Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and Reading
A fire near a train track in the London Paddington area has caused major disruption, with services to Heathrow airport cancelled.
The fire caused an electricity supply failure which has left all lines between Paddington and the airport blocked, National Rail said.
Continue reading...Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs
An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.
The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime.
Continue reading...Oliver Glasner argued there was insufficient evidence to disallow Neco Williams’s goal against Tottenham, accusing the video assistant referee Peter Bankes of guessing that the Nottingham Forest defender handled and said ruling it out weakens the officials’ authority. Midway through the second half, Williams stooped to head in on the goalline as Sandro Tonali attempted to hook the ball clear after Morgan Gibbs-White’s deflected effort bobbled towards the net.
Glasner conceded at least one angle showed Williams appeared to handle the ball, seemingly to protect himself as Tonali went to clear the ball with his left boot, but said the footage was too unclear to disallow the goal. “I don’t think VAR can intervene when he’s guessing,” said Forest’s head coach. “It was not clear and obvious. We had a briefing before the season that the threshold for VAR intervention should be very high and this is why it was a wrong intervention for me.
Continue reading...South Africa 29-24 New Zealand
Hosts hit back for win after early Savea double
There have been moments over the past couple of weeks that have made us question South Africa’s status as the standard bearers in world rugby. After this helter-skelter third Test victory that ensures they cannot lose the series, we have an emphatic answer. The Springboks’ power is unrivalled. The All Blacks’ panache has taken them mightily close but South Africa remain on their perch.
A consolation score for New Zealand at the death rescued some pride but flattered the All Blacks. A second-half masterclass from the Boks, the relentless kind that leaves even opponents as worthy as these suffocated, gasping for air, confirms what was taken as read before this series started – South Africa remain the hot favourites for next year’s World Cup.
Continue reading...Anders dan de bandnaam misschien doet vermoeden klinkt Bar Italia ontzettend Engels. De Italiaanse zangers en de Velvet Underground invloed die ik erin meen te horen veranderen daar ook niks aan. De drie vaste bandleden doen afwisselend de leadzang. Er zijn natuurlijk wel meer bands met drie zangers, maar Bar Italia maakt er een gewoonte van om in elk nummer alle drie de bandleden aan het woord te laten.
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