- Jul 2
Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 3 in Les Angles, takes yellow jersey from Vingegaard
Tadej Pogacar outsprinted Jonas Vingegaard to win the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday, claiming the overall lead by the slimmest of margins after a tie on time.
- Jun 22
Chemical truck breakdown on A8 forces evacuation of 100, triggers forest fire warning
A truck carrying flammable organic peroxide broke down on the A8 motorway near Wiesensteig in southern Germany, forcing the evacuation of around 100 residents and the closure of the motorway in the Munich direction. High temperatures heightened the risk of explosion and forest fire.
- Jun 21
France to launch automatic alerts for pupils who vanish from school after boy held captive in van for a year
France’s education minister has announced an automated system to flag children who leave a school without re-enrolling elsewhere, responding to the discovery of a 9-year-old boy held starving and naked in a van for nearly a year.
