Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward
A man has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a car at the Asda superstore in Bangor, Co Down.
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Emergency services were called to the scene at the supermarket on Market Square in the city on Saturday afternoon.
The area was closed off for a time but has since reopened.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police in Bangor are investigating the report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in the Market Square area of the city at approximately 12.50 pm today, Saturday 22nd August.
“Officers and colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene, and the male pedestrian was later transferred into the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for treatment of injuries.
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“Part of the road was closed for a time as emergency services dealt with the scene, but has now reopened.
“Anyone with information about the collision or who has dash-cam footage of what happened is asked to contact police using the witness appeal form at www.reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting reference 608 22/08/26 or call 101.
Rachel described how she ‘did a number’ on herself
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18:01, 22 Aug 2026
The Traitors winner Rachel Duffy has shared the gruesome extent of a blender accident that left her in “severe pain” and needed a frantic dash to A&E.
The TV star, who won the latest series of the BBC reality show alongside Stephen Libby, took to Instagram to share graphic images showing her injured thumb, bandages and fresh stitches. Warning fans before they viewed the photographs, she wrote: “Warning, do not swipe if you’re squeamish”.
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Rachel later admitted she is often the clumsy one among her friends, joking that there was “always one friend in every group that’s accident prone”, the Mirror reports.
Describing the incident, she told followers: “Two weeks ago, I had an accident with a blender blade which resulted in a trip to A&E. Yes, I’m in flip-flops and jammie bottoms as I ran out the door with a blood-soaked tea towel wrapped around my hand.
“I got an X-ray just in case the blade chipped the bone but luckily it didn’t. I ended up with a few stitches. Seven days after the accident, I was back in the local treatment room to get my stitches out when things didn’t feel or look quite right…”
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Rachel added that she was in “severe pain”, had “numbness in the thumb” and “limited movement”, requiring her to return to the hospital for further assessment. She then showed her hand in a brace and said she was referred to a specialist team.
“Did a number on myself and completely severed my dorsal nerve and partially lacerated my tendon,” she explained alongside a picture of her with two surgeons.
“Had surgery on Monday and these legends repaired both in one go. I’m lucky my face is washed here. My 12 year old tied my hair back. Cue two days of feeling sorry for myself as the anaesthesia wears off and the nerve pain kicks in.”
The reality star also revealed the details of what the surgeons had to do, explaining: “They had to widen the original laceration to get a good look inside the hand. Hats off to medical professionals. You are phenomenal!”
She added that she “nearly passed out” when she saw the huge cut on her hand and that she asked the physio specifically for a nude coloured cast because she would be attending the NTAs soon.
As part of her rehabilitation, her hand will be wrapped up for the next 10 weeks, meaning that she would need to be driven around for the immediate future. She joked that she was “accepting applications”.
In the caption, she said: “Oopsie daisy. Everyday’s a school day!!! The lesson learned in this little bump in the road…..take the time to read the instructions on a new kitchen blender. A big thank you to the medical staff who looked after me over the past couple of weeks. You are absolute angels. Thank goodness I’m a leftie.”
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Former teacher Emily Drury ‘manipulated’ a schoolboy into sex (Picture: BPM Media)
A teacher has been jailed after ‘manipulating’ a teenage boy into sex and abusing her position of trust.
Private tutor Emily Drury, 26, from Mablethorpe, was handed a four-and-a-half-year sentence at Lincoln Crown Court after being arrested last June.
Drury admitted five counts of sexual activity with a child, pleading guilty to the charge of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a teenage boy and four charges of engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a teenage boy.
However, police said she ‘delayed her guilty plea until the very last opportunity’, prolonging uncertainty and difficulty for the victim.
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Judge James House KC said only a custodial sentence was appropriate due to the severity of her crimes.
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She sexually abused the 15-year-old on numerous occasions between May and June 2025, having targeted him after seeing him drinking with friends and offering to tutor him in private ahead of his exams.
The former private tutor, 26, from Mablethorpe, was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court (Picture: PA Archive/PA Images)
The court heard how she warned the boy, ‘You can’t tell anyone about this,’ with prosecutor Amber Hobson explaining that he agreed before confiding in two of his friends, sending them a picture of Drury.
After ‘rumours’ began, word reached the boy’s school, and the police were contacted.
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The court also heard how, when interviewed, the boy permitted police to look through his phone, on which they found a message from the ex-teacher, referring to a note and cash she left him.
‘I enjoy every piece of you. I don’t know how to stop, or what this is. Here’s £20 just in case…Your Em xoxo’, it read.
A victim impact statement from the boy was read out during sentencing, with Drury seen wiping tears from her eyes.
‘Since getting married, her and her husband didn’t really talk, they weren’t having sex and marriage wasn’t what she expected,’ the student said Drury told him.
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‘She treated me kindly, told me she was obsessed with me.’
The boy recalled Drury saying ‘positive things’ to him, buying him clothes, and making him ‘feel better’ about himself.
Drury must serve at least half of her four-year, six-month sentence (Picture: BPM Media)
‘I trusted her and confided in her about some very personal things.’
He continued: ‘I felt judged. I felt that people blamed me. I felt unable to simply be a child.’
Reluctant to report the abuse initially, he said he was ‘worried that people would not take [him] seriously’ because of his gender.
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‘I believed there was a stigma attached to being a male victim of sexual abuse, and that fear made it even harder to cope.’
He concluded: ‘I realised I had been manipulated. I was put into a situation where I was experiencing emotions and situations no child should have to experience.’
Drury’s defence barrister, Jeremy Janes, said she had hoped to have a ‘lifelong career’, which, because of her behaviour, she has now lost.
He said his client pursued an ‘uncharacteristic, fantastical, and unreal relationship’ with the child.
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Character references from her parents and brother were also submitted to the court, with her husband and other relatives in attendance.
Drury was told by the judge how the lasting impact of the abuse would continue in the boy’s mind while he was approaching his exams.
‘She was in a position of trust. She was the adult; he was the child,’ he said while passing sentencing.
‘This was not simply a single indiscretion – that would have been bad enough.’
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Drury must serve a minimum of half of her four-year, six-month sentence before she can be considered for release.
In addition to jail time, she has been given a sexual harm prevention order and a restraining order lasting five years. She will be on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Detective Constable Julie Jode, from Lincolnshire Police, called her actions ‘despicable’.
‘As an adult in a position of authority, she was expected to provide guidance, support, and protection. Instead, she used that position to target and manipulate someone who should have been able to trust her implicitly.
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‘The victim in this case was forced to navigate an incredibly difficult and challenging period of his life while also facing the uncertainty of a lengthy criminal justice process. The fact that the offender delayed accepting responsibility only added to that ordeal.’
Police have praised the boy’s ‘remarkable courage and resilience’ in bringing Drury to justice, insisting that ‘gender is not a factor in how reports of sexual abuse are investigated’.
A nightmare start for Michael Carrick (Picture: Shutterstock Editorial)
Peter Schemichel took aim at three Manchester United stars for their roles in the woeful opening day defeat to Hull City.
Pre-season optimism was chipped away inside 38 minutes on Saturday afternoon as the newly-promoted Tigers took a 2-0 lead through goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy.
Michael Carrick’s side were twice undone by set pieces with Ajayi lashing into the roof of the net after Oli McBurnie’s initial effort was pushed onto the bar by Senne Lammens.
Record signing Mendy added a second shortly before half-time, powering home a header from Regan Slater’s free kick.
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United were in disarray for Hull’s opener, beaten to the first ball in the build-up which led to the corner. As the ball came in, Dorgu let the ball pass him with Heaven not tight enough to McBurnie as he forced the ball back towards goal.
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Dissecting the goal at half-time, Schmeichel blasted Dorgu for ‘not looking at the ball’, insisting Heaven had to be stronger dealing with the Hull striker.
‘Look at Dorgu on the front post, he is not even looking at the guy taking the corner kick,’ the United legend told Premier League Productions.
Heaven struggled at Hull (Picture: Action Images via Reuters)
‘At that exact moment, he loses his concentration, he does not have the ability to block the first ball.
‘And of course, Ayden Heaven on the back post. He allows McBurnie to go in behind him. You can’t allow that. That’s not how you defend, you have to be stronger.’
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Schmeichel also took a dim view of United’s defending for the second goal. As United and Hull players jostled for position inside the box as the free kick was being taken, Luke Shaw was spotted inexplicably dropping back to play the opposition onside.
Shaw was also at fault (Picture: REUTERS)
Schmeichel added at full-time: ‘It is the absolute lack of concentration from Man United. That’s what disappoints me the most.
‘I picked on Luke Shaw. Luke Shaw is two yards behind everyone else, playing everyone else onside.
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‘He shouldn’t be there. He fell for the dummy. If he stayed up there, he would be either offside or it would have gone out for a goal kick.
‘That’s a disappointment for me, that an experienced team like that makes mistakes like that.’
Trump finally TURNS on ‘low IQ’ Tucker Carlson in blistering takedown after former ally met with ex-MAGA congress members to plot serious threat to the President’s legacy
President Donald Trump has turned against his former ally, Tucker Carlson, as he accuses the journalist of being in cahoots with politicians to take him down.
Trump, 80, took shots at Carlson late Friday night as he turned into bed, calling the former Fox personality a ‘loser’ with a ‘very low IQ.’
‘Tucker’s “Views” have fallen through the floor, and will only get worse. Nobody cares about him any longer in that he has become totally irrelevant, and happens to be, surprisingly, a very Low-IQ individual,’ he wrote on Truth Social.
‘Tucker wants to run for political office, but he should be required to take a cognitive test.’
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Carlson, 57, has not announced a bid for a political office and has previously said he didn’t intend to run.
However, Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review that he hopes to help build a ‘third party,’ and laid out a ten-point vision for America.
There’s also been speculation that some conservatives are vying to have Carlson run for president in 2028, running on a MAGA, but anti-Trump platform.
A loose group of politicians has formed around Carlson, including Representative Thomas Massie and former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, both of whom Trump also attacked on Friday night.
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President Donald Trump has turned against his once-ally, Tucker Carlson, calling the former Fox personality a ‘loser’ with a ‘very low IQ’
‘Nobody cares about him any longer in that he has become totally irrelevant, and happens to be, surprisingly, a very Low-IQ individual,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social
Trump wrote a long post on Friday, attacking Carlson, Representative Thomas Massie and former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
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‘LOSERS ALL!’ the President wrote. ‘Tucker is a loser, and always has been!
‘Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green turns to Brown under stress!), a highly neurotic young woman, went from Ultra Conservative to a Liberal “Fool,” all in a matter of weeks, because I refused to return her phone calls – Not because I didn’t like her, just because I had no time.’
He went on to accuse her of ‘quitting’ after she realized she had no chance at winning after he stripped his endorsement.
‘Thomas Massie has turned out to be a failed politician, and a real JERK,’ Trump continued. ‘He thought it was really wonderful to vote, “NO,” on everything, no matter how good, strong, or proper the Legislation would be.
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‘What a team this would be, THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change! The only chance they have is to join the Radical Left Dumocrats, and try breaking into the Primary System. To all of them I say, PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!’ he signed off.
Massie responded to the insults on X, writing: ‘Trump’s getting roasted today for his disastrous beef policy, the debt hit $40 trillion because of his “big beautiful bill,” he stepped-in-it in Iran, and he’s weeks away from failing his midterms in November.
‘He posted this because we are the three he should have listened to.’
Greene also launched an attack against Trump, saying he’s the one who moved away from MAGA ideals.
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Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review that he hopes to help build a ‘third party’ that is MAGA but anti-Trump. The President and Carlson used to be close allies
A loose group of politicians has formed around Carlson, including Representative Thomas Massie and former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who reportedly want Carlson to run for president
Greene also launched an attack against Trump, saying he’s the one who moved away from MAGA ideals. She called him a ‘false little god’ and an ‘internet troll,’ who is ‘not a Christian at all’
She called him a ‘false little god’ and an ‘internet troll,’ who is ‘not a Christian at all.’
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She also accused Trump of hitting out at the group because of his own ‘bad polling.’
‘Trump now calls me a traitor because instead of bowing down to him like some false little god, I stood up and fought for women who were raped as teenagers and abused by the richest, most powerful men in the world, friends of Donald Trump,’ she wrote earlier this month, in reference to her demand for all of the Epstein files to be released.
‘He attacks us with such vitriol because we actually are everything he claimed to be, conservative and America First, and he has proven as President that he is nothing more than a neocon puppet for Israel, corporations, big donors with special interests, and his dear friends in the Epstein class.
‘We never changed, Trump did.’
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The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House, Carlson, Greene, and Massie for comment.
“Longevity” is the buzzword of the moment on social media. Everyone wants to live longer and healthier. And while some factors aren’t in your control, many habits will greatly impact your longevity and quality of life as you age.
“It really is a lifetime of health that makes you have healthy ageing and good longevity and good healthspan,” said Dr Elizabeth Eckstrom, a professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine and geriatrics at Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine.
Even aspects of your early life, such as your childhood education, can affect how you age, according to Dr David Nace, a geriatrician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
That said, “no matter what age you are, you can start now and still have huge benefits from doing things – don’t let anyone think it’s too late to start with lifestyle changes,” Eckstrom noted.
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Below, geriatric medicine experts share the habits they wish folks would commit to throughout their lives, whether they’re 22 or 92.
1. Prioritise exercise
Physical activity is paramount for healthy ageing. Dr Nace said it’s specifically important to stay active through midlife, which he defined as ages 35 to 64, though you should prioritise it outside of this timeframe, too.
Getting exercise doesn’t have to mean going to the gym or a workout class (although those are great options). It can mean going for a walk or gardening, if that’s what you prefer, Dr Nace said.
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Staying active helps you sleep better, feel better, manage your weight, and reduces the risk of arthritis. “It just has benefits all the way around,” Dr Nace added.
2. Consider trying tai chi.
“When I talk about exercise, I talk mostly about tai chi,” Dr Eckstrom said.
Research shows that doing tai chi reduces the risk of falls in older adults by about 60%. “Falls [are] one of the major reasons that people have disability and death over age 65,” Dr Eckstrom noted.
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“But some of our newer work shows that it also improves brain function, so if you do tai chi two to three hours per week on average, it will give you an additional three to six years of healthy brain life. That’s a lot,” she said.
Doing tai chi regularly also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces pain. “So, everybody should be doing tai chi … start young, do it your entire life,” Dr Eckstrom said.
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Residents practice tai chi along the Grand Canal in Gucheng County, Hengshui City, north China’s Hebei Province, June 5, 2026.
3. Protect your hearing
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According to Dr Kenneth Koncilja, a geriatric medicine specialist at Cleveland Clinic, protecting your hearing from damage as you get older is crucial for healthy ageing.
“A lot of people wish they would have had some hearing protection when they were younger to reduce hearing loss when they’re older,” Dr Koncilja said.
Hearing loss also impacts socialisation as people age. “People with better hearing later in life socialise more,” Dr Koncilja added.
There are also cognitive benefits that happen when you protect your hearing. “It’s a modifiable risk factor for dementia – so, something you can do, preventing hearing loss and treating hearing loss and addressing hearing loss, can actually reduce your risk of dementia, which is a big deal,” Dr Koncilja said.
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4. Address vision loss
According to Dr Koncilja, it’s also crucial to address any vision loss. “If you can’t really see, you don’t walk as much. If you don’t walk as much, you’re not as active,” Dr Nace said. And, again, staying active is crucial for healthy ageing.
You don’t read as much or go out as much if you can’t see well, either, which makes isolation more common, he said. This is an important way to lower your dementia risk, added Dr Nace.
5. Follow a nutritious diet
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What you eat is important all throughout your lifespan, and the best diet to follow is the Mediterranean diet, according to Dr Eckstrom. This is a meal plan that’s high in fruit, veggies, nuts, seeds, whole grains, beans, plant-based proteins and fish.
“There are lots of other fad diets out there, but if you 100% follow the Mediterranean diet for your lifetime, there’s pretty good evidence that you can probably reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s dementia by at least 50% just from diet alone,” she said.
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Healthy aging isn’t totally in your control, but there are specific lifestyle habits that can help you live a long and healthy life.
6. Don’t use tobacco products
“Don’t smoke. Don’t vape. No cigars. None of it is better than any of the rest of it,” Dr Nace stressed, noting that these behaviours add up and have a detrimental effect on your health.
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Tobacco products are linked to cancer, and smoking is particularly linked to lung cancer.
“I think one of the things most people don’t realise … there’s also stroke, heart disease and peripheral vascular disease, and one of the things that’s very clear is that vascular disease is related to the onset of dementia,” Dr Nace said.
“If you want to age, don’t smoke. And if you want to age well, don’t smoke. And if you are smoking, get help to quit,” Dr Koncilja added.
7. Limit your alcohol use
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Excessive alcohol intake is also bad for ageing. “There’s a lot of arguments back and forth as to what a healthy alcohol intake is,” Dr Nace said, but making sure you limit your alcohol use is important for healthy ageing.
According to the World Health Organisation, “there is no form of alcohol consumption that is risk-free. Even low levels of alcohol consumption carry some risks and can cause harm.”
“The newest evidence reports that we should only be having two alcoholic drinks per week,” Dr Eckstrom said. “It markedly increases your risk of dementia. So, if you drink six drinks per week instead of two drinks per week, your risk of dementia goes up by 16%.”
And the more you drink, the more your dementia risk increases.
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“It’s also carcinogenic, and if you drink more than two drinks per week, it increases your risk for cancer,” she noted. It also causes heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure and many other illnesses.
8. Stay active when you retire
“Don’t retire and just sit. That’s the worst thing in the world,” said Dr Nace.
Staying active when you retire – cognitively, physically and socially – is key, the expert noted.
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Your cognition suffers when you’re isolated and not challenging yourself in your day-to-day life. Keeping your mind active is one way to reduce your risk of dementia.
“Staying active, it gives you meaning in your life [and] that has benefits cognitively,” Dr Nace said. “The brain is still resilient and still can learn, and physically I think that also becomes important.”
During retirement, give yourself something to look forward to, whether that is babysitting grandkids, volunteering at a local food pantry, helping out at church or joining a book club with your neighbours.
“So often, I see people who just kind of withdraw, and that’s a recipe for disaster,” Dr Nace said.
People on Stoneyside Grove, Walkden, have won today, August 22, on the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Ticket holders in the M28 3PD postcode, which covers Stoneyside Grove, just off Stoneyside Avenue in Walkden, near the Ellesmere Shopping Centre, have won £1,000 as part of today’s prize.
The People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries for 20 charities, with each one having one draw a month.
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To date, they’ve provided more than £1.1 billion in funding, which is helping thousands of organisations and projects.
Arsenal remain in the market for a new forward but, after missing out on Vinicius Jnr, Juventus have made it clear that they will not sell Kenan Yildiz
Juventus boss Luciano Spalletti insists Arsenal “can offer whatever they like” but the Italians will not be selling Kenan Yildiz.
Juventus are ultimately in no hurry to sell and have the 21-year-old tied down on a contract until 2030, which he signed back in February. Yildiz scored 11 times in 47 outings last term and his displays saw him named the Serie A Rising Star of the Season.
Yildiz has continued to blossom since heading to Juventus as a free agent from the Bayern academy in 2022 and Spalletti is now adamant that, regardless of what figure is produce, the club will not sell their young star.
He said: “I am perfectly relaxed, because dealing with Yildiz is easy for me. They can offer whatever they like, I want Yildiz here and will always put him on the field. He’s a perfect lad to talk to, he’s mature, and knows he doesn’t need to rush anything.
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“His future is already important staying at Juventus, not because there are other clubs who want to spend €100m for him. We are all convinced that we can show the total potential of Kenan, and he is a potential phenomenon of football. The fans are convinced too.”
Arsenal have looked to add another forward this summer despite already bringing in Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge, with the Greek winger impressing in the side’s win over Coventry.
Vinicius Junior was targeted earlier this summer as his Real Madrid future remains uncertain. Any move would’ve been the biggest in the Gunners history but the Brazilian instead chose to remain at the Bernabeu, penning a new deal. Since that door was closed Arsenal have been linked with the Juventus star.
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Arteta’s frontline is already was stocked with the Premier League champions boasting one of the best squads on the planet. Already they are having to leave out individuals who were once regulars. Gabriel Martinelli was a headline omission on Friday night.
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Welcome to our live coverage for the sprint race for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, the first race after F1’s summer break. Kimi Antonelli has had a tremendous first part of the season, leading Lewis Hamilton by 50 points and George Russell by 59 after the first 11 rounds. He has taken six wins to Russell’s two, with Hamilton, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc all racking up a win apiece.
His start to the second part of the season was not the best, however. A messy sprint qualifying session meant he ended down in fifth, more than 0.2sec behind team-mate Russell, who took a much-needed pole.
Some of the damage was self-inflicted, quite literally. In the first session of sprint qualifying he ran wide at the banked turn 12 and into the gravel. The damage to the floor of his car was attempted to be repaired for the rest of the session but left him lacking downforce. A gap of 0.2sec is not enormous but the other issue was that three other cars – Norris, Leclerc and Piastri – are between him and Russell.
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That said, it is not a great worry at this point. The points available in the sprint are relatively small and Antonelli has a healthy margin at this point over his rivals. In any case, there is no guarantee that Russell and Antonelli finish where they will start. Antonelli has shown on numerous occasions that he can bounce back from a difficult session and you have to expect that again here.
The race, which starts at 11am BST, is one-third of the race distance and should be run in dry conditions. There have been persistent showers and a steady breeze at Zandvoort this weekend, but it is not expected to affect the running in the sprint.
Qualifying for tomorrow’s grand prix comes later today at 3pm, which could be a more consequential session.
A London derby is the headline act on the opening Saturday of the new Premier League season as Tottenham make the short trip from north to west to face Brentford. Despite successive 17th-place finishes and only escaping relegation on the final day in May, expectations are high at Spurs as their big-spending summer transfer window continues, with £100m signing Sandro Tonali expected to headline a flurry of competitive debuts. However, familiar issues persist as Roberto De Zerbi begins his first full campaign in charge, with a number of key players absent today.
Matt Storey, Cleveland police and crime commissioner, said the A66 crash was “tragic” and “devastating”.
He said: “There are few words that can bring comfort to the family, friends and colleagues of the seven people who have lost their lives in this tragic incident.
“Our thoughts are with everyone affected and with those who are continuing to come to terms with this unimaginable loss, including colleagues at Cleveland Police, who will feel the profound loss of two of their serving officers.
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“On behalf of everyone at the office of the police and crime commissioner and the people of Cleveland, I extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of all seven people who lost their lives.
“I also give my sincere thanks to the staff from all our emergency services who responded to, and are continuing to manage, this devastating incident.”
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