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Stuart Pringle, Silverstone's chief executive, said the venue stood ready to step in at short notice - just as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic when it hosted back-to-back races to keep the season alive.

The authorities behind the A11 extension decided to build a series of bridges to help bats cross the road. Bats navigate by emitting high-frequency sounds and detecting their echo, and the theory was that bats speeding toward the new road would detect and follow the line of the wire bridge upward and over the road, just as they follow the line of a hedge.

Henry Brookes suffered a hamstring injury while bowling in Gloucestershire's 10-wicket win over Derbyshire, leading to his return to Middlesex for rehabilitation.

The incident drew political attention and prompted local people to hold a vigil for the victims, highlighting the community's grief and solidarity in the face of tragedy.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which has now cleared parliament, will raise the legal age for buying tobacco products by one year each year starting January 1, 2027, effectively barring those born on or after January 1, 2009 from ever purchasing them.

Four individuals appeared before Westminster magistrates, claiming they had a lawful excuse for their actions, stating it was a peaceful protest and the damage was minor.

Safi Dawood, a 23-year-old Afghan migrant, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Shahzad Farrukh, 45, and causing actual bodily harm to a teenager.

A 65-year-old woman was taken to University Hospital Galway in a serious condition, and died in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The woman, aged in her 80s, was a passenger in the car, which was being driven by a man, also in his 80s, when the incident happened shortly before 11am.

This is a truly tragic incident and our thoughts remain very much with those who loved the children who have been lost. We understand the shock and distress this awful incident will have caused to many people and we are working at pace to ascertain exactly what has happened.

A letter released Friday, bearing 132 signatures and addressed to the UK's Court of Appeal, read: We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action. The declaration came in advance of hearings scheduled for April 28 and 29, during which the court is slated to hear the government's appeal to uphold its proscription of Palestine Action.

The closure of the international humanitarian law cell means that funding for the Conflict and Security Monitoring Project, run by the Centre for Information Resilience, will also end. This project has been crucial in documenting incidents in Gaza since the war began in October 2023.

Penalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, allowing carriers to focus on minimizing disruption rather than flying to protect slots.