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A swimmer in his 40s has died after encountering difficulties in the sea off the Devon coastline. The man, who was from Surrey, was pulled from the water at Blackpool Sands near Strete on Monday afternoon by emergency services. Despite receiving treatment from paramedics at the scene, he was declared dead. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were contacted by HM Coastguard at 3.30pm on Monday, August 24 regarding concerns for the man’s welfareThe force said the incident is not being treated as suspicious, and that a file would be compiled for the coroner.A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police…

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will stay behind bars following furious public backlash over their possible release, the Justice Secretary has told police chiefs. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were handed a 13-year prison sentence for the manslaughter of the 28-year-old in 2020 after the police officer was dragged for more than a mile behind their car after responding to reports of a quad bike theft in 2019.Under the Sentencing Act 2026, Andy Burnham oversaw the potential release of the killers midway through their sentence, as Labour struggled to ease the pressure on Britain’s prisons.Justice Secretary Alex Norris told police chiefs…

The King and Queen’s announcement of their latest overseas tour this afternoon was “deliberately timed” to coincide with Harry and Meghan’s homecoming, a royal expert has claimed.King Charles and Queen Camilla will embark on an Autumn Tour spanning October 27 to November 4, visiting the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, and Guyana, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.The tour will mark 60 years of bilateral relations between the UK and Guyana.It will also celebrate communities, cultures and nature within the Commonwealth, and coincide with the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.However, today’s announcement came merely hours after Harry and…

The US has imposed sanctions on Palestine Action, designating it as a terrorist group.The US Department of the Treasury said it had “taken action” against the UK-based group, which it accused of supporting “numerous acts of terrorism since July 2020”. Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.The group’s co-founder Huda Ammori responded in a social media post, saying: “As a Palestinian and Iraqi, the fact the country which destroyed both my homelands is calling me a terrorist, is beyond hypocritical.”In a statement to the , Ammori said the group’s…

Brentford have reached a verbal agreement with West Ham to sign defender El Hadji Malick Diouf in a deal worth up to £40m.The 21-year-old Senegal left-back would cost an initial £35m, with a further £5m in add-ons.West Ham have accepted Brentford’s bid and Diouf has been cleared to have a medical.Diouf played in West Ham’s Championship opener against Burnley, but has been excluded from the matchday squads of the Hammers’ past two games.He has been the Bees’ priority defensive target in this transfer window, but discussions had stalled this summer before being reopened this week.Diouf would return to the Premier…

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The weather looks decidedly mixed for these events, with a fresher feel, brisk winds – especially in the south – and the likelihood of rain at times.A zone of wet weather will move eastwards across England and Wales on Saturday, although drier and brighter conditions may spread from the west later. Northern Ireland and Scotland will be a little drier with some sunny spells, but there is still the chance of a few showers.More heavy showers will move eastwards on Sunday, this time affecting most parts of the UK. Some of these could be heavy and thundery, with wind gusts…

A statement from the FIA said that Mercedes were “determined to be in the 2-4% window” (behind the best internal combustion engine), while Audi, Ferrari and Honda were all determined to be “above 4%”.That means Mercedes are allowed one additional upgrade in 2026 and one in 2027, and the other manufacturers, bar Red Bull, two.Mercedes have won eight of this season’s 12 races so far, and Red Bull, who set up a new engine design and manufacturing facility to produce an engine for this year’s new rules, none.Nikolas Tombazis, FIA director of single-seaters, said: “The FIA has undertaken thorough and…