Speaking on Kane’s performance at full-time, Tuchel said: “To see the commitment of our captain, of our No9 in the extra time, to block a crucial shot with all his body. His commitment to buy into a defensive action like this, then you know everything about his performance today.

Nidhi Nathan is said to have been driving her Audi A3 dangerously on July 28, 2024, when she caused the death of Beverley Hainsworth and seriously injured her husband.

Mrs Hainsworth, a 55-year-old school teaching assistant, was a mum-of-two who lived in Pickering, North Yorkshire.

Nathan, of Milburn Avenue, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

At South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on June 12, District Judge Philip Holden adjourned the case to Carlisle Crown Court.

The defendant will next appear for a plea and trial preparation hearing on July 10.

A moving tribute was issued through police by relatives of Mrs Hainsworth at the time of her death.

“Bev, always selfless and happy to help anyone, was sadly taken too soon,” said her family.

“She was out doing something she loved with dad on the bike going to her favourite place — Keswick. We will miss her every day and hope she is somewhere nice with people she loves.”

Plans have been submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council for a dedicated cycling and walking route along the perimeter of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

The path would run from Maritime Avenue through the museum’s car park and include a ramp onto the new Highlight hub site.

National Museum of the Royal Navy in Hartlepool (Image: Google Maps)

The route would link existing cycleways and connect Seaton promenade with the Headland and the town centre.

A planning statement described the proposal as, “key piece of infrastructure” for Hartlepool Borough Council.

It would form part of Tees Valley Combined Authority’s wider cycling strategy.

New routes are being backed by a £4.5 million in Government funding secured through the Tees Valley Combined Authority. (Image: Hartlepool Borough Council)

The planning statement added: “This will be a significant addition to HBC’s policy on health and wellbeing as well as giving the people of the town greener ways to travel.”

The proposed cycleway would be 2.5 metres wide, with an adjacent two-metre-wide footpath for pedestrians.

This new scheme follows Hartlepool councillors’ approval last year of three cycling projects totaling £9.2 million, aimed at improving sustainable transport options around the town.

Those schemes included links from the town centre to Catcote Road, the Waterfront, and the Headland.

The projects are fully funded through Department for Transport funding administered by the Tees Valley Combined Authority.

A decision on the latest application is expected to be made by the council next month.

The defendant’s sister runs a successful cleaning business and upon renewal of an Access NI check, she subsequently became aware of the Community Resolution Notice against her and had to notify police it wasn’t her

A Belfast woman who provided police with her sister’s name following a search was handed a suspended sentence today.

Elaine Pierce was both arraigned on two charges and sentenced at Belfast Crown Court by Judge Mark Reel.

The 39-year old, from Stormount Street in the east of the city, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and was handed a four-month sentence which was suspended for 12 months.

She was also fined £60 for a charge of possessing the Class C drug Pregabalin.

The court heard that on August 19, 2025 Pierce was in a flat with a man, drink was consumed and the male then phoned a taxi for Pierce to take her from his property.

After getting into the taxi, she provided the driver with a number of different addresses to take her to.

The fed-up taxi driver then dropped her off outside Grosvenor Road police station.

She was spoken to at the station by officers and due to concerns she was under the influence, Pierce was searched for drugs and was found to be in possession of Pregabalin without a prescription.

She was handed a Community Resolution Notice but falsely provided police with her sister’s name instead of hers.

The defendant’s sister runs a successful cleaning business and upon renewal of an Access NI check, she subsequently became aware of the Community Resolution Notice against her and had to notify police it wasn’t her.

Solicitor Jonathan Burke said his client was “a lady with a very troubled past” and said the offence of perverting the course of justice by providing police with her sister’s name was “always something that was going to be detected.”

Mr Burke also revealed that whilst Pierce had “foolishly” given her sister’s name, the sibling remains a support to his client.

The solicitor also told Judge Reel that Pierce has been in custody since May 30 when her bail was revoked due to her home being damaged by arson.

As he passed sentence, Judge Reel noted Pierce had a “long history of problems with alcohol” and had suffered domestic abuse by a former partner.

The Judge also branded her criminal record, which consists of 99 previous convictions, as “appalling.”

Regarding the offence of perverting the course of justice, Judge Reel said it emerged when it “began to affect the victim” but was “at the bottom of the criminal calendar”

After he handed Pierce the suspended sentence, Judge Reel warned her that if she commits “any offence punishable by imprisonment” in the next 12 months, that would mean a return to court and a likelihood of serving the four-month sentence in addition to any other sentence imposed.

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Injured striker Hugo Ekitike has revealed how he is coping with life on the sidelines, while the truth about Darwin Nunez returning to Anfield has been revealed

Replacing Mohamed Salah has been Liverpool’s top transfer priority since former Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola arrived at Anfield. The Reds have been linked to a string of wingers ahead of the new season – including Yohan Diomande, Bradley Barcola and Rayan.

But attention has shifted to the striker department, where injuries and player departures have left the club alarmingly short of options.

Former Reds boss Arne Slot spent big last summer but struggled to get the best from his new recruits, with record-breaking signing Alexander Isak missing much of the season through injury. Iraola will be hoping for more luck than his predecessor, and, with some signings of his own, could quickly turn Liverpool back into title contenders this coming campaign.

Fresh developments involving one current and one former striker have now set tongues wagging on Merseyside. Here we look at two big stories involving the Reds.

Ekitike takes drastic injury action

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has taken the drastic step of pretending football no longer exists as he battles back from a horrific Achilles injury that wrecked his World Cup 2026 dreams. The 23-year-old Frenchman suffered the blow during Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain in April.

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Subsequent tests confirmed he had ruptured his Achilles tendon, forcing surgery that will rule him out for the remainder of the calendar year. The setback was particularly cruel for Ekitike, who had been hoping to force his way into France’s World Cup squad following an impressive goalscoring season for the Reds.

According to French outlet L’Equipe, the forward has been left in “immense pain” in the months since the injury and, in an effort to protect his own mental health, has pretended that football “ceased to exist”. The approach appears to be paying off, with Liverpool said to be pleased with the progress he has made so far in his recovery.

Taking to social media after his injury blow was confirmed, a downbeat Ekitike wrote: “It’s hard, maybe even unfair. But I’m grateful this is happening to me here, among you. I’m not alone.”

Liverpool react to Nunez claims

With Liverpool sweating over the long-term absence of Ekitike, supporters were briefly handed what appeared to be a shock solution – the return of former fan favourite Darwin Nunez. Reports emerging from Uruguay claimed the Reds were preparing to re-sign the 27-year-old as a free agent, with an official announcement pencilled in for after his country’s World Cup campaign.

The rumour quickly gained traction on social media after respected Uruguayan journalist Martin Charquero told his followers on X that Nunez was on his way back to Anfield, prompting excitement among some Liverpool supporters. But the reaction has been very different behind the scenes, with club insiders telling the ECHO they were baffled by the suggestion.

Nunez’s representatives have also privately rebuffed the developments as inaccurate. The speculation was particularly surprising given that it is less than a year since the Uruguay international left Merseyside to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.

Nunez notched up 143 appearances and 40 goals in all competitions during a three-year spell at Anfield, having joined from Benfica in 2022 for an £85 million fee.

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Danny Eeles was told to expect a prison sentence as it was his second conviction of knife possession, which brings with it a mandatory minimum six-month prison sentence on its own, regardless of the other offences committed.

It follows the defendant’s guilty pleas to two counts of having an article with a blade or point in public, arising from an incident in Willington, County Durham, on May 18.

During the short plea hearing at Durham Crown Court, Eeles, who appeared via video link from Holme House Prison, Stockton, also admitted other counts of affray and damaging property.

The property damaged was said to have been a Suzuki Vitara belonging to a woman.

Eleanor Bohill, for Eeles, asked if a Probation Service background report could be drawn up on the defendant prior to sentence as she said his last conviction goes back to 2021, when he received a suspended prison sentence.

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The court heard, however, he also served a lengthy prison sentence for a robbery, committed at a Stockton launderette, in late December 2016, when he was holding two knives.

Judge Nathan Adams agreed and remanded the 36-year-old defendant, of Aged Miners’ Homes, Willington, to remain in custody pending sentence.

Adjourning the case until July 16, Judge Adams told Eeles: “I make it clear the most likely outcome will be a prison sentence, but it will be a matter for the judge on that day.”

COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Arthur was downgraded to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast Wednesday night but forecasters expected its remnants to bring life-threatening flooding and days of heavy rains to parts of the southeastern United States, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Arthur was the first tropical storm of the season in the Atlantic basin and it’s expected to keep weakening as it moves inland over southeastern Texas and western Louisiana, then cross the southeast Thursday through Friday. Maximum sustained winds were around 35 mph (55 kph).

All coastal watches and warnings were discontinued Wednesday night, but flooding was likely through Friday over parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, the hurricane center said.

In Louisiana and Mississippi, some communities had set up locations for residents to collect sandbags and cleared debris from drainage systems.

“The main threat from Arthur is going to be a prolonged, multiday, heavy rainfall event that could produce dangerous to life-threatening flash flooding,” National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan said.

The storm spun off the Texas coast on the same day a World Cup match took place in Houston but did not disrupt the contest, which was played indoors. Heavy storms in the Houston area earlier in the week had canceled outdoor watch parties and fan events.

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said police were preparing boats and setting up barricades in known flood areas. Collection points for residents to fill sandbags also sprung up around the state.

“We both decided we got so much rain yesterday at our house that it was probably a good idea just to pick up a few bags,” said Luke Barwick, who filled sandbags at a collection center in Covington, Louisiana.

After being inundated with heavy rain earlier this week, parts of central and south Mississippi braced for a second wave of potential flooding.

Officials in Picayune, Mississippi, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of New Orleans, declared a state of emergency Tuesday after downpours brought nearly 7 inches of rain in six hours. On Wednesday, city officials gave out thousands of sandbags and put emergency responders on standby.

The World Cup is in full swing, but the summer transfer window is also stealing headlines, with Manchester United making big moves

Manchester United’s hierarchy will have one eye on their players at the World Cup and the other on the summer transfer window. 12 players will represent the Red Devils across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and a number of targets are also in action.

Michael Carrick will welcome back his non-World Cup stars soon as he looks to kick off a successful debut campaign as permanent manager. Former United star Wayne Rooney has been on broadcast coverage for the major tournament and has made plenty of opinions crystal clear while on TV.

This includes one specific thought on current United defender Luke Shaw, who hasn’t been selected for the England squad this time around. Meanwhile, another former Old Trafford star has agreed a permanent transfer to another club, having last played for United in January 2022.

Here, Mirror Football has all the latest headlines related to the Premier League side.

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Mason Greenwood ‘agrees transfer’

Mason Greenwood is reportedly set to sign for Roma on a permanent transfer. The former United attacker has been prolific for Marseille since joining the Serie A side, scoring 48 goals and assisting 17 times in 81 appearances.

However, the 24-year-old is now keen to move on after the French side failed to qualify for Europe last season. Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport has claimed that Greenwood’s wages have already been agreed by Roma, who have identified the right-winger as a key transfer target this summer.

It is understood that the ex-United man will receive £3.9million annually from the Italian side plus bonuses, and this will increase the longer he stays. Carrick will receive a boost if this deal is to be confirmed, as the club agreed a 40% sell-on fee as part of his transfer in 2024.

Wayne Rooney slams ‘strange’ decision

Wayne Rooney is surprised that Luke Shaw hasn’t been called up to the England squad upon Tino Livramento’s withdrawal due to injury. The Newcastle defender was forced to step down from the World Cup team with a calf issue, and Trevoh Chalobah will replace him.

The Chelsea centre-half will appear at his first World Cup as a result of this news, and Rooney has branded this decision “strange.” Shaw started every Premier League game for United last season and helped the team qualify for the Champions League.

The veteran defender has 34 caps for England and has represented his country at four major tournaments already – two World Cups and two European Championships.

Thomas Tuchel’s decision to call up Chalobah was a surprise to Rooney, who expected Shaw to be the first name for the German to consider. Speaking on his BBC Sport podcast, the ex-England international said: “It’s a bit strange. I would have liked to have seen Luke Shaw.

“And then Djed Spence maybe being cover for Reece James, and Luke Shaw come in. I’m sure Thomas Tuchel has kept contact with players to stay available, and I’m sure he [Chalobah] was one of those who were available.”

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