won by Fabio di Giannantonio in Barcelona.The Italian Ducati rider was able to take the flag at the third attempt from Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer.Two big crashes stopped the race, with Marquez involved in a nasty accident when he ran into the back of Pedro Acosta.Acosta was leading the race on lap 12 of 24 ⁠when his bike ​suddenly ⁠lost power on the straight and ⁠the Spaniard desperately tried to warn…

Andy Burnham’s allies have accused Labour leadership rival Wes Streeting of deliberately trying to undermine the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Makerfield by-election campaign.Mr Streeting, who threw his weight behind Mr Burnham contesting the Brexit-backing seat, appeared to put his soon-to-be opponent in a difficult position after setting out a path for the UK to rejoin the European Union. Speaking at an event in London on Saturday, the ex-Health Secretary said: “Britain’s future lies with Europe, and one day back in the European Union.”Mr Burnham, who expressed a similar view last year’s Labour Party conference, is offering a somewhat different message to…

West Ham were already planning to sell players this summer after posting a £104.2m loss for the last financial year.The impending relegation would only place more pressure on the club’s finances.The Hammers, however, are giving little away when it comes to future planning. For now, they remain hopeful of succeeding in their survival fight, even if it looks from the outside as though it is an impossible task.Much will depend on the thoughts of chairman David Sullivan and the other significant shareholder Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech businessman who now also owns the Royal Mail.There are some players whose departures would…

Hastings had been a wonderful rugby player, a powerhouse, a centre with strength and ferocious will.He made his debut for Scotland in 1986 alongside his older brother, Gavin. He won 65 caps in 11 years. For a period he was the most capped Scottish player of all time, something he may have reminded his sibling of on occasion.Gavin was the celebrated goalkicker and captain, the leader of the British and Irish Lions in 1993 and a player of world stature. Scott may not have resonated with foreign audiences in the same way but everybody knew his vast importance to Scotland…

Neymar was involved in a furious row with officials after Santos claimed the forward had been wrongly substituted in their 3-0 defeat by Coritiba.The 34-year-old was looking to impress a day before Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti names his squad for this summer’s World Cup.However, he was substituted after 65 minutes for Robinho Jr when the fourth official held his number 10 up as Neymar was temporarily off the pitch to receive treatment on a calf injury.It seemed Gonzalo Escobar should have been the player to make way and Neymar was yellow carded after trying to come back onto the pitch.He…

Lancashire’s Paul Coughlin made the fastest fifty in the 49-match history of first-class cricket at Southport but his county’s game against Worcestershire seems likely to end in a draw.Coughlin hit four sixes and four fours to reach his half-century in 36 balls and his 61, which included another maximum, helped the home side reach 281-8 in reply to their opponents’ 270 at the end of a day which concluded with a four-over session starting at 18:25 BST.That brief period of play ended in dramatic fashion when Coughlin was lbw to Tom Taylor’s last ball of the day but by then…

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France: Barrat; Grando, Rousset, T Feleu, Murie; Arbez, Bourdon Sansus; Mwayembe, Lazarko, Khalfaoui, Soqueta, Fall Raclot, Berthoumieu, M Feleu (c), ChamponReplacements: Riffonneau, Brousseau, Bernadou, Zago, Correa, Escudero, Chambon, QueyroiEngland: Kildunne; Breach, Jones (capt), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Harrison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, Ives Campion, Burns, Burton, Kabeya, Feaunati.Replacements: Powell, Crake, Muir, Short, M Packer, Robinson, Aitchison, Sing.Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) and Amber Stamp-Dunstan (Wales)TMO: Matteo Liperini (Italy)Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO): Leo Colgan (Ireland)