TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi on Thursday named a refreshed team to face France this weekend in his first Test in charge of Los Pumas. Contepomi, 46, took over from Australian Michael Cheika after last year’s World Cup and has made nine changes to the starting line-up from the third-place play-off defeat by England for Saturday’s game.

Contepomi makes nine Los Pumas changes for France showdown

NEWS: The Lions have agreed to an early release of their Springbok flyhalf. “The Lions Rugby Company and the Sharks have mutually agreed to release Jordan Hendrikse as of July 1,” they said in a statement. Earlier the Lions hinted that they will hold Hendrikse to his contract, which...

Lions lose their grip on Hendrikse

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wing Josh Hathaway was handed a Wales debut with Ben Thomas starting at flyhalf in the first Test against Australia as the visitors look to snap a seven-game losing streak. The team’s miserable run, which includes a Six Nations wooden spoon, has seen them slide to 10th in...

Gatland starts the Welsh 'revival' with team changes

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Tony Brown’s new attacking game plan has gotten the full backing from Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard. With the Springboks often criticised for their lack of creativity on attack, the new attack coach has been recruited to change that narrative. Brown is on a mission to make...

VIDEO: The 'breath of fresh air' that is needed in the Bok attack

NEWS: Australia lock Kane Douglas has signed a one-year deal with La Rochelle. The 35-year-old, who played 31 Tests for the Wallabies including the 2015 World Cup Final against New Zealand, was out of contract with Bordeaux-Begles, his club since 2018. Douglas’ last appearance for Bordeaux-Begles was as a second-half...

Wallaby joins teammates at La Rochelle

Human remains that washed up on beaches have been confirmed as belonging to a missing man. Between 13 February and 8 April, the remains were discovered at Roker and Seaburn, in Sunderland. Northumbria Police said it had now confirmed they belonged to missing Newcastle man Roy Johnson. The force said...

Remains washed up on beaches confirmed as missing man

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A woman who took a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on January 22 last year.Mr Shadwick, 63, who used his mobility scooter as his mode of transport, was left behind in sub-zero temperatures and found unresponsive in the car park at 6am. He later died in hospital.Gloucestershire Police said Hawkins rode away on the scooter, later dumping it on Bisley Old Road in...

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

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Bristol, Va. – The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol has announced a revised timeline for the grand opening of its permanent casino resort. Initially set to begin a phased opening in July, the new target for a fully operational grand opening is now slated for late fall 2024. This change aligns with recent legislation granting casino operators six months to finalize temporary facility projects.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol Delays Grand Opening to Late Fall 2024

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Have you ever met someone who easily wins people’s hearts whenever he attends conferences and parties? You probably envied them wishing you would catch other zodiac signs’ attention like them. Some individuals are popular and have a large number of friends. People like them because of their character, hygiene, and kindness. Such people are usually easy going and they freely interact with individuals of different ages. Read on to learn about signs that are a darling to many people.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Become Everyone’s Favorite

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

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A British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife told a friend he had “cut his leg” on a cactus and had “no idea where he was” in a frantic last phone call.Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning when he called his friend, Lucy Law, after attempting to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.The walk from Rural de Teno park, his last known location, to the south of the Spanish island, would take around 11 hours on foot.Search teams refocused their efforts on Thursday in the north...

Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’

Brett Allford, 42, from Adelaide, asked for explicit images from eight children from Redditch.

Australian paedophile preyed on UK children

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband Colin have been disqualified from being charity trustees by the Charity Commission, the family said in a statement.It comes ahead of the conclusion of a statutory investigation by the watchdog into The Captain Tom Foundation, started just over two years ago.The commission inquiry was launched over concerns about its management and independence from Sir Tom’s family.The pair became trustees of the charity - set up to continue raising cash for good causes in the Second World War veteran’s name - in February 2021.In March 2021, Ms Ingram-Moore stepped down to...

Captain Tom Moore’s daughter and her husband disqualified from being charity trustees

The picture, taken for the BBC in 1964, was unearthed in a box of family memementoes.

Triplets find long-lost 60-year-old baby photo

Police investigating the deaths of a paramedic and a student nurse found dead in Staffordshire say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.“We can now confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and a man in Hednesford,” said a force spokesperson on Friday evening.Lauren Evans, 22, and 24-year-old Daniel Duffield were found dead at a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.Mr Duffield was later revealed to be a paramedic at West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), who appeared on series 11...

Staffordshire Police 'not looking for anyone else' in connection with death of paramedic and woman

The former owner of a cocktail bar has been jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to cocaine and and knife offences. Warwickshire Police were called to a disturbance at the bar of Edmond Borici, 45, on Bond Gate, Nuneaton, in the early hours of 9 August 2023. Borici was...

Bar owner jailed for cocaine and knife offences

Ian Scott twice went to look for the drugs after losing them on a petrol forecourt, a court hears.

Dealer lost his cocaine at petrol station

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The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

An investigation is under way after a four-year-old boy was left behind at a wildlife park following a nursery trip. Clare Hodge said staff at Dunmore Nursery in Lochgelly only returned for her son, Carson Morhulec, 40 minutes after being alerted by the Scottish Deer Centre. Ms Hodge, who said...

Boy, 4, left behind at wildlife park after nursery trip

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

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England willing to go to 'dark places' for NZ scalp

NEWS: England captain Jamie George is confident in his side’s ability to snap a 21-year drought in New Zealand. George believes England possesses the requisite cohesion...

England willing to go to 'dark places' for NZ scalp

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