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| England's thriller secures Euro 2020 final place against Italy |
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| | | It was a rollercoaster of emotions as England’s footballers took on, then beat, Denmark to secure a place in the Euro 2020 final. Fans were left on the edge of their seats as England conceded their first goal of the tournament when the Danes scored from a free-kick. The Three Lions equalised with an own goal caused by pressure from Raheem Sterling but the 2-1 victory came in extra time when England captain Harry Kane scored from a rebound after his penalty was saved. This victory, which brings their first ever European Championship final, takes England into the history books - and opens up the chance to win a major tournament for the first time in 55 years, since the 1966 World Cup. "I'm just so pleased for our country," said manager Gareth Southgate, who punched the air at the final whistle at Wembley. "The most pleasing thing is we've given the fans and nation a fantastic night and the journey carries on for another four days,” he says. More than 50,000 supporters cheered the team on in the stadium and fans were “absolutely buzzing” after Wednesday night’s match, take a look at how euphoric supporters celebrated. There will be at least 60,000 fans at Wembley for Sunday's final, although there are reports a full crowd of 90,000 could watch the match. Tickets have sold out to the general public, according to Uefa's website. But wherever you watch the football, if you plan to, England will play against Italy, who are unbeaten in 33 matches, in their 10th major tournament final and their fourth European Championship final. | |
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| Four suspects killed after Haiti president assassinated |
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| Four people suspected of assassinating Haiti's president have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police say. President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was fatally injured at his home in a shooting, in which his wife was also hurt. First Lady Martine Moïse was flown to Florida where she is receiving treatment following Wednesday’s attack. Some suspects remain at large with police chief Leon Charles saying “they will be killed or captured”, and officers have detained two others. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph called for calm after Mr Moïse’s death and declared a nationwide state of emergency. This allows gatherings to be banned and use of the military for police roles, along with other extensions of executive powers. Mr Moïse became president of Haiti in 2017, but had been facing widespread protests demanding his resignation. | |
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| Quarantine-free travel rules for double-jabbed to be revealed |
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| Scrapping quarantine for double-jabbed travellers returning to England from amber countries has been widely reported. But the details of how it will work, when it would come into effect and what it means for fully-vaccinated parents with unvaccinated children haven’t yet been revealed by the UK government. That should change today when Transport Secretary Grant Shapps makes a statement to MPs this morning. Strict rules due to coronavirus mean people arriving from countries on the amber or red list must isolate for 10 days, whether they are vaccinated or not. Travel bosses have been calling for rules to be eased so the industry can reopen more fully. Our transport correspondent Caroline Davies says removing quarantine rules for some travellers would be a huge boost for the industry but for international travel to start to flow again, other countries need to let us in too. | |
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| | | | | Wu Qian can't take her eyes off her phone. She tirelessly checks a dozen Chinese-language Telegram chat rooms, where thousands of conservative Chinese-Americans discuss news, politics - and sometimes QAnon conspiracies. The 33-year-old Australian researcher, who asked that her real named not be used for this article, tiptoes her way through these far-right Chinese-American networks as an "undercover" infiltrator in order to understand how disinformation flows through the diaspora. "I see similar disinformation every single day," says Ms Wu. "I am fed up with it and curious to check out the origin." She first noticed a surge of pandemic-related fake news in the overseas Chinese diaspora last summer as coronavirus swept the globe. To combat the spread of misinformation, she organised a group of hundreds of volunteer fact-checkers to debunk these fake stories, but it didn't take long for them to be overwhelmed by a new flood of misinformation about the US presidential election. | |
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| | | | England’s thrilling Euro 2020 semi-final win over Denmark dominates the front pages with many carrying pictures of the football players piling on top of captain Harry Kane after he scored the winning goal in extra time. “Finally!” headlines the Daily Mirror, and says “now to match the England immortals of 1966” as the football team head to their first final in a men's major tournament since that date. “Kane you believe it!” is the Daily Mail headline, the i describes the match as “fairytale football”, the Times says “England make history” while the Daily Star asks “is this the greatest dream EVER? Read the newspaper review in full here. | |
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| | | Covid Watching Euros may be behind rise in infections in men |
| | | | Zuma South Africa's former president hands himself over to police |
| | | | Climate US-Canada heatwave 'virtually impossible' without warming |
| | | | Tennis Will we see Federer at Wimbledon again? |
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| When a man went to visit his holiday retreat on a remote Irish island after eight years he was hoping to see the whitewashed walls of his home, one of the oldest on Tory, from the shoreline. But he searched and searched and could only see a space where it once stood. It had vanished. Where was it and what happened to it? Now, what usually happens when you swap numbers with someone you’ve just met? Usually they answer or ignore you - if the number works. Imagine one man’s surprise when the phone not only rang but the video call for someone called Sarah was answered by… Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live presenter Maya Jama. | |
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| | | | 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the boy wizard series, breaks all publishing records – we catch up with author JK Rowling in our report. |
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