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Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man’s head was sucked out of, report says
A preliminary US investigation has found that fragments from a broken engine fan blade smashed a Ryanair aircraft window shortly after take-off from Thessaloniki, Greece, on 10 July. A Serbian passenger’s head and right shoulder were pulled through the missing window, seriously injuring him, before the crew returned safely to the airport; the findings underline…
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Election ‘human error’ delays key primary results in latest voting mishap to hit blue states
Milwaukee election officials delayed the release of primary-election results by about 90 minutes after a human error involving flash drives. The delay mattered because outstanding absentee ballots could affect the closely contested Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor between David Crowley and Francesca Hong, and because it revived scrutiny of election administration in Democratic-led areas. Officials…
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Hunt surges to 200m glory to win second European gold
Amy Hunt won the women’s 200m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, securing her second gold medal after taking the 100m title earlier in the week. Her victory keeps her on course to become the first athlete to win four European Championship gold medals at one tournament, with the women’s and mixed 4x100m relays…
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Russia’s ‘Amazon’ in deep-strike Ukraine blitz, wiping billions from Putin-linked CEO
Ukraine’s expanding deep-strike campaign reportedly hit a Russian oil and petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan, causing a fire at a Wildberries facility. The strike matters because Wildberries is Russia’s largest online retailer and a major commercial asset, so disruption could add economic pressure to Russia alongside the military impact of attacks inside its territory. The article…
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English wins Ireland’s first men’s gold in 800m
Mark English won the men’s 800m at the European Athletics Championships, securing Ireland’s first-ever men’s gold medal at the event. The victory is significant both as a personal achievement for English and as a historic milestone for Irish athletics. English capitalised after Great Britain’s Max Burgin withdrew from the final because of injury. The BBC…
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Kerr’s Europeans absence ruining the sport – Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has criticised Josh Kerr’s decision to miss the European Championships, saying top athletes skipping major events damages athletics. The Norwegian, returning from an 11-month injury absence, believes championships should bring together the best competitors and says he would not prioritise record attempts over titles. Ingebrigtsen won 5,000m gold in Birmingham, his seventh European…
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GB teenager Nowacki wins dramatic European gold
British teenager Filip Nowacki won gold in a dramatic men’s 200m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, underlining his emergence as one of Great Britain’s leading young swimmers. His late surge secured victory by a narrow margin and followed his Commonwealth Games title last month, adding to an already impressive season. The…
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Poland arrests Russian allegedly hired to kill Ukrainian-American who was ‘inconvenient to the Putin regime’
Poland has arrested a Russian man accused of being hired by Moscow to kill a Ukrainian-American living in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The case matters because it suggests alleged Russian-directed violence may be extending beyond Ukraine’s battlefield into a NATO member state. Tusk said the suspect was detained on Friday and described the…
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Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Bassist TERRY BUTLER On ‘Toxic’ KAM LEE: ‘There’s Absolutely No Way RICK ROZZ And I Are Gonna Ever Work With Him In The Future’
Former DEATH and MASSACRE bassist Terry Butler has ruled out any future involvement for Kam Lee in LEFT TO DIE, describing the vocalist and drummer as difficult to work with. The comments matter because LEFT TO DIE revisits material from DEATH’s earliest years, when Lee, Butler and guitarist Rick Rozz were connected to the group’s…
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Crowley zeroes in on ‘MAGA extremism’ to rebuild a fractured Wisconsin coalition
In one of his first interviews since winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, David Crowley shares his plan to bring in Francesca Hong voters — but he won’t commit to campaigning with far left surrogates.