Archive 2021/08/09

• London’s Tower Bridge remains stuck open overnight
• Premier League announces fans subject to random spot checks on Covid-19 status
• Epstein accuser takes legal action against Duke of York over alleged assault
• Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou ready for ‘pretty special’ full-house atmosphere
• Thunderstorms bring flooding and travel disruption to parts of UK
• Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool ‘got lucky’ with Andy Robertson’s ankle injury
• Imran Tahir hat-trick helps send Birmingham Phoenix joint top
• Family of murder victim pay tribute to ‘generous, loving and caring’ daughter
• Nuno Espirito Santo: Harry Kane could feature against Manchester City
• United States forward Josh Sargent joins Norwich from Werder Bremen
• Minister refuses to say if Cambo oilfield licence would set a bad example
• Aston Martin’s request for review of Sebastian Vettel disqualification dismissed
• Thunderstorms bring disruption as dismal summer weather continues
• Charles visits unique railway station in Scotland
• Jack Grealish believes £100m price tag will inspire him to shine at Man City
• Arthur Read and Brad Barry still missing for Stevenage
• Andy Robertson reveals scan on ankle injury shows ‘nothing too serious’
• Covid-19 travel restrictions relaxed for delegates attending Cop26 climate talks
• David Cameron ‘made more than £7m’ from Greensill Capital
• Peterborough without Jack Marriott, Siriki Dembele and Jack Taylor for cup tie
• Harrogate postpone next three fixtures after Covid-19 outbreak
• Romelu Lukaku undergoing medical ahead of proposed return to Chelsea – reports
• Queen pays tribute to the nation’s Olympic competitors
• Tower Bridge in London stuck open after technical failure
• Jordan Tunnicliffe missing for Crawley against Gillingham
• Brother locked up for killing MMA fighter at birthday party
• Callum Elder a fitness concern for Hull ahead of Wigan clash
• Middlesbrough snap up former Brentford goalkeeper Luke Daniels
• Cavendish’s hotel room and Hales’ misfortune – Monday’s sporting social
• Jack Grealish loving every minute of time at Manchester City
• Jury selection starts in R Kelly sex trafficking case
• Hibernian winger Jamie Murphy hoping for more European nights
• Lisa Williamson so proud of Celerity, a maiden no longer
• Time’s Up leader resigns after criticism about Cuomo ties
• Joe Rankin-Costello and Bradley Johnson set to miss Blackburn-Morecambe clash
• Rory Holden faces late check as Walsall boss Matt Taylor seeks first win
• Millwall waiting on Jake Cooper for Portsmouth cup tie
• Taliban take two more Afghan provincial capitals
• Anti-vaxxers scuffle with police in bid to storm TV studios as ‘Loose Women’ airs
• Oliver Norburn and Aaron Pierre could miss out for Shrewsbury
• Frank Lampard: As a parent, enjoying being active is something you’d always want to pass down to your kids
• Oldham hoping for boost ahead of Carabao Cup clash with Tranmere
• Detectives granted further time to quiz man suspected of child murder
• Glenn Middleton says decision to return to St Johnstone was ‘easy one to make’
• Duchess of York in flying seat for Challenge Anneka-style show Down Under
• Declan John to miss Bolton’s clash with Barnsley
• Travel test system branded ‘absolute mess’ as return boxes overflow
• Designers called on to make electric car charge points as ‘iconic’ as black cabs
• Brilliant day will live with me forever – Celtic hat-trick hero Kyogo Furuhashi
• Forest Green’s Opi Edwards set to miss Bristol City reunion
• Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England
• Terrorist ‘lunged towards police with knife’ before being shot dead
• Barrow to assess Matt Platt ahead of Scunthorpe clash
• Injury-hit Exeter to take no risks against Wycombe
• What impact could tackling the climate crisis have on your wallet?
• Tower Bridge in London stuck open due to ‘technical failure’
• ‘We proved the doubters wrong’ – BOA chief Sir Hugh Robertson proud of Team GB
• Belarus leader denies repression a year after disputed vote
• Ollie Rathbone could make full Rotherham debut against Accrington
• Dido Harding to step down from NHS Improvement role later this year
• Sam Surridge set for Stoke start
• Goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell set for Hartlepool debut
• Youth and experience in contention for Charlton against AFC Wimbledon
• County lines drugs gangs could go back to public transport as crowds return
• Blue Cup to step up in search of Ebor riches
• Downing Street seeks to quell reports of rift between Johnson and Sunak
• No 10 dismisses call for pay cuts for stay-at-home civil servants
• Anchovies, herring and pilchard could face extinction due to warming waters – study
• Toto Nsiala set to miss Ipswich’s cup clash with Newport
• Teenager charged with murder after boy, 16, found dead
• Possible rise in students gaining top results not a ‘devaluing of grades’
• No worries for Cambridge head coach Mark Bonner
• Cop26 president: UN climate crisis report is a ‘wake-up call for the world’
• Ward waiting on Campenelle return before mapping out plans
• Lucas Covolan suspended for Port Vale’s clash with Sunderland
• Meghan labelled ‘shallow’ by half-brother before his Big Brother appearance
• Kieffer Moore could make first start of season as Cardiff host Sutton
• Government refuses to lift death sentence on Geronimo the alpaca after Downing Street protest
• Reading boss Veljko Paunovic set to make changes against Swansea
• Big drop in Covid-19 patients thanks to vaccine – chief scientific adviser
• Thunderstorms are set to hit parts of Britain
• 5 tips for getting a six-pack over the age of 40
• Joey Barton to mix up his Bristol Rovers line-up for Cheltenham clash
• Nicholls on a high following Listed strike from Mo Celita
• Lee Bowyer set to ring the changes for Birmingham’s cup clash
• Chris Silverwood: Haseeb Hameed making a very strong case for England recall
• Covid vaccine hesitancy among younger age groups decreases, figures show
• Lys Mousset an injury concern as Sheffield United host Carlisle in League Cup
• UK accused of ‘hoarding’ vaccines and leaving countries ‘fighting for scraps’
• Ex-Cuomo aide speaks out about groping allegations
• Apple will refuse requests to use child abuse detection tool for other purposes
• Vaccine maker BioNTech sees profits soar in second quarter
• Heavy rain and flooding to be more ‘intense and frequent’ in Europe – UN report
• Brother admits killing MMA fighter at birthday party
• Streatham operation ‘could not have been more effective’, inquest hears
• Queen officially welcomed to Balmoral by Guard of Honour
• Batches of high blood pressure drug recalled due to ‘cancer risk contamination’
• Danilo Orsi eyeing Harrogate debut against Rochdale in League Cup
• Macquarie buys majority stake in Southern Water for £1 billion
• Peter Kay charity gigs a boost for family in their fight to save Laura, 21
• Louie Sibley and Ryan Allsop possible options for threadbare Derby in EFL Cup
• Reform UK to ask Bank of England to provide services after bank account closed
• As the UN report on climate change makes for worrying reading, here are 6 simple ways to cut your carbon emissions
• Jeremy Vine’s cycling video sparks angry reaction
• Walker looking towards Haydock with Starman – and hoping for fast ground
• Attendance boost for lower-league clubs at start of new season
• Casino staff threatened by masked knifeman who took five figure sum in cash and chips
• Off-the-grid hermit ‘River Dave’ grateful for help after fire ravages home
• Life’s a beach for lottery winners in charity clean-up
• George Lapslie set for Mansfield return
• Vodafone’s Europe roaming charges: What does it mean for my phone bill?
• World ‘listened, but did not hear’ on climate crisis – UN environment chief
• Vodafone reintroduces roaming charges when travelling across Europe
• Cop26 world’s best chance to avert climate disaster, says minister
• Morny and Gimcrack options open for Go Bears Go
• Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart among stars to perform at 9/11 benefit show
• Barcelona suffer further blow as Sergio Aguero sidelined for 10 weeks
• France’s coronavirus pass now required in restaurants and on trains
• Appleby pays tribute to ‘absolute star’ Caspian Prince
• Care homes entrepreneur Gavin Woodhouse under fraud office investigation
• Rob McCracken keen to continue juggling Olympic role with Anthony Joshua duties
• Southampton agree fee for Blackburn’s Adam Armstrong after Danny Ings departure
• Most holidaymakers struggle to understand Covid rules abroad – survey
• 6 ways music boosts wellbeing, as research finds it’s been a big mental health support in lockdown
• South Korea to release Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong on parole
• Unequivocal, unprecedented: UN report sets out stark reality of climate crisis
• Streatham operation ‘could not have been more effective’, inquest hears
• Competition watchdog warns Groupon faces court over refunds
• Winning medals ‘harder and harder’ as years go by – Whitlock
• Shockwave therapy could help some cancer treatments, researchers find
• Minister rejects call for pay cut for stay-at-home civil servants
• Hen harrier protection plan shows success for seventh year
• Clubbers glad to be back as Scotland’s night venues open after pandemic closures
• We will emerge from pandemic next year, says public health expert
• Jazz ambassador and actress’s father Bob Ringwald dies
• How to grow mushrooms – and help save the earth
• Taliban captures another Afghan provincial capital
• New UN climate change report released: your questions answered
• Massive forest fire burns in Greece for seventh day forcing thousands to flee island
• Pupils can ‘feel satisfied’ their exam results are fair – Ofqual chief
• Wind turbine plant confirms major expansion amid Government cash boost
• Paralympian Stef Reid: Sport transformed my life – and I want the same for all young women
• Team GB’s medal-winning boxers backed for successful move to professional ranks
• UN report ramps up pressure on governments to act on climate crisis
• Fears over return of fire-friendly weather in Northern California
• Scotland lifts most coronavirus restrictions
• NHS workers in ‘vicious circle’ of staff shortages and exhaustion
• Sturgeon: I’ve got butterflies in my stomach about lifting restrictions
• China’s wandering elephants may finally be heading home
• China punishes 30 officials over pandemic ‘failure’
• Takeover battle for Morrisons extended as CD&R eyes higher bid
• Financial jargon-buster: Do you know what these money terms mean?
• Football rumours: Arsenal to swoop for Manchester United target Kieran Trippier
• Why should I get an allotment? 4 celebrity gardeners offer the answers
• Paris plans to deliver inclusive, youth-centred and gender-equal Games in 2024
• The key questions to emerge from British and Irish Lions’ tour to South Africa
• Tokyo Games could yet have positive legacy despite unprecedented challenges
• Sailing, Boxing, Swimming and Cycling pass Britain’s Tokyo 2020 test in style
• USA top table as San Marino grace podium for first time – Tokyo 2020 in numbers
• Covid protocols and no fans in the venues but were the Tokyo Olympics a success?
• Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
• The sporting weekend in pictures
• Anthony Ralston happy to see Celtic click into gear with thrashing of Dundee
• Protesters to march on Downing Street to save doomed alpaca Geronimo
• What the papers say – August 9
• New UN report to set out stark reality of the climate crisis
• More showers coming but blue skies on the cards by midweek
• Minister suggests civil servants should face pay cut for working from home
• RAF dog handler reunited with Chinook crew that saved his life
• Water pipes could carry broadband cables to avoid digging up roads
• Music a mental health support for more than a quarter of people in lockdown
• Number of people waiting for heart surgery could double, charity warns
• Drivers warned over spike in demand for September MOTs
• Saka artefacts from Kazakhstan to go in display in Cambridge