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Australian medal hope calls snap press conference Hurdler struggling to overcome Achilles injuryOne of Australia’s brightest gold medal hopes at these Commonwealth Games, Sally Pearson, is set to pull out of contention after failing to overcome her Achilles injury.Pearson, who Read more

Challenger Bio wins run-off vote, decades after being part of military force that seized power in 1992 coupSierra Leone’s opposition challenger, Julius Maada Bio, has secured his first term in office as a civilian after being declared the winner of Read more

Earlier death of a man outside a bookmakers, also in Hackney, adds two more victims to capital’s bloody totalA man in his 20s has died after being stabbed in Hackney, east London, on Wednesday night, police have said, bringing the Read more

• Kompany and De Bruyne say missiles and fireworks had no effect• Policemen injured and Liverpool apologise to Guardiola and CityManchester City players denied an attack on their coach before the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Liverpool was a Read more

Experts say success of strategy needs to be replicated with other plastic items such as coffee cups and bottles Via: Decline in plastic bags on seabed suggests measures to tackle waste are working

Rollout of universal credit 'will create a substantial number of losers' among families whose children receive free school meals, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies Via: Up to 100,000 children to miss out on free school meals because of government Read more