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Crowds clashed with police outside a Southport mosque on Tuesday night, following Monday’s attack, in which three girls were killed at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. The unnamed 17-year-old suspect in the case is from Wales, Merseyside Police has said, but false claims had spread online that he was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK by boat. …

In June 1924, L’Auto, the French sportspaper that had launched the Tour de France, ran a large portrait on its front page. This was the Olympic Games of the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi and his five gold medals; of Harold Abraham and Eric Liddell, whose story would be told in Chariots of Fire; of Johnny Weissmuller, who would later play …

Kimberley Woods has had to fight for most things in her life and duly battled to an emotional K1 Olympic bronze. The 28-year-old was left on tenterhooks when occupying the final podium place as reigning Olympic champion Ricarda Funk of Germany took to the course last. Funk missed one of the last gates on the course to mean Woods kept …

Polls are starting to close in Venezuela’s presidential election, in which the governing socialist PSUV party’s Nicolás Maduro is seeking a third term in office. Polling stations were scheduled to shut at 18:00 local time (23:00 BST), but they have to remain open if people are still queuing to cast their vote. Mr Maduro’s main challenger is Edmundo González, a …

Foreign politicians and diplomats sought to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hizbollah on Sunday after a deadly rocket attack from Lebanon into Israeli-occupied territory raised fears of a full-blown war. Israeli leaders across the political spectrum vowed to retaliate forcefully for the deaths of 12 civilians, mostly children, who were killed when a rocket slammed into a football pitch in …

We all know physical activity has many health benefits, including for mental health. It helps manage stress, ease joint or back pain, and boost energy levels. Exercise can also improve brain function and sleep, and lift mood. In contrast, inactivity or spending too much time sedentary is a leading factor in developing a range of diseases. The World Health Organization …

BBC Kemi Badenoch has promised to “renew” the Conservative Party as she becomes the sixth person to launch a bid to become the next Tory leader. The shadow business secretary said she would return her party to “first principles” including a focus on sovereignty and a revived confidence in capitalism. The 44-year-old hoping to take over from ex-Prime Minister Rishi …

Kemi Badenoch, the shadow housing and communities secretary, has entered the Conservative leadership race with a pledge to get the Tories back into government by 2030. Badenoch, the bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Rishi Sunak, said she would focus on renewing the Conservative brand around the notions that “above all else, [the government] has to serve its own citizens” and “we …

Family Charlotte described the 20 minute attack on her son as “horrifying” The mother of a young boy with complex needs has called for all special schools to have CCTV after her son was attacked by a teaching assistant. Her 13-year-old son Tobie, from Wolverhampton, is autistic and non-speaking. He was kicked, pushed and had his head held down in …