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British climber, 28, dies in fall in northern Spain

Mountaineer’s body recovered about 20 metres below the summit of Torrecerredo, the highest peak of the Picos de Europa range

A British man has died after falling about 61 metres (200ft) while descending from the summit of a mountain in northern Spain, according to local law enforcement.

The 28-year-old mountaineer fell down a vertical gully on the east side of the Torrecerredo – the highest peak of the Cantabrian mountains – on Thursday afternoon, the Spanish Civil Guard for the Asturias region said.

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Specialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy

Mother of Lian Yunzhi says world record a ‘dream come true’ for child who now gets autograph requests from fellow students

The mother of the six-year-old girl who broke the women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in an average time of just over four seconds said the accolade was a “dream come true” for her daughter, who trains for up to three hours a day for competitions.

“She was overjoyed and felt that all her hard work had paid off,” Lin Yangxi told the Guardian of her daughter’s feat.

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