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It’s an enigma at the heart of Nigel Farage’s general election campaign: why has a 30-year-old businessman, self-confessed high-stakes gambler and convicted fraudster flown in from a glamorous Balkan resort to act as his unpaid aide?George Cottrell was at Farage’s side when the Reform UK leader was milkshaked on the campaign trail in Clacton, and on a private helicopter flight with him from Ashfield in Nottinghamshire to London. Cottrell was there at a London hotel, ear glued to his phone, as Farage hosted a press conference. He also pitched up in Merthyr Tydfil for the party’s manifesto launch in Wales.Reform…

Emma Raducanu said she was unaware there would be a general election vote on Thursday and said she would sleep in.The 21-year-old former U.S. Open champion was asked about her plans after defeating Belgium’s Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.At a news conference, Raducanu was asked if he would vote before Thursday’s practice and if he would focus on the election in the evening. “No,” she replied with a smile. “I think I’ll take a nap and then practice again.”Honestly, I didn’t even know today was tomorrow! Thank you for letting me…

The California governor and top Democrats in the state have abandoned a last-minute plan to ask voters whether a landmark criminal justice bill should be reformed.California Democrats over the weekend had outlined plans to put a measure on the November ballot that would ask voters to approve major reforms to Proposition 47, a 2014 ballot measure that changed some theft and drug possession felonies to misdemeanors.But on Tuesday, they abruptly changed course and said they would not be able make Wednesday’s cutoff to finalize the measure’s inclusion on the ballot.Gavin Newsom, the governor, blamed a tight schedule for withdrawing the…

FVery few top teams use two strikers these days. Some people like to use fake number 9. The England captain always starts.Gareth Southgate has no recollections of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham pairing up at Euro 96. Lingham and Bukayo Saka support him in attacking midfield.England’s back-up strikers Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins had to spend a lot of time imagining what it would be like to play alongside Kane, exploiting his through balls and rough-and-tumble defenders the old-fashioned way.But last Sunday, with England mere seconds away from knocking out Slovakia in the last 16, Southgate decided to try something…

An Italian court of appeal has upheld the murder convictions of two American men over the death of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their sentences. The new trial was ordered after Italy’s highest court threw out their original convictions.The court convicted Finnegan Lee Elder and sentenced him to 15 years and two months in prison and gave a sentence of 11 years to Gabriele Natale-Hjorth.They were found guilty over the death of the carabinieri vice-brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega in July 2019. Prosecutors had asked that Finnegan be sentenced to 23 years and nine…

Forgetting tired traditions, Wimbledon’s women’s tennis players are pushing boundaries this year with their imaginative on-court outfits.World No. 2 Coco Gauff wore a custom tailored dress that fans said was reminiscent of Serena Williams’ 2019 Wimbledon outfit. The 20-year-old U.S. Open champion said she turned to New Balance for a design with cutouts that made her dress look like a two-piece.After beating Romania’s Anka Todoni in straight sets on Wednesday, Gauff said she tried to be creative with her on-court style while adhering to Wimbledon’s strict all-white dress code.”I mean, honestly, there’s not much you can do in terms of…

The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received.Karamba Diaby, 62, who entered the Bundestag in 2013 in a moment hailed as historic by equality campaigners, said he wanted to spend more time with his family and to make room for younger politicians.But his announcement comes just weeks after he laid out a litany of hate messages he and his parliamentary staff had received.Diaby said the racist slurs and…

Keira Cessna McIntosh Main image: Mark Cavendish breaks Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most Tour de France stage wins. Photograph: Tim de Waele/Corbis/Getty Images Wednesday, July 3, 2024 18.02 Central European Summer Time Last modified: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 18.07 Central European Summer Time Source link

Natalia, 62 He really tries to make me feel good and arouse me I was in my late 20s when I met Juan Luís. It was Father’s Day and I was in a restaurant with my family. It turned into a dance hall at night and I saw someone looking at me. Juan Luís asked me to dance and we stayed until 4am. From then on, we have never separated: we’ve been together 33 years.Juan Luís and I have one child together, and sex has never been taboo. Nowadays, sex is everywhere: you see it in films and on TV.…

Differences in support among Democratic leaders for Joe Biden’s campaign continued to widen on Wednesday ahead of his evening meeting with Democratic governors, with Barack Obama reportedly saying privately that he believed Biden’s path to reelection was getting tougher.Biden will talk to governors and Capitol Hill leaders throughout the week to try to reassure them of his abilities after a dismal performance in last week’s debate with Donald Trump, officials said Tuesday. The White House said Biden will also sit down for an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday, which will air over the weekend.All but one of the…