After scaling the 4,413 feet up the UK’s highest peak, the trio spent over 11 hours building their huge igloo – working through the night and finishing at 4.24am.

Three pals have built “the UK’s highest igloo” following a tough climb up Ben Nevis.

Stewart Thomson came up with the idea while hiking in the Mourne Mountains, in Northern Ireland. While on the hike, Stewart wondered what it would be like to build an igloo up there in the snow – and so he set about a plan.

Following a trial run on the summit of Slieve Donard, Stewart and his two friends Paul Cox and Donnacha Kimber mac Fhionlaoich – who are all from Northern Ireland – headed across to Scotland in April.

After scaling the 4,413 feet up the UK’s highest peak, the trio spent over 11 hours building their huge igloo – working through the night and finishing at 4.24am.

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Speaking to Belfast Live, Stewart said: “After building an igloo on Slieve Donard I felt that we could build one somewhere higher and thought why not do Ben Nevis so it would be the highest in the UK.

“Although the additional height, 495 metres, proved to be a bigger challenge than we originally thought as we were carrying up our equipment as well and it really took it out of us with the climb itself taking five hours. The snow was also a bit different than the snow on Donard felt icer and heavier.

“If it wasn’t for these special sleds my mum made for us out of parachute material to move the snow blocks around I don’t think we would have had the energy to complete the igloo. In the end the three of us finished it in 11 hours and 38 minutes at 4.20am in the morning!”

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The trio got some much-needed kip in the cosy igloo before inviting seven other hikers in to join them the following morning.

Stewart said: “Inside the igloo is actually very peaceful because the snow insulates all the sound and we slept through until 11am the next day.

“In the morning we got talking to hikers who were arriving and coming over to look at the igloo and we managed to get 10 people inside it at one point.

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“We think this is the highest igloo that has been documented in the UK and it has been a great way for us to challenge ourselves, which is something that we all enjoy doing.”

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Gabriel, scorer of 26 goals in 29 games, pipped Lamb to the Premier League’s under-18 player of the year award this week but his first involvement was to be booked by Tom Nield for simulation, moments after City’s Dante Headley was cautioned for the same offence in a feisty first half.

Jon Rahm accidentally hit a volunteer with a grass divot during an incident on the 7th hole at the PGA Championship when he angrily smashed his club into the ground

Jon Rahm has apologised to a volunteer after hitting them with a grass divot during an angry reaction to a poor shot at the PGA Championship. Rahm shot an opening round of 69 at Aronimink, with the lowest moment coming on the 7th hole.

The Spaniard played a poor shot out of the rough, sending his ball way over the back of the green on the par four hole. In frustration, he then swung his club once more, taking a big chunk of grass out.

Rahm didn’t immediately notice that the grass had been propelled straight into the face of a nearby volunteer. He then recognised what had happened and apologised to the elderly gentleman he had struck – and reiterated things after his round.

“Thanks for reminding of that,” Rahm told Today’s Golfer. “I got a flier on my second shot that went long . It’s not a good spot. Just out of frustration, I tried to make an air swing just over the grass, and I wasn’t looking, took a divot, and unfortunately I hit a volunteer.

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“Unfortunately it hit him in the shoulder and then the face. I couldn’t feel any worse. That’s why I was there apologizing. I need to somehow track him down to give him a present because that’s inexcusable and for something that could be completely avoidable. Whether it was my intention or not, it was just not good.”

It remains to be seen whether Rahm will land himself in hot water with the PGA. But the PGA’s chief championships officer, Kerry Haigh, recently explained that there is a newly-introduced code of conduct that players are expected to abide by.

“The player code of conduct is something that has been a collaborative effort among all the majors and the major tours … We had a number of meetings to discuss the issue and how we could come up with a program that we feel is fair and effective,” Haigh said before the tournament.

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“From our standpoint, which is all I can speak from the championship way, we have adopted the code of conduct … If a player does something sort of egregious, unfortunately, we would give a warning to that player, and if they were to do it again, there would be a two-shot penalty.

“And there’s a sort of number of sort of examples in the code that sort of gives us some guidance.”

The two-time Major winner could therefore find himself issued with a warning for his conduct, regardless of his apology and promise of a gift for the volunteer.

Rahm player alongside Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth and finished his round with back-to-back birdies to finish one under-par following a difficult rollercoaster round.

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Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.

Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.

The results of the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026 are in the history, with the final line-up for the Grand Final confirmed just days before a new champion is crowned.

This year’s edition of the annual song competition is being held in the city of Vienna. Austria won the right to host the Eurovision for the third time after singer JJ won last year’s event in one of the tensest finals of recent memory.

Heading into the week, 35 counties turned up at the Wiener Stadthalle seeking to book their spot in the final. This year’s final is scheduled to take place on Saturday night (May 16).

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Due to only 25 countries competing in the final, a number of iconic Eurovision nations have departed before one of the most watched TV events of the year.

On Tuesday night (May 12), viewers saw Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, and Sweden book their spot in the final.

The second semi-final was held on Thursday night (May 14). On presenting duties once again was Austrian stars Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski, with the pair showcasing their banter.

What made the second semi-final interesting for UK viewers was that they got to vote for their favourite acts. On top of this, UK entrant Look Mum No Computer performed their song Eins, Zwei, Drei.

As is tradition, the UK got sent through to the final automatically due to being part of the ‘Big Four’ with Germany, France and Italy. Spain is normally part of this group, but chose not to compete in this year’s Eurovision in protest against Israel’s inclusion.

Full list of countries and songs in the second semi-final

• France: Monroe – “Regarde!” (Big Four)
• Austria: Cosmo- “Tanzschein” (Hosts)
• United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei” (Big Four)
• Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
• Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
• Norway: Jonas Lovv – “YA YA YA”
• Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
• Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
• Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
• Cyprus: Antigoni – “JALLA”
• Albania: Alis – “Nân”
• Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før Vi Går Hjem”
• Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “CROSSROADS”

It means Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Armenia, Switzerland, and Latvia did not qualify for the final.

A former imam pretended to be a ‘possessed’ Jinn spirit to sexually abuse girls as young as 12 for years.

Abdul Halim Khan, 54, told his victims that harm would come to them through so-called black magic if they reported him, leaving them feeling unable to come forward for years.

Khan was an imam at a mosque in east London and used his position as a trusted religious leader within the community to gain access to his victims and manipulate them.

He arranged meetings in isolated locations, and even their own homes, where he sexually abused victims under the false pretence of being possessed or disguised as a jinn (supernatural spirit).

Melissa Garner, Specialist Prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘Abdul Halim Khan abused his position as a trusted religious leader to prey on women and girls over many years, manipulating and controlling them for his own sexual gratification.

‘He used their deeply held beliefs to instil fear and silence them, making them believe their families would be at risk if they ever spoke out.

‘I hope this prosecution sends a clear message that the Crown Prosecution Service will work tirelessly to protect women and girls and bring anyone who commits these appalling crimes to justice.’

During the investigation, further victims were identified after the initial reports were made.

Prosecutors worked closely with the Metropolitan Police to build a case spanning more than a decade of offending.

To support the jury’s understanding of complex evidence involving spiritual beliefs – including references to jinn and black magic – the CPS instructed a cultural expert to provide essential context central to the case.

Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment and will serve a minimum term of 20 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday 14 May.

He was convicted of 21 offences, including rape, sexual assault and child sexual offences, against seven women and girls between 2004 and 2015.

DCI Jennie Ronan, whose team led the investigation, said: ‘Abdul Khan presented himself as a respectable man who could be trusted. However, this was far from the truth, and he instead preyed upon and took advantage of others.

‘Today, I want to focus on the victim-survivors, who have shown remarkable bravery in reporting Khan and great strength throughout the trial.

‘We hope that today’s outcome provides as a measure of comfort as they continue to rebuild their lives and serves as a reminder to anyone who has experienced sexual violence that support is available.

‘We remain absolutely committed to tackling violence against women and girls, targeting dangerous offenders and removing them from London’s streets.’

The 25 countries that will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 have finally been officially confirmed ahead of this weekend’s grand final.

Vienna, the capital of Austria situated on the Danube River, is the host of the 70th world music event, with the city also having hosted the contest back in 1967 and 2015.

This year’s song contest has already seen a total of 33 countries take to the stage ahead of the Grand Final on Saturday (May 16), which will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle. The top ten countries from each Semi-Final, which took place on Tuesday (May 12) and Thursday (May 14), have made it through.

As one of the Big Five countries – the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France, Italy – the UK’s Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, had already guaranteed a place in the Grand Final and host country Austria was also guaranteed a place in the Grand Final thanks to Nemo’s victory in 2024.

As already mentioned, the UK is represented at this year’s contest by Look Mum No Computer, an English musician, YouTuber, electronics enthusiast, and composer who posts videos about making pro audio gear and synthesisers, as well as original music tracks, with his track, ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’.

For this year’s show, Austrian stars Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski will be presenting the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, while here in the UK, as ever, viewers will also hear Graham Norton’s legendary commentary.

But who has officially made it through to this year’s Eurovision Grand Final? Here is the full list of countries taking part:

• Italy: Sal Da Vinci – “Per Sempre Sì”
• Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
• Greece: Akylas – “Ferto”
• Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – “Liekinheitin”
• Belgium: ESSYLA – “Dancing on the Ice”
• Sweden: FELICIA – “My System”
• Moldova: Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
• Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
• Serbia: LAVINA – “Kraj Mene”
• Croatia: LELEK – “Andromeda”
• Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “Sólo Quiero Más”
• Poland: ALICJA – “Pray”
• France: Monroe – “Regarde!”
• Austria: Cosmo- “Tanzschein” (Hosts)
• United Kingdom: Look Mum No Computer – “Eins, Zwei, Drei”
• Bulgaria: DARA – “Bangaranga”
• Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
• Norway: Jonas Lovv – “YA YA YA”
• Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
• Romania: Alexandra Căpitănescu – “Choke Me”
• Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
• Cyprus: Antigoni – “JALLA”
• Albania: Alis – “Nân”
• Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – “Før Vi Går Hjem”
• Czechia: Daniel Zizka – “CROSSROADS”

Mum Paris remarked: ‘That’s very gypsy-esque. That’s lovely’ as her daughter unwrapped her first wedding present.

Tyson and Paris Fury‘s 16-year-old daughter is getting ready to marry fiance Noah Price this weekend. With days to go Venezuela opened up one of her wedding gifts early, with Paris remarking: “That’s very gypsy-esque. That’s lovely.”

A TikTok video shared by the teenager on Thursday gave fans another glimpse into the wedding prep, showing Venezuela unwrapping a gift from the crew of the family’s Netflix show At Home With The Furys.

She said: “OK guys, open my Netflix wedding present with me,” before explaining how she was dressed, adding: “I’m freezing so I’m in a dressing gown in the middle of the day. Oh my god what is it?”

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Pulling a crystal vase out of its box, she said: “Oh that’s lovely. Oh it’s beautiful, check me out,” before posing with it. The camera, operated by Paris, then swung round to show the Netflix crew in the family living room.

Speaking last month, Gypsy King star Fury, 37, said he has had “zero” involvement with his eldest daughter’s wedding planning because he’s been so focused on his latest boxing comeback.

However, Paris, 36, has been by her daughter’s side. Earlier this month, fans saw their visit to a bridal store, which showed Venezuela holding a huge bag with a smile on her face next to her mum, writing: “Said yes to the dress!!”

Venezuela has also threatened to wear Crocs on her big day, telling fans: “I’m having a bit of a struggle on what shoes to wear. Do I wear white New Balance trainers or white Crocs? I don’t know. Or, maybe I wear blue Crocs? I’m not sure.”

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Despite Venezuela’s age, mum Paris, 35, and dad, Tyson, 37, are said to be unfazed by the prospect of their eldest daughter tying the knot. Paris herself was just 19 when she wed 21-year-old Tyson in 2008.

Tyson had been training for his fight with Arslanbek Makhmudov, which he won, in the run-up to the wedding. He praised his wife and daughter for their efforts in planning it, saying: “Fair play to Paris and Venezuela, they’ve actually done this wedding without my input at all.

“I’ve had zero to do with it. I’m away doing business. I’m not thinking about domestic stuff at home. I’m thinking about the fight and that’s it. I’m out of bounds. Don’t tell me about anything like that.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos is charged with attempted murder after shooting a man outside a Clarksville courthouse on Wednesday.

Dalton Eatherly, who is white, posts videos to social media where he tries to provoke Black passersby by using racial slurs and racist dog whistles. He was arrested on Wednesday after an altercation with another man. This is what we know.

‘Did I shoot myself …?’

At about 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a report of shots fired outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. Deputies detained two people who were involved in a “physical altercation that escalated to gunfire,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Both people sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to separate hospitals where they were both listed as being stable.

District Attorney General Robert Nash, in a separate news release, identified one of the people involved as Eatherly. Authorities declined to answer questions about the second man; however, a witness who said she saw him loaded into an ambulance described him as Black.

Neither Nash nor the sheriff’s office have said what exactly led to the confrontation. It was not immediately clear if Eatherly has an attorney in the case who could speak for him. The courthouse was closed on Thursday because of the shooting, and online records were not updated. An attorney representing Eatherly in a different case did not return a call seeking comment.

In an audio stream from just after the shooting that Eatherly posted to social media, Eatherly says he shot a man in self-defense after the person started hitting him. Eatherly speaks with paramedics in the clip, one of whom takes note of a bullet wound’s entry and exit point in his arm.

“Did I shoot myself or did it graze it?” Eatherly asks.

After leaving the hospital on Wednesday, Eatherly was taken to the Montgomery County jail. He is charged with attempted murder, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.

Authorities on Thursday did not provide an update on the condition of the other man, and a hospital spokesperson said medical privacy laws prohibit them from disclosing information about victims of violence.

The free speech defense

In an online fundraiser Eatherly posted for himself at some point prior to the shooting, he complains that he cannot get jobs for his contracting business because people object to the videos he makes. He claims to make “mild jokes” and admits that he uses racial slurs while calling it “harmless humor.” It is unclear when the fundraiser was first posted. He addresses it to “friends, supporters, and champions of free speech.”

Although Eatherly repeatedly references free speech in his social media posts, what he does in those posts may actually be crimes under Tennessee law, said David Raybin, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who is an expert in the state’s criminal law. Because Eatherly was known to openly carry a pistol while berating people, the combination could constitute assault, Raybin said.

“You don’t have to touch someone,” he said. Assault can be charged if you “create fear of imminent harm.”

Meanwhile, merely coming at someone with “fighting words” constitutes disorderly conduct under local Nashville ordinances.

Well known in the community

Claire Martin works in a law office across the street from the courthouse and said she saw the aftermath of the shooting. She said Eatherly is well known in the community for yelling racial slurs at Black people while filming them. Eatherly also regularly does the same in downtown Nashville, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the southeast.

Just the previous Saturday, Eatherly was kicked out of a Nashville steakhouse after he refused to stop livestreaming from inside the restaurant. An affidavit filed by police said he started yelling, screaming and “making racial statements” before leaving without paying a nearly $400 bill. He was arrested the following day and charged with theft of services, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He was released on $5,000 bond.

On the morning of the shooting, he had been scheduled to appear in court in Clarksville over a $3,300 debt allegedly owed to a credit company, according to Montgomery County court records. The civil case was filed in February on behalf of Midland Credit Management. Court records didn’t indicate whether Eatherly showed up for the status hearing. Online records list the case as open. The shooting occurred several hours later.

Next steps

Eatherly was not listed in online court records as of Thursday afternoon, but if the case proceeds as ones normally do in Montgomery County, he will be arraigned on Friday. That is when a judge will decide on bond.

While police have not said what happened prior to the shooting, if Eatherly is found to have provoked the other person, it would be very difficult to prove self-defense, said Raybin, the criminal defense expert. Regardless, a person only has the right to use deadly force if threatened with death or great bodily harm.

“I think a prosecutor would give very little weight to claims of self-defense,” Raybin said.

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Associated Press videojournalist Kristin M. Hall contributed from Clarksville, Tennessee. Associated Press writers Corey Williams in Detroit and John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia, also contributed.

It has become a given in Westminster circles that Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister could be nearing its end. This is because, fairly or unfairly, the UK public have made up their minds – and they do not like him.

Labour MPs know this all too well, having seen the level of animosity on the doorstep during recent election campaigns in England, Wales and Scotland. They just didn’t immediately know what to do about it. But then Wes Streeting quit as health secretary, criticising Starmer in his resignation letter for what he said was a “vacuum” where political vision was required.

Recent UK history is full of precedents when prime ministers found their position untenable. For the Conservatives, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were all removed eventually. But such a course of action comes with costs: to party unity, to market sentiment, and in terms of how the voters view political shenanigans.

This is why, until now, the more thoughtful voices in the Labour party either kept their counsel or argued for caution. But a significant number of Labour MPs believe that a change at the top is now inevitable.

Streeting, Rayner or Burnham

From the right of the party, Streeting, the combative former health secretary, is the key figure to challenge Starmer. But he still requires the backing of at least 81 fellow Labour MPs.

A Streeting bid for the leadership would be supported by much of the media, but what many regard as his lukewarm re-tread of old Blairite orthodoxies would limit his appeal with the party membership. And members play a significant role in leadership contests.

By contrast, a likely candidate of the so-called “soft left”, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, has now cleared up her tax affairs and is more popular with the party rank-and-file. But she would alienate much of the London commentariat.

What neither Streeting nor Rayner possess is genuine cut-through with the wider British public. And this is where the current mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, comes in. Burnham does not have a parliamentary seat and, although he intends to contest the Makerfield constituency made vacant by Josh Simons’ decision to step aside, it is not guaranteed that he will win. Given Labour’s current unpopularity, the party cannot assume it would win a by-election anywhere.

And even if Burnham did scale that hurdle, there is a real danger that his replacement as the Labour candidate for the mayoralty would lose to Reform UK. This would allow party opponents to portray Burnham’s move as an indulgence at the expense of the party.

Nevertheless, if the political stars were to align and Burnham navigates his passage back to Westminster in time for a leadership challenge, he would be a formidable opponent. Burnham not only outpolls his main rivals among Labour members, he also enjoys rare net approval ratings with the public (+6, compared with -12 for Rayner and -20 for Streeting). Labour MPs will be paying particular attention to those numbers.

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There is strong reason to believe that Rayner will have a crucial role in how this plays out. This could either be by standing for leader herself or through working with Burnham. Either way, she is in an incredibly influential position.

And what would Labour and the country look like under new leadership? The revolving door at the top partly reflects the extent of the challenges (economic, political, cultural) that the country faces. Voters have not seen rises in their real living standards for two decades, are truly angry and deeply polarised.

The UK is divided on how to go forward, and so is the Labour Party. That is why potential challengers to Starmer really should be careful what they wish for. Much of the political instability of recent years is down to the collective obsession with politics as a short-term and personality-based kind of show business.

But this ignores the more worrying long-term developments in financial markets that indicate that there is no faith in the UK’s ability to tackle its structural problems any time soon. The eventual winner of Labour’s leadership drama may inherit the throne just as money markets’ patience with the UK runs out.