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Coco Gauff saved two match points as she fought from a set down to beat Mirra Andreeva and set up a US Open semi-final against incoming world number one Elena Rybakina.Blown away in a 26-minute opening set, fourth seed Gauff was twice pegged back from a break up in a scrappy second set before coming through a 16-point tie-break to force a decider.Roared on by a partisan crowd, the American’s resilience proved the difference in what became a mental battle as she closed out a 2-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 win – a performance she said was inspired by compatriot Frances…

Hundreds of police officers were seen lining the streets on Wednesday for the funeral of a colleague killed in August’s horror collision on the A66.Standard bearers represented every force in the UK at the service for PC Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in his home town of Hartlepool.He was killed alongside his colleague PC Tom Clough, 38, in what is thought to have been a gang rivalry-fuelled crash near Middlesbrough – in which five young men also died.Some of the officers who lined the length of Hutton Avenue outside the red-brick church wore “thin blue line”…

Andy Burnham is set to hand mayors the power to pile unlimited taxes on tourists, potentially adding hundreds of pounds to the cost of a family holiday in England.The hospitality sector was blindsided last night when officials revealed that mayors and other local leaders across England would gain the ability to charge an uncapped “overnight visitor levy” on guests at hotels, bed and breakfasts and holiday lets.Revenue raised through the tax is intended to shore up struggling council budgets.Angela Rayner’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is expected to formally set out the policy details as early as…

A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Lady Joan Branson, an inquest has concluded.The 80-year-old, who was married to Sir Richard Branson, died on 24 November last year after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, west London.Senior coroner Professor Fiona Wilcox told Westminster Coroner’s Court on Wednesday that Lady Joan did not receive prophylactic anticoagulants at the hospital despite a “very high risk of developing deep vein thrombosis”.”I do find her death would have likely been prevented and the lack of anticoagulation did cause or contribute to her death…

For the Premier League’s biggest clubs, this competition is usually an opportunity to blood youngsters and give fringe players valuable minutes.However, only 35-year-old Danny Welbeck, who scored twice, emerged from the starters with a compelling case for more regular involvement.Even Valentin Barco, despite scoring Chelsea’s fifth goal, was partly at fault for Leeds’ second and was among several players who repeatedly surrendered possession during a difficult first half.Young attackers Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens suffered the disappointment of being substituted at half-time, while £40m signing Geovany Quenda, who joined from Sporting, did not add to his solitary substitute appearance for…

“It has been horrendous,” says Kelly Fewery, after spending the night sleeping on an airport floor.She is stranded with her husband, Alan Jones, and their son and niece, at Dalaman Airport in Turkey since an air traffic control fault in the UK cancelled more than 1,750 flights.The family, from Blackpool, said it was “absolute chaos” at the airport after their 23:30 Jet2 return flight to Manchester was cancelled on Tuesday night.Jones, 51, said they were frustrated with a lack of communication from Jet 2 Staff, adding: “We are all absolutely exhausted. We got very little sleep.””We just want to get…

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The report highlighted a significant amount of concern among parents about the state of services. It commissioned a recent YouGov poll which suggested less than a third (27%) of respondents felt the Welsh government was doing enough to support child health.It found 18% of respondents believed the Welsh government’s NHS spending on child health was “about right”.About two-thirds (68%) of respondents believed the cost-of-living crisis is having a negative impact on child health. The college has called on the Plaid Cymru government to honour its manifesto commitment to develop a Children’s Health Plan.It argued the plan should focus on three…

The sheer ferocity of the strike to beat Jan Oblak was one thing, but the raw emotion shown by Alexis Mac Allister as he grabbed the Liverpool badge on his shirt and celebrated in front of the Kop told you all that you needed to know.Just a day earlier, Mac Allister had spoken with a different kind of emotion inside the press room at Anfield as he expressed his sadness at Liverpool not offering him a new contract during the summer. The Argentine, who is currently contracted until 2028, spoke passionately about his love for the club and the city…