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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe woman who cushioned Ian McKellen’s fall from the stage at the Noël Coward Theatre earlier this week has said she spent the night in hospital after the incident.McKellen, 85, slipped and fell off the stage during a fight scene in Robert Icke’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV –Player Kings –and allegedly landed on the 30-year-old in the front row.Johanna from Leatherhead, Surrey – who did not give reporters her surname – said she was…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe Supreme Court has upheld a law designed to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.The court’s 8-1 ruling in United States v Rahimi on Friday holds that “when an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second Amendment.”The only dissent came from conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, whose 2022 decision in a major Second Amendment case…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter The Friedkin family have agreed an exclusivity deal to buy Everton from Farhad Moshiri and are likely to become the club’s new owners.The American billionaires, who also own Roma, are now in pole position to buy out Moshiri’s 94.1 per cent stake in the Merseyside club, though a deal has not been finalised as the Friedkins start a process of due diligence.Dan Friedkin, who is worth $6bn, has a variety of business interests including car sales and…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida is moving ahead without any trial date in sight.Instead, the federal judge presiding over the case has heard motion after motion from defense attorneys in their long-shot attempt to dismiss the charges against the former president and his co-defendants while attacking the prosecutors who brought the case against them.On Friday, US District Judge Aileen Cannon — who was appointed to the bench by Trump — will hold a daylong hearing that…

Kylian Mbappe could play for France while wearing a face mask (Reuters)France take on Netherlands in their second Euro 2024 fixture today and face an anxious wait on the fitness of talisman Kylian Mbappe.Mbappe broke his nose during France’s opening win over Austria on Monday night but the superstar forward returned to training on Thursday sporting a blue, white and red mask in display of the French tricolore.However, he may be banned from wearing that specific mask due to Uefa rules that state “medical equipment worn on the playing field must be of a single colour” and “must not allow…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsBridgerton star Jonathan Bailey will play Richard II in a new production of the Shakespeare play directed by Nicholas Hytner at the Bridge Theatre in London.It will reunite the 36-year-old actor with Hytner, whose 2013 version of Othello at the National Theatre featured Bailey as Cassio. The actor also played Edgar opposite Ian McKellen’s King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017.The role will be Bailey’s most high-profile Shakespeare role to date, following his success…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump keeps pointing to the Presidential Records Act (PRA) to argue that he has done nothing wrong in the classified documents case, but what does the legislation say? In March, Judge Cannon on the US District Court of South Florida heard arguments regarding the notion that the PRA protects Trump from prosecution and that the case should be dismissed.While Trump’s attorneys argued that the law is too vague on national defense information, experts say that Trump has…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Scotland defender Kieran Tierney has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2024 and has already left the camp in Germany to return to club Arsenal due to a hamstring injury. The left-back was stretchered off late on in the 1-1 draw against Switzerland on Wednesday night and will play no part in Scotland’s must-win Goup A decider against Hungary on Sunday, or in the remainder of the tournament if Scotland progress. “He’s got an issue…

An Arizona sheriff’s deputy shot and killed seven starving and abandoned dogs last year after giving them water.Body cam footage shows the Apache County Sheriff’s Office deputy approach the group of starving dogs behind a chain-link fence, before laying out food and water.He then proceeds to shoot and kill seven of them, the video shows.The shooting was pre-planned, and the deputy had told a supervisor.While the Apache County Sheriff’s Office argues he did nothing wrong, the incident – which happened in September 2023 – has outraged local animal rights groups that argue the area needs to address animal hoarding.The Independent…

England must address their issues after Denmark draw, says Gareth SouthgateAustria and Poland face off at Euro 2024 looking to boost their Group D hopes after opening-round defeats.Ralf Rangnick’s side pushed France close in Dusseldorf, suffering a 1-0 defeat in a scrappy contest after Kylian Mbappe’s broken nose.While Poland were undone late by Wout Weghorst and the Netherlands, despite grabbing the lead through Adam Buksa. Robert Lewandowski could return for Poland, with coach Michal Probierz maintaining “there is a big difference if you have best player in the world on the bench or you have him on the pitch.”Austria captain…