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NHS warns of continued disruption to GP services next week from global IT outage
NHS England has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week from the global IT outage.A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling some healthcare systems.A fix was deployed for a bug in the update, which affected Microsoft Windows PCs, on Friday, as CrowdStrike’s chief executive said it would take “some time” for systems to be fully restored.Across England, GP surgeries reported being unable to book appointments or access patient records on Friday as their EMIS appointment and patient record system went...
Arsenal set to seal Tommy Setford deal before pre-season tour of the USA
Arsenal are finalising a move for Ajax goalkeeper Tommy Setford, with the plan for him to play a part in their tour to the USA.The Gunners have agreed a fee with Ajax in the region of €1million and the 18-year-old is set to bolster Arsenal’s goalkeeping department.Ajax had wanted to keep Setford, but he had one year left on his contract and was unwilling to sign fresh terms.His move to Arsenal is understood to be in the final stages and the hope is its wrapped up so he can be part of the club’s tour to the USA.The Gunners...
How to watch Jake Paul vs Mike Perry: TV channel, live stream and PPV price
Jake Paul is back in the boxing ring tonight as he faces former UFC star and now bare-knuckle fighter Mike Perry in Florida.The Youtuber-turned-boxer was set to face heavyweight legend Mike Tyson in Texas on Saturday evening in a huge Netflix event, only for 'Iron Mike' to postpone the bout until November due to a health scare.That means former MMA star Perry was drafted in instead as Paul puts his 9-1 record on the line in an 11th professional boxing contest. Away from the main event, Amanda Serrano will take on Stevie Morgan on the undercard, having seen her...
What time is Jake Paul vs Mike Perry fight? Undercard, prediction, ring walks, odds tonight
Jake Paul fights Mike Perry tonight after his blockbuster bout with Mike Tyson was postponed.The influencer-turned-pugilist had been due to take on heavyweight boxing legend Tyson in a controversial bout, but the 58-year-old suffered a recent health scare on a flight, caused by an ulcer flare-up, and that clash has been pushed back to November 15.Paul has opted against just waiting for that date and will instead make an 11th professional appearance in the ring tonight, with his only defeat to date coming against arch-rival Tommy Fury last year.The 27-year-old was most recently in action when stopping Ryan Bourland...
QPR 0-2 Tottenham: Yves Bissouma and Dane Scarlett on target as Lucas Bergvall forced off
Yves Bissouma and Dane Scarlett were on target as Tottenham beat QPR in a pre-season friendly at Loftus Road.Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou again named a reasonably strong side against the Championship outfit, with new arrivals Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall amongst the notable youngsters involved from the off.Bergvall, however, was forced off in the first-half in the only negative for Postecoglou’s side.The hosts had look dangerous on the break with Spurs dominating most of the ball but fell victim to a moment of Premier League class from Bissouma five minutes before half-time.The midfielder beat his marker with a drop...
Police launch manhunt after three men abscond from south-west London hospital
Police are urgently searching for a man who absconded from a hospital in south-west London.Officers have warned the public not to approach Adil Maxamed, 20, who ran away from Springfield Hospital at around 10.10pm on Friday.The Metropolitan Police said three men absconded from the hospital in Glenburnie Road in Tooting after breaking a glass door.Police located 31-year-old Ramon Martin, who injured his arm while breaking the door, on Saturday afternoon.Police also detained an unnamed man at around 12.45am on Saturday at a home in south London and returned him to the hospital.Mr Maxamed and Mr Martin were patients at the...
Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe on target as Arsenal beat Leyton Orient in behind-closed-doors friendly
Arsenal eased to victory over Leyton Orient in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, as Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe scored the goals in a 2-0 win.The Gunners begin their pre-season schedule in the USA next week, flying out to face Bournemouth, Manchester United and Liverpool, but Mikel Arteta’s side first took on League One side Leyton Orient at their Sobha Realty Training Centre.A number of first-team stars started for Arsenal, with Ben White and Jurrien Timber in defence, Martin Odegaard starting in midfield and Gabriel Jesus lining up alongside Eddie Nketiah.The strikers combined for Arsenal’s opening goal, as Nketiah squared...
IT outage ‘likely’ to occur again unless government and industry work together
A global IT outage is “likely” to occur again unless governments and industry work together to “design out” technological flaws, a leading cyber expert has said.Professor Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said “the worst” of the global IT outage was over but countries would “have to learn to cope” with future flaws.The founding chief executive of the NCSC told Sky News: “The worst of this is over because the nature of the crisis was such that it went very badly wrong, very quickly. It was spotted quite quickly and, essentially, it was...
Gloucestershire: Public told not to approach offender Gary Rootham as manhunt enters second day
Police have warned the public not to approach an offender who has escaped from Gloucestershire prison.A manhunt has started for Gary Rootham who was last seen at about 4.50pm on Friday by staff at HMP Leyhill. Rootham was serving sentences for driving, robbery and burglary, Avon and Somerset Police has said, when he absconded. "If you see Rootham, please don't approach," an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said.At his last sighting, captured on CCTV, he was wearing a dark Nike polo shirt, dark jogging bottoms and black trainers with white soles.He is 5ft 11 and has short brown hair, and no beard.He has links to Reading and Cornwall.If you have seen him or have any information, call police on 101 and ask for Avon and Somerset Police. Or call 999 quoting 5224188647.
Air passengers facing further disruption following world IT outage
Passengers continue to face disruption at airports on Saturday as airlines reel from the impact of the global IT outage.Nearly 7,000 flights were cancelled across the globe on Friday, including 408 to and from the UK.As of 10am on Saturday, the UK had seen 23 departing and 25 inbound flights cancelled, according to figures from aviation analytics firm Cirium.Travellers at Heathrow Airport were experiencing long queues on Saturday morning and reported problems with checking in for British Airways flights.Chris Shaw, 61, a consultant based in London, boarded a replacement British Airways flight from Heathrow to Berlin at 8.45am on Saturday...
Adidas pulls ‘unacceptable’ Bella Hadid advert following backlash
Sportswear giant Adidas has removed images of pro-Palestine model Bella Hadid from its Munich 1972 throwback campaign. The move comes as a mark of respect for the 11 Israeli team members who lost their lives during those Olympic Games.The campaign, which features the relaunch of the classic SL72 trainers, initially included Hadid as a prominent face. However, the choice of the 27-year-old American model has sparked controversy due to her outspoken stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The 1972 games were overshadowed by members of the Palestinian organisation Black September taking the 11 hostage. All five athletes and six coaches were...
QPR vs Tottenham LIVE! Friendly result, match stream and latest updates today
Tottenham continued their pre-season preparations with a 2-0 victory over QPR at Loftus Road.Ange Postecoglou named a strong side against the Championship outfit following their 5-1 victory away at Heats earlier this week. Heung-min Son, Pedro Porro, Timo Werner and Yves Bissouma were all among the starters in west London, though were made to work for their victory.New arrivals Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall started again too but Postecoglou was dealt a blow in regards to the former, with the midfielder forced off during the first-half.It wasn’t until five minutes before the break where Spurs found their breakthrough, Bissouma...
GPs and pharmacies say global IT outage disruption to continue over weekend
GPs and pharmacies have said that disruption from the global IT outage will continue over the weekend, amid warnings of travel delays after flight cancellations.A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling some healthcare systems.A fix was deployed for a bug in the update, which affected Microsoft Windows PCs, on Friday, as CrowdStrike’s chief executive said it would take “some time” for systems to be fully restored.The outage caused disruption in “the majority of GP practices” on Friday, NHS England said, and ambulance services...
At least 40 dead after a boat caught fire while travelling from Haiti to Turks and Caicos Islands
At least 40 people have died after a boat caught fire while travelling from Haiti to the Turks & Caicos Islands. The International Organization for Migration said that at least half the 80 capacity of the vessel - all said to be Haitians - died amid the tragedy on Wednesday.The boat departed Fort Saint-Michel but did not make it to the Caribbean island, some 250km (155 miles) away, catching fire while still in Haitian waters. Haiti’s coastguard said that eleven people were being treated for injuries, including burns, after the fire began in Cap-Haitien - to the island’s north.Jean-Henry Petit, who leads...
Eddie Howe offers update on Newcastle future amid links with England job
Eddie Howe has insisted his "unwavering" commitment to Newcastle will remain intact as long as he gets the support he needs to carry on his mission.The 46-year-old is one of the leading candidates to replace England boss Gareth Southgate, who announced his resignation on Tuesday in the wake of Sunday night's 2-1 Euro 2024 final defeat by Spain.However, Howe, who has been in charge at St James' Park since November 2021, is adamant his current job remains the priority, provided he is allowed to continue to work in the way he believes best benefits the club after a summer...
Arne Slot responds as Liverpool lose to Preston in pre-season friendly
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is looking at the positives after overseeing his first game in charge of the club.The Reds were beaten 1-0 by Championship side Preston in a behind-closed-doors friendly, with Robbie Brady’s fine strike proving the only goal of the game.Slot used a different lineup in each half, Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai being among the starters from the off and Stefan Bajcetic appearing after the break.Salah, Harvey Elliott and Conor Bradley all went close in the first-half before Brady’s brilliant strike from distance after Liverpool were caught out playing from the back.Slot’s side could not...
Why a visit to the world's largest waterfall should be on your bucket list
We're joined for afternoon tea by a warthog munching on grass fewer than two metres from the patio of our double-storey cottage on the fringes of the Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe. He lifts his head to glance, then carries on with his business. It's not the first time he's seen giddy tourists eager to capture the intimate encounter on their phones, and it won’t be the last. Our week-long adventure to explore the waterfall from both sides of the border starts at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, a locally owned eco-lodge overlooking a vast expanse of acacia trees and mopane...
Man, 25, jailed for 14 years for punching baby and causing brain damage in Walsall
A man has been jailed for 14 years after he punched a baby in the head, leaving him with brain damage. Jordan Cattell, from Handsworth in the West Midlands, caused multiple skull fractures and haemorrhaging to the tot as he lay in his cot in Walsall.He attacked the child in 2018 and was finally sentenced this month. The ten-month-old baby will survive but the injuries were so severe that he is expected to need full time care for the rest of his life.Cattell, 25, was found guilty after his story that the tot had fallen over was dismissed by a jury at...
What time is Jake Paul vs Mike Perry fight? Undercard, prediction, ring walks, odds tonight
Jake Paul fights Mike Perry tonight after his blockbuster bout with Mike Tyson was postponed.The influencer-turned-pugilist had been due to take on heavyweight boxing legend Tyson in a controversial bout, but the 58-year-old suffered a recent health scare on a flight, caused by an ulcer flare-up, and that clash has been pushed back to November 15.Paul has opted against just waiting for that date and will instead make an 11th professional appearance in the ring tonight, with his only defeat to date coming against arch-rival Tommy Fury last year.The 27-year-old was most recently in action when stopping Ryan Bourland...
QPR vs Tottenham: Prediction, kick-off time today, TV, team news, live stream, h2h results
Tottenham travel to QPR today as their pre-season preparations continue.Ange Postecoglou’s side beat Cambridge in a behind-closed-doors friendly and then got their pre-season schedule properly up and running with a 5-1 win over Hearts on Wednesday.Spurs are now back in London for this match, before travelling to Japan and South Korea for fixtures against Vissel Kobe, a K-League XI and Bayern Munich.CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW QPR VS TOTTENHAM LIVE!QPR have already had two matches in pre-season, including an 11-0 win over FC L’Escala last time out.Date, kick-off time and venueQPR vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off...
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