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A Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a 14-year-old girl inside a clothing store in 2021 will not face charges, the California attorney general announced on Wednesday.Valentina Orellana-Peralta was shopping with her mother at a north Hollywood Burlington Coat Factory on 23 December 2021 when the LAPD entered to apprehend a man suspected of attacking customers in the store. When officer William Dorsey Jones Jr fired three rounds at the man, Valentina was in a nearby dressing room with her mother praying and was killed by Jones’s gunfire.The killing just before Christmas sparked national outrage, and the California justice…

Guardiola claims Manchester City’s dream of a double treble suffered heartbreak as they lost 4-3 on penalties to Real Madrid, while Arsenal were also thrashed 1-0 in the Champions League. “No regrets”.City came from behind in the quarter-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, with Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute strike negating Rodrygo’s opener early in the first half. However, despite the defending champions dominating possession, Real held on until the end of extra time and eventually won on penalties.Julian Alvarez scored the first penalty for Manchester City and Luka Modric missed it for the visitors. It felt like an early…

Severe floods inundated the United Arab Emirates this week, as a storm dumped the largest amount of rainfall the country has seen in more than 75 years, the government said.A record 254mm (10in) of rainfall dropped in Al Ain, a city bordering Oman – more than the country sees on average in a year. Highways turned to rivers as drivers abandoned stuck vehicles, homes and businesses have been damaged, and flights at one of the world’s busiest airports have been significantly disrupted. Twenty people have reportedly been killed, and the recovery is expected to be slow: in a place known…

Antonio Rüdiger had been booed throughout because the Manchester City support had not forgotten what he did as a Chelsea player to Kevin De Bruyne in the 2021 Champions League final; the forearm smash that put their midfielder out of the game, which they would lose.Rüdiger was a central figure here and, with his Real Madrid team leading through Rodrygo’s early goal, it was his fluffed clearance that played a part in De Bruyne’s 76th-minute equaliser, the goal that looked set to even the score on more than one level. Rüdiger would err again at the end of the first…

Guy Ritchie’s inevitable graduation from London to Hollywood has had its moments – the rambunctious zip of the first Sherlock Holmes, the stylish homoeroticism of The Man from UNCLE – but it soon felt as if the once electrifying film-maker had been swallowed up by the system. A middling Sherlock sequel, a pointless King Arthur non-starter and a soulless Aladdin remake seemed like enough to push not just fans away but Ritchie himself. He’s since found a happier medium, making films for a broad, commercial audience with easily marketable stars yet on, what seem like, his own terms, wrestling some…

A fossil found by an 11-year-old girl on a Somerset beach may be from the largest marine reptile ever discovered, experts say.The fossils are thought to come from an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile that lived during the age of the dinosaurs. The newly discovered species is believed to have roamed the oceans at the end of the Triassic Period (about 202 million years ago).The research team has named the species Severn Titan, It means “giant fish lizard of the Severn River”.Dr. Dean Lomax, a paleontologist at the University of Bristol and co-author of the study, said: “This behemoth may…

Republican US Senate candidate Kari Lake has told supporters to “strap on a Glock” ahead of the 2024 elections as she struggles to gain ground against her Democratic rival in Arizona.In a campaign speech made to a crowd in Arizona’s Mohave county on Sunday, Lake echoed Trump-like terms in calling Washington DC a “swamp” – and used a reference to carrying guns when she told people to prepare for an “intense” election year.Lake hopes to represent Arizona in the seat to be vacated by Democrat turned independent Kyrsten Sinema.Lake told the crowd: “We need to send people to Washington DC…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMan City 0-1 Real Madrid (agg 3-4)Half-time: Referee Daniel Orsato’s whistle is greeted by loud boos and it’s difficult to say why. He hasn’t done anything I can think of to upset City fans, while the players in light blue have played pretty well despite going behind to Rodrygo’s strike in the 12th minute. Real Madrid are in the ascendency but this tie is far from over.Share45+1 min: Rodri is first to a long Lunin kick-off and the ball finds it’s way back to the Real goalkeeper. His next…

When Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled her lethargic-looking uncle into a Brazilian bank, clerks quickly sensed something was amiss.“I don’t think he’s well. He doesn’t look well at all,” remarked one distrustful employee as Vieira tried to get her elderly relative to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan.Paulo Roberto Braga was indeed indisposed. In fact, the 68-year-old appears to have been dead.Shortly after entering the lender in Rio late on Tuesday with her late uncle, Vieira was arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraud, according to the Rio newspaper O Dia.“She knew he…

The heir to the Dutch throne, Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, spent more than a year in Spain as the Dutch royal family grappled with threats to her safety, according to media in the Netherlands.The 20-year-old lived and studied in Madrid, royal sources told the public broadcaster NOS on Wednesday, after reports she had been mentioned in communications by organised crime groups, sparking fears she could be the target of attacks or kidnappings.In September 2022, Amalia began studying at the University of Amsterdam, moving into shared accommodation with other students as she pursued a bachelor’s degree in politics, psychology, law and…