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Sir Mark Cavendish said he had “likely” raced for the final time after completing Sunday’s closing stage of the Tour de France.The 39-year-old postponed his planned retirement to return this season in pursuit of a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage win, and achieved that feat with his victory on stage five into Saint-Vulbas.It was unknown whether the Manxman would complete the season with his Astana-Qazaqstan team, but after being met by his family at the end of the 34km time trial from Monaco to Nice which brings this Tour to a close, Cavendish indicated his illustrious career is probably at...

Mark Cavendish reveals retirement plans after final Tour de France: ‘Likely so, yeah’

Activists say spiralling housing costs are due to properties being bought by foreigners - or rented over the summer.

The Spanish fightback against record tourism

It's quickly becoming a tradition to jump over the Tour de France. For the second year in a row, French madman Valentin Anouilh has jumped over the peloton as they churn up a mountain. After finding out that the tour was passing through his hometown, Valentin said he went to "find a nice cliff, cleaned the landing, and went for it!" At 12m by 8m, it's the biggest drop he's ever done. We're just glad he got the timing right... the TDF is hard enough for the racers without worrying about getting clipped by someone gapping the road. Well done Valentin, and best of luck to all the racers as they enter the final week of the tour!

Insane Road Gap Over Tour De France Peloton on an MTB

With just Sunday's concluding time trial to come, two-time champion Pogacar has a five minute 14-second lead over Vingegaard as he effectively made sure of becoming the first man in 26 years to capture the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double in the same season. The day's action culminated on the...

Pogacar wins fifth stage on Tour de France as victory nears

COL DE LA COUILLOLE, France — Tadej Pogacar equalled one Tour de France mark on Saturday and will likely match another on Sunday. Yellow jersey-holder Pogacar edged defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at the top of Col De La Couillole to win the 20th and penultimate stage and add even more seconds to his considerable lead.

Pogacar edges Vingegaard to add more seconds to Tour de France lead and match a 76-year-old mark

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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

Conservation chiefs say they will contact police after campers left a trail of destruction in the Lake District. The National Trust was left with a two-day clean-up bill estimated to be in the region of £1,000 after a group discarded camping equipment, mattresses and clothing on the shores of Buttermere.

Campers leave trail of destruction at lakeside

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

Bar 1 in Consett is closed again having first lost its licence after a stabbing in December.

Bar shuts after losing licence for second time

The virus is transmitted from animals such as pigs and fruit bats to humans.

Alert issued in India after boy dies from high risk Nipah virus

Ex-security guard, Louis van Schoor, killed dozens in South Africa but was only jailed for seven murders.

Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him

A dog owner has been charged over the death of a man fatally mauled by two XL bullies. Ian Price, 52, died in September after being attacked by two dogs outside a property on Main Road, Stonnall, near Walsall. James Trimble-Pettit, 31, of Fradley, Staffordshire, will face two charges before...

Man charged over death of XL bully attack victim

A newly-elected MP has revealed she became pregnant at the age of 15 after being groomed and raped by an older man. Labour's Natalie Fleet told GB News she has "weekly nightmares" about what she said happened to her 23 years ago. "I didn't know we were having unprotected sex,"...

MP says she was pregnant at 15 after being groomed

Emergency services are called to the Norfolk park early in the morning.

Body of man in 20s is discovered in park

Two people have been arrested after a motorcyclist died after a collision in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to reports of a motorcyclist seriously injured in Ditchling Road, Brighton, at about 11:15 BST on Friday. A 58-year-old man, from East Grinstead in West Sussex, was declared dead at the...

Arrests after motorcyclist dies following crash

The vessel was involved in a collision with another ship before fleeing the scene on Friday.

Malaysia tracks down missing oil tanker which fled after collision

The victim has lifelong brain damage after being repeatedly punched in the head by Jordan Cattell.

Man jailed for punching baby in the head

Rico Krieger, 30, was convicted of six crimes, including terrorism, in a closed trial in June.

Belarus sentences German medic to death, activists say

The rider struck a quad bike during a jump at the Doncaster Balloon Festival, an eyewitness says.

Rider seriously injured in motorcycle stunt crash

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

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Tour de France stage 21: Pogacar wins third Tour de France - reaction

That's all from us, thanks for joining the BBC team for another tremendous edition of the Tour de France. You can read more on Tadej Pogacar's...

Tour de France stage 21: Pogacar wins third Tour de France - reaction

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