Fred Ayton, a Royal Navy veteran, was an 18-year-old able seaman torpedoman on HMS Sweetbriar during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. He was told he was “making history” by taking part in the biggest ever seabourne invasion.
Nigel Farage announced that he will stand as a candidate in the upcoming election and lead the Reform Party, challenging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s governing Conservatives for right-leaning voter support.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Emma Navarro 6-2 6-3 in the French Open quarter-finals. Sabalenka is unbeaten in 11 straight matches at the majors this year without losing a set.
Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France’s largest Muslim private school, Averroes, in Lille, which lost government funding due to not complying with secular principles.
Claudia Sheinbaum is set to win a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, with provisional results showing her leading with 59% of the vote.
Nearly one hundred million voters in Mexico are preparing to elect the first female president in the country’s history. The UN reports nine to ten femicides per day in Mexico. 25 candidates have been murdered in the pre-election campaign, showcasing the violence from drug cartels in the country. The favorite in the election is Claudia Seinbaum of the center-left coalition, with a 17-point lead in the polls. The election will be the largest ever organized in Mexico, with 99 million registered voters. Over 20,000 positions are at stake in the elections, including the president, governors, and local representatives. Strict security measures, including 27,000 military personnel and National Guard members, will be enforced on election day.
Fact: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance, ahead of the U.S. elections in November.
Female sea turtles at Parasolia beach in Kiti are facing challenges during the breeding season due to a thick layer of stones from winter storms covering more than half of their nesting area, as well as new sunbeds and umbrellas occupying the rest. The new sunbed renter is obstructing the identification and protection of nests. The Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (DFMR) has been informed about the issue, but there has been no update. The writer has been marking nests with sticks and signs and working with experts to protect them. Local councils and sunbed renters have a negative attitude towards protecting the turtles, despite laws protecting sea turtles, their eggs, and hatchlings on every beach in Cyprus since 1971.
– Everton’s takeover agreement with prospective owner 777 Partners has expired.
– 777 Partners failed to complete the acquisition of Farhad Moshiri’s majority stake by the deadline.
– The deal was delayed as 777 Partners struggled to meet the necessary conditions outlined by the Premier League.
– Everton is now free to talk to other interested investors.
– Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is considering Everton as an opportunity for investment.
Elam is edging out Diko in the MEP elections according to the latest CyBC poll.