If you look at where previous winners of the world's most famous cycling race are from, a surprisingly common pattern emerges. The Tour de France is without doubt the most famous cycling race in the world. Athletes from a range of different countries around the world are pitted against each other over a three-week race for the famous yellow jersey. Along with billions of others, I enjoy watching the spectacle of these almost superhuman athletes pushing themselves to the absolute limit in the beautiful French terrain.

The mysterious maths at work in the Tour de France

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A 20-year-old suffered "life-threatening" injuries, while a 44-yeard-old was also hurt, police say.

Two men seriously injured in street assault

Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels filled with a white substance that later tested positive for cocaine. The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said, and would have been worth...

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment

Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to...

Jack Black axes tour over bandmate's Trump comment

Country singer Ingrid Andress has apologised and admitted being drunk while performing a much-derided rendition of the US national anthem, at a baseball stadium. Andress's erratic performance of The Star-Spangled Banner was widely shared after Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby, in Texas, on Monday. "I was drunk last night,"...

Country star sorry for singing US anthem drunk

A 33-year-old man was airlifted by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital.

Police appeal for witnesses after serious crash

A man who was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer has urged people to not be afraid to talk about poo. Dave Jones, 35 and from Great Barr, Birmingham, was diagnosed with cancer in December 2022 which came as a massive shock as he had always been fit and healthy.

Bowel cancer survivor urges talks about poo

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(MA) Meet Winks, an adorable and incredibly strong puppy with a heartbreaking origin. Winks was found unmoving on the side of a road with severe injuries. He had several very infected wounds and was barely holding on when his rescuers rushed him to the vet. Once there, x-rays revealed the horrifying truth that Winks had been shot numerous times around his face and neck. These injuries resulted in him having his eye removed. Despite that, Winks has made a miraculous and full recovery. He certainly does not let his handicap slow him down at his new foster home. Winks was truly given a second chance at life, and now all he needs is a family to call his own.

10-Month-Old Dog Who Was Hit In Face Several Times Now Searching For Family

The formal identification follows the discovery of the remains in Herschel Park, Slough, on 7 July.

Remains identified as man missing for two years

The mother of a 16-year-old who was fatally stabbed hopes the installation of bleed kits will "save another family from going through hell". Mikey Roynon, from Kingswood in Bristol, was stabbed with a zombie knife at a house party in Bath in June 2023. Since then, his mum, Hayley Ryall,...

'Bleed kit could save a family going through hell'

Police release a CCTV image of a motorbike rider they are trying to trace over the shooting in May.

Girl, 9, shot by motorcyclist remains critically hurt

Greens and fairways at Dundee's only public golf course were damaged by a quad bike and motorbikes last week.

Motorbike vandals cause £10,000 damage to golf course

Tiger Woods says he turned up at Royal Troon jaded after watching news of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump on his flight.

Woods missed sleep over Trump assassination attempt

Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be signs of prehistoric life in Faversham in Kent. The Kent Archaeological Society believes it has found a burial site dating back between 1,500 and 3,000 years at Lees Court Estate. The discoveries from the dig include flint chippings produced by tool making,...

Archaeologists uncover signs of prehistoric life

The court hears teachers were concerned about the boy's actions and called counter-terrorism police.

Teen who wrote far-right slogans in exam sentenced

Sussex Police says the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.

Man suffers serious injuries after fall from height

Police are investigating whether the six Vietnamese nationals died of poisoning inside the luxury hotel.

Mystery surrounds deaths at Grand Hyatt hotel in Bangkok

A man has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murdering two men whose remains were found in suitcases at Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge and at a London flat. Yostin Andres Mosquera, of Scotts Road, Shepherd’s Bush, west London, is accused of murdering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, between 8 and 10 July in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Man in court after men's remains found in cases

A 13-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been sentenced for the murder of a man who was hit by a brick at a skate park. Jack Edwards, 24, suffered "catastrophic" brain injuries when he was struck on the head in Nottingham on 5 December, after being released from prison that morning.

Teenagers, 13 and 19, sentenced for skate park murder

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Tour de France 2024: Pogacar takes yellow jersey as Vauquelin wins stage 2

Ineos Grenadiers trio Tom Pidcock, Carlos Rodriguez and Egan Bernal were also 21 seconds behind the Pogacar group. Simon Yates and his brother Adam also came...

Tour de France 2024: Pogacar takes yellow jersey as Vauquelin wins stage 2

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