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If Scotland's Euros exit can be blamed on anything it wasn't one moment - the anger at not being awarded a penalty - but the inability to get a shot on target against Hungary.Supporters, though, leaving the Stuttgart stadium in a rage were blaming one person: Steve Clarke. "Terrible - absolute nightmare," said fan Stuart Gray. "Steve Clarke at his best - too negative. The 75th minute before making a […]

Six police officers have been killed and 12 were wounded after gunmen opened fire in a series of shootings in Russia's Dagestan region, its interior ministry says.The attacks targeted a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent as well as a traffic police post later in Makhachkala.A priest was also killed in the attacks, according to reports.Two of the gunmen have reportedly been shot dead.It was also reported some attackers […]

The construction company that employs missing British teenager Jay Slater has said the "picture being painted of him is just not true" - as search teams narrowed their efforts on small buildings close to where his phone last pinged.Mr Slater, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn in Lancashire, has been missing in Tenerife since Monday morning. The 19-year-old's family have flown to the Spanish island to join police and […]

Today marks the first anniversary of Yevgeny Prigozhin's march on Moscow with his Wagner mercenaries.It was an unprecedented challenge to Vladimir Putin's authority. There had never been anything like it in nearly a quarter of a century's rule.And yet, 12 months on, it seems the Russian president's grip on power is stronger than ever. He's just started another six-year term as leader, having been elected with 87% of the vote, […]

The father and brother of Jay Slater, the British teenager missing in Tenerife since Monday, have made emotional pleas for his safe return.Warren Slater, the 19-year-old's father, told Sky News he is "just hoping that somebody has helped him off this mountain".He added: "That's all I want, that somebody has helped him get off this mountain. I just want him back and that's it. He's my son."His voice cracking, Mr […]

Four fans, including a child, ran onto the pitch at a Euro 2024 match with a goal of their own on Saturday – scoring a selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo. The second half of Portugal's match against Turkey faced interruptions as multiple people managed to evade stewards and get onto the pitch at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. Ronaldo was happy to pose for a picture with the first young pitch […]

The mother of Jay Slater, the British teenager missing in Tenerife, says she spent eight hours in a police station on Friday and believes police are "stepping up" their search. Debbie Duncan told the Guardian she still thinks "something untoward" may have happened to her son.She flew to the Spanish island on Tuesday, the day after the 19-year-old went missing, to help look for him.On Saturday, the sixth day of the […]

The mayor of Barcelona has vowed to abolish short-term holiday lets in the Spanish city.On Friday, Jaume Collboni, the city's mayor, said he would ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2028 in an unexpectedly drastic move. It comes as the city struggles to grapple with soaring housing costs, making it unliveable for residents.Mr Collboni said by November 2028 the city would scrap the licences of 10,101 apartments currently approved as […]

At least 25 Palestinians have been killed, and 50 injured, after Israeli tanks are said to have fired on tents sheltering displaced families in Rafah, according to health officials and emergency workers in Gaza.Witnesses said the latest attack in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, took place in Mawasi, western Rafah, a rural area on the Mediterranean coast that has become filled with makeshift tents.One resident told […]