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A teenage champion skier has died after a crash during a training session in Italy.Matilde Lorenzi, 19, fell while skiing on a slope in Val Senales, northern Italy, the country's defence ministry said. Lorenzi was an Italian junior champion last season and her older sister Lucrezia is also a competitive skier, according to Olympics.com.Tributes poured in following her death, including a host of messages from Olympic ski stars.Former US Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn described Lorenzi's death as "a tragic loss" and said she was "sending [her] thoughts to her family". US Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin added: "So much love to her family, friends, and teammates."The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said it extended its "deepest condolences following the tragic loss of Matilde Lorenzi"."...

The extreme conditions in eastern Spain which saw Valencia get a year's worth of rain in just eight hours can be blamed on an event locally known as Depresion Aislada en Niveles Altos (DANA).This weather situation occurs when the jet stream high up in the atmosphere meanders like a river and creates a cut off area of low pressure.That can become slow moving or almost stationary, with surrounding high pressure blocking it and allowing heavy rain to fall in the same region.Spain floods latest: Disaster may not be over, warns PM Image: Residents look at cars piled up by the floods in Valencia. Pic: AP Cool air from the north is drawn across the warmer Mediterranean waters, a situation known to bring severe weather to the area ...

Another violent flood, another day we can hardly believe how climate change is, well, changing our lives.At least 72 people killed. Crops ruined, flights diverted, a high-speed train derailed. The footage is jaw-dropping: torrents of water collapsing a bridge, vehicles swept away and dumped on top of each other by powerful floodwater as if they were just a handful of toy cars, people rescued from neck-high water.But it is somewhat familiar.It brings to mind similar scenes from eastern and central Europe just last month, or flooding in Germany and Belgium in 2021 that killed more than 200 people. Image: Pic: Reuters Image: Pic: AP Of course, it is too earl...

England rugby star Joe Marler has caused controversy after branding New Zealand's pre-match haka "ridiculous" and saying it "needs binning".The 34-year-old prop deactivated his X account following his comments over the All Blacks' tradition - before later returning to social media and claiming he was "just having a bit of fun". England are set to face New Zealand on Saturday in the Autumn Nations Series opener at Twickenham. Image: England's Joe Marler later suggested he was baiting followers. Pic: PA Marler, who plays for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins, posted on Tuesday evening: "The haka needs binning. It's ridiculous."It's only any good when teams actually front it with some sort of reply. Like the league boys did la...

A wild boar has been shot dead in South Korea after rampaging through a city and leaving a man with bite marks across his arm.Police and fire department officials are investigating how the animal was able to make its way across Yangsan in the province of Gyeongsangnam-do. When the boar - which police said was around 1.5m (4.92ft) in length and weighed 100kg (220lbs) - reached Hopo railway station, it left bite marks along the right arm of a man, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily.The injuries were described as non-life threatening, but the man was taken to hospital.The animal had earlier reportedly crossed an eight-lane road and managed to reach different floors at the rail station. Image: A man sustained injuries to his right arm. Pic: Gy...

👉Listen to The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 It's six days until the US election and in this week's episode of The World, Richard and Yalda discuss the radically different foreign policy approaches of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. On Ukraine, Israel and Iran - how would each candidate approach these conflicts? What would that mean for the wider world?They also analyse the implications of Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran over the weekend.Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms. Source link

At least 52 people have been killed in Spain after flash floods struck parts of the country.Torrential rains flooded roads and towns, resulting in cars being swept through streets, a train being derailed and damaged houses and buildings.Follow latest: People 'trapped like rats' - with towns under waterAuthorities in the worst-hit areas had advised people to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel.Emergency services said at least 51 people have died in the floods affecting eastern Spain, and local outlet El Pais reported an 88-year-old woman was found dead in the Cuenca town of Mira further inland.Those killed, in the Valencia region, included children. Image: Residents look at cars piled up after being swept away by floods in Valencia....