Your Everton player of the season
We asked you to select your Everton player of the season from the four candidates chosen by our fan contributor.And with the poll now closed, we can reveal the winner is... Jordan Pickford!Here's what Mike Richards at Unholy Trinity, external said about him:The biggest compliment I can pay England's number one is that his consistency has become his norm.Despite the usual apparent agenda against him from many who don't watch him every week, his importance for Everton has once again come through.See the final poll breakdown
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BBC News
6 minutes ago
- BBC News
Di search for Madeleine McCann wey vanish since 2007 wen she be three years don begin again for Portugal
Portuguese and German authorities don start a new search for Madeleine McCann for Portugal, nearly two decades after her disappearance. Madeleine be three years old wen she vanish from one apartment complex for Praia da Luz for di Algarve during one family holiday on 3 May, 2007. Di British toddler disappearance spark one Europe-wide police investigation, and na one of Europe highest-profile unsolved missing person cases. On Monday, Portuguese police confirm di search, carrying out warrants by German prosecutors between di resort where Madeleine go missing and where di German investigators prime suspect bn dey stay at di time. Di site cover 21 plots of land according to reports.. Three-year-old Madeleine McCann bin vanish from one Portuguese holiday apartment 18 years ago. For di later years wey follow, big and costly police operation don take place across most parts of Europe and Madeleine don become one of di most high profile missing pipo. Madeleine parents, Kate and Gerry, say all dem ever want na to find dia daughter. Now, German police wey dey investigate her disappearance dey hold fresh searches for Portugal. Authorities begin new search for Madeleine McCann On Monday, 2 June, Portuguese police confam di search. German prosecutors wey get search warrant spread across 21 different plots of land - between di resort Madeleine bin miss from and wia di prime suspect for her disappearance bin dey stay at di time. Di search – wey cover di municipality of Lagos near Praia da Luz for one busy, tourist area - dey due to continue until Friday. On Tuesday, 3 June, one Portuguese fire engine and four vehicles wey carry German police bin land di search site – wey dey located around 3.5 miles from di resort wia dem last see Madeleine. Dem close all di roads wey lead to di site since Monday. Di team don clear all di grass around di specific places, dem don begin investigate and also dey look into well-like structures. Dem don also erect one big blue tent for di same area. About 30 German police officers dey expected to participate for di search. Madeleine case bin initially dey handled by di Portuguese authorities with di help of di Metropolitan Police. 2007 On 3 May Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, bin dey on holiday wit her family for di Ocean Club for Praia da Luz, Portugal. On 12 May, di McCanns say dem "no fit describe di pain and despair" dem dey feel. Portuguese police say dem believe say Madeleine bin dey kidnapped and she still dey alive and for Portugal. On 26 May, police issue di description of one man wey dem see on di night of Madeleine disappearance, possibly carrying a child. For June, one Portuguese police chief admit say vital forensic clues fit don dey destroyed as di scene no dey well protected. For July, British police send sniffer dogs to assist di investigation, and inspections of McCann apartment and rental car. By August, e don reach 100 days since Madeleine disappear. Investigating officers tok say dem fit no find her alive. On 6 September, Portuguese police interview Kate McCann as a witness. On 7 September, detectives make di couple "arguidos" and days later, di McCanns return to UK. Prosecutors later say no new evidence dey to justify re-questioning dem. Gerry McCann release one video for November wey say im believe say "predator" bin dey watch im family days bifor im daughter disappearance. 2008 On 20 January di McCanns release sketches of one suspect, based on di description of one British holidaymaker wey say im see one "creepy man" for di resort. For April, Portuguese police fly go UK to sit in on interviews wey Leicestershire Police get wit McCanns and di friends dem bin have dinner wit on di night Madeleine disappear. On 3 May, one year since di disappearance, Kate McCann say make pipo "pray like mad" for her little girl. By July, Portuguese police say dem don submit dia final report on di case. Weeks later, authorities pause dia investigation and lift di "arguido" status of di McCanns. 2009 and 2010 On 3 November, authorities release new images of how Madeleine fit look now. For March 2010, di McCanns criticise di release of Portuguese police files wey pipo neva see bifor to British newspapers - di file get details of possible sightings of Madeleine. One month later, for April, Gerry McCann say dem dey "frustrated" say di police for Portugal and UK don stop to dey actively look for im daughter "for a very long time". For November, di couple sign one publishing deal to write book about Madeleine disappearance. 2011 Dem release McCanns book, Madeleine, for May. Prime Minister David Cameron ask di Metropolitan Police to help investigate. One two-year review follows. 2012 Det Ch Insp Andy Redwood, di detective wey dey lead di UK review of Madeleine disappearance, tell one April broadcast of di BBC Panorama say im team dey "work to bring closure to di case". Dem release one computer-generated image of wetin Madeleine fit look like at di age of nine, one day bifor Portuguese authorities tok say dem no dey reopen dia investigation. 2013 For May, UK detectives wey dey review di case tok say dem don identify "a number of persons of interest". By July, Scotland Yard announce say dem get "new evidence and new witnesses" in di case and dem open formal investigation. By October, Scotland Yard detectives say dem don identify 41 potential suspects. One BBC Crimewatch appeal feature e-fit images of one man wey dem see carry one blond-haired child of three or four for Praia da Luz at about di time Madeleine bin go missing. Portuguese police reopen dia investigation - to run alongside Scotland Yard - citing "new lines of inquiry". 2014 For January, British detectives fly go Portugal for di middle of claims say dem dey plan to make arrests. For June, dem carry out searches for Praia da Luz, including one area of scrubland wey dey for di south-west of di Ocean Club complex. Nothing of interest come out of di search. One month later, for July, police interrogate four suspects but no new developments come out. 2015-19 For September 2015, di British government disclose say di investigation don cost dem more dan £10m. For April 2017, dem rule out di four official suspects wey police investigate but senior officers say dem dey pursue a "significant line of inquiry". For June 2019, UK government tok say dem go fund di Met Police inquiry, wey start for 2011, until March 2020. 2020 One year later, for June 2020, police reveal say dem don identify one 43-year-old German prisoner - wey German media name as Christian B - as suspect. Di McCanns thank police, and say: "All we ever want na to find her, uncover di truth and bring those responsible to justice. "We no go ever give up hope of finding Madeleine alive, but whatever di outcome fit be, we need to know as we need to find peace." German investigators label am as murder inquiry and say dem dey assume say Madeleine don die. UK Metropolitan Police tok say dem don receive more dan 270 calls and emails since dem launch new appeal for information on Wednesday. 2022 For April 2022, Portuguese prosecutors wey dey torchlight di case declare one German man as official suspect. Dem make Christian Brückner, wey be 45 den, as "arguido", although Portuguese authorities no formally reveal di suspect name. 2023 Di McCann family mark di 16th anniversary of Madeleine disappearance on 3 May 2023, dem say dem "miss her well-well" and dem dey "wait for breakthrough". Later dat month, one Portuguese news website report say dem don seal off one area near one reservoir, about 30 miles (48km) from Praia da Luz. tok say dem don begin search di Arade dam on 23 May, but di search end afta three days. For October, Portuguese police tok sorry to di McCanns, dem say di investigation into Madeleine disappearance no dey properly handled, at di time, dem no dey too give attention to missing children and her parents position as foreigners for environment dem no understand no dey appreciated. 2025 For April, UK government approve more dan £100,000 in additional funding for Scotland Yard detectives wey dey investigate Madeleine disappearance. One month later for May, di McCann family mark 18 years since her disappearance, dem say dia "determination to leave no stone unturned no dey shake". For di same month, authorities reveal say dem go soon release di chief suspect for Madeleine disappearance Christian Brückner from prison for Germany. Bruckner dey serve sentence on top accuse say e sexually assault one elderly American woman for Praia da Luz for 2005. Im lawyer say dem go release am for September or, if e no pay fine, early 2026. On 3 June, fresh searches wey German police lead start for Portugal, between Praia da Luz and Lagos. Di areas dem dey search dey close to one ramshackle wia Brückner bin dey live at di time of Madeleine disappearance.
Wales Online
18 minutes ago
- Wales Online
Tonight's rugby news as Ospreys make major move amid WRU row and new Nations Cup fixtures leaked
Tonight's rugby news as Ospreys make major move amid WRU row and new Nations Cup fixtures leaked The latest rugby news stories from Wales and around the world Ospreys flags will be back on show at St Helen's next season (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd ) Here are your rugby evening headlines for Tuesday, June 3. Nations Cup fixtures leaked Some of the fixtures for next summer's inaugural Nations Cup appear to have been leaked. England are expected to begin their maiden campaign in 2026 with fixtures against Fiji, South Africa, and Argentina, as plans take shape for the new global tournament, according to the BBC. Wales' opponents are as yet unknown. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. Negotiations are ongoing for England's opening fixture against Fiji to be played at a neutral venue in Europe, although it could well be played at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium despite it being Fiji's home fixture. The idea is to capitalise on the large number of Fijian players based in the northern hemisphere and the financial draw of a London crowd. Following the proposed Twickenham opener, England are set to travel to face South Africa and Argentina in July, before hosting New Zealand, Australia and Japan in the autumn window. A finals weekend in late November will conclude the tournament, with an overall winner crowned. Wales are set to either face summer matches against Fiji, South Africa and Argentina, or New Zealand, Australia and Japan due to geographical proximities. Article continues below The Nations Cup, confirmed by World Rugby in October 2023, will run every two years, excluding Rugby World Cup and British and Irish Lions tour years. The competition aims to bring greater structure to the summer and autumn international windows. The top division of the Nations Cup will comprise the Six Nations teams, the four Rugby Championship nations (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina), and Japan and Fiji. Unlike the Six Nations and Rugby Championship, which will continue in their traditional formats, the Nations Cup will see each team play three matches in July and three in November against teams from the opposing hemisphere. The results will be combined into a single table, with the top teams advancing to a finals weekend. Promotion and relegation are scheduled to be introduced from 2030. Ospreys make stadium announcement The Ospreys have officially submitted their planning application to Swansea Council for the redevelopment of St Helen's, marking a major step forward in their return to the historic venue. The team had previously confirmed plans to leave the Stadium and make St Helen's their home ground from the 2025-26 season. Describing the planning submission as a 'significant milestone,' the club emphasised its importance amid an ongoing funding dispute between the Ospreys, Scarlets and the WRU. The WRU has announced huge change is coming to Welsh rugby after the two west Wales clubs refused to sign the new professional rugby agreement, with the prospect of a reduction in the number of teams on the horizon. The governing body has so far publicly confirmed it will not be proceeding with four equally-funded teams. 'This is a vital step toward bringing our long-term vision to life,' said Ospreys chief executive Lance Bradley. 'It reflects our belief not only in the transformation of St Helen's, but in the strength of our future, rooted in Swansea and powered by our supporters. "This is about more than new stands or improved facilities. It's a statement of intent about who we are, where we belong, and where we're going.' The proposed redevelopment, designed to accommodate 8,000 fans, will be delivered in two phases in partnership with Swansea University. The goal is to create a premier venue for both elite and grassroots rugby. Phase one includes a new 4G playing surface, roofing over the existing terrace, three new stands, and a revamped fan zone. Phase two will add a state-of-the-art training complex featuring a gym and indoor training barn. Despite the plans, the Ospreys will not kick off the 2025-26 season at St Helen's. Swansea Cricket Club will continue to use the ground until the end of their summer 2025 schedule before relocating, delaying the Ospreys' move. As a result, the Ospreys will play their early home matches of the season at alternative venues, with hopes of running out at St Helen's in December later this year. Wales lock makes England move Premiership Women's Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury have added rising Welsh talent Alaw Pyrs to their squad ahead of the upcoming season. The 19-year-old second row made her international debut for Wales in September and featured in the 2024 Women's Six Nations, underlining her rapid rise in the game. Pyrs arrives with experience at both club and university level, having represented Gwalia Lightning in the Celtic Challenge and Hartpury University in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) championship. Gloucester-Hartpury head of rugby Dan Murphy praised the teenager's potential and physicality. 'To be an international whilst still a teenager is a remarkable achievement, and shows the potential that Alaw clearly has,' said Murphy. Article continues below 'She's a physical player and has impressed with Wales, Hartpury, and Gwalia Lightning, so we're delighted that she's put pen to paper here. 'She'll learn so much from the experienced forwards we have in the squad and continue to develop — and that's what really excites us.' Join WalesOnline Rugby's new WhatsApp Channel here.
Evening Standard
19 minutes ago
- Evening Standard
Three Brits accused of smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachets face the death penalty in Bali
The Briton, from Yorkshire, who has no previous convictions, claimed she was forced by a UK-based drugs syndicate to smuggle the drug from Thailand to Bali by threats to the life of one of her two sons in Britain.
