Briton Oscar Onley won the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse in an uphill sprint finish.
The 22-year-old Picnic PostNL rider edged out UAE Team Emirates XRG’s Joao Almeida on the 183.5 km (114-mile) mountainous stage from La Punt to Sant Maria.
Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale’s Felix Gall was third, 23 seconds behind Onley.
Arkea–B&B Hotels rider Kevin Vauquelin finished fourth to take the overall lead from Romain Gregoire, who was more than six minutes behind Onley.
Vauquelin leads fellow Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe by 29 seconds, with Almeida third and Onley fourth, one minute 21 seconds off the lead.
“I don’t win often and I’ve had a quite a few podiums so far this year, or quite close results, so to pull it off today is really nice for myself and my team-mates, because they do a really good job every day. Today was no different.
“It’s nice to be able to pay them back now and again.”
It is the biggest win of the Scottish Borders cyclist’s career so far.
The stage was held in memory of Gino Mader, who died at the age of 26 after a crash in the 2023 race.
A statue was unveiled near the Albula Pass, the location of the crash.
Tour de Suisse stage five results
1. Oscar Onley (GB/Picnic PostNL) 4hrs 33mins 28secs
2. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates XRG) same time
3. Felix Gall (Aut/Decathlon–AG2R) +23secs
4. Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea–B&B Hotels) +57secs
5. Matthew Riccitello (USA/Israel–Premier Tech) +1min 5secs
At least 16 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Thursday as they tried to get food. At least 29 Palestinians were present on Wednesday. At least 70 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces as they gathered in Khan Younis for the aid distribution facility of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
According to survivors, drones, machine guns, and tanks shot them down.
At least 38 people were killed on Monday, most likely in Rafah, while trying to get food in a similar manner. And in southern and central Gaza, at least 17 people were killed on Sunday.
Private security contractors make up the GHF, an organization supported by Israel and the United States. Israel established it in May to replace UN-led relief efforts, but at least eight Palestinians have been killed at GHF sites on at least eight occasions.
“Somewhat every day,” this is true. Journalist in Gaza Yasser al-Banna said it is becoming a routine.
Everyone in Gaza is worried that the world will forget about them now that Israel has started a war with Iran, he told Al Jazeera.
Exploiting the news
Since Israel began attacking Iran on June 13, the world has lost sight of the Palestinians’ desperate situation in occupied territory.
Israel has continued to attack Palestinians in Gaza while conducting deadly West Bank raids.
Analysts and human rights experts told Al Jazeera that they now believe Israel is likely to commit more “massacres” while putting emphasis on the welfare of Israelis as the Iran-Iran conflict drags on.
Omar Rahman, a Middle East Council on Global Affairs think tank expert on Israel and Palestine, claimed that “Israel is using the diverted attention from Gaza to continue to commit atrocious crimes against starving civilians.
He told Al Jazeera, “We have also seen a lot of military and settler activity in the West Bank recently.”
The GHF site’s highest single fatality count since the controversial organization first started operating last month was the result of Israel’s violence against helpless Palestinians at the site on Tuesday. What opponents have called the militarization of humanitarian aid has been criticized.
Palestinians must choose whether to flee from hunger or risk their lives to get a food parcel despite Israel’s chokehold siege.
Ibrahim Nabeel, a Palestinian doctor who treated victims of the GHF attacks, claimed that Israel’s entire GHF plan is intended to make Palestinians more humiliated.
On June 17, 2025, Palestinians who were harmed by Israeli fire while gathering near a food distribution center are treated at Khan Younis ‘ Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. According to Gaza’s civil defense agency, “Israeli drones fired at the citizens… Israeli tanks fired several shells at the citizens, leading to a large number of martyrs and wounded.
raids and lockdown
Since starting an Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 2014, Israel has also intensified its support for its genocidal conflict in Gaza.
Moving from one village or town to another is “impossible,” according to several Palestinians.
Israeli forces have blocked access to Palestinian villages and cities, and there are more military checkpoints.
In the event that the Israeli-Iran war drags on, there is a fear that Palestinians will be cut off from their livelihoods or unable to stock up on basic necessities.
Additionally, many Palestinians have reported that the West Bank is experiencing a significant fuel shortage.
The majority of our basic imports are made by Israel, according to Murad Jadallah, a researcher who works for Al-Haq, a local organization that promotes Palestinian rights.
Israel is still conducting deadly raids throughout the West Bank in the interim. On June 18, Israeli troops stormed a village east of Ramallah, according to the Wafa Palestinian news agency.
Former detainees were warned by Israeli forces that they would be arrested again after they stormed a number of homes, according to Wafa.
According to Jadallah from al-Haq, Israel has also forced dozens of Palestinians from their homes in the past week after they stormed a refugee camp on the outskirts of Nablus city.
According to Wafa, Israel also detained at least 60 Palestinians in the West Bank between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
“The Israelis are still carrying out their operations. They actually entered our village just last night, detained a young man, and then destroyed his home,” according to farmer Layth Barakat east of Ramallah.
the following day
When Israel attacked Iran, Palestinians were shocked, like many other countries.
After Israel’s war with Iran is over, they worry that Israel will increase its aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territory.
If Israel engages in combat with Iran, “we will pay a high price,” Jadallah declared.
Who will prevent them from achieving their goals in Gaza and the West Bank if they can obtain what they want from Iran or implement regime change? he continued.
Prominent far-right ministers in Israel’s government have long advocated for the annexation of the West Bank, known as “Judea and Samaria,” and for Israeli colonization of Gaza.
Both of these goals are intended to stifle any prospects for an Israeli state and oversee ethnic cleansing campaigns.
Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli settlers’ attack on April 23, 2025 in Sinjil, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]
Palestinians are merely attempting to survive, despite the media’s attention being drawn to their situation.
According to Al-Banaa from Gaza, most people are becoming more hungrier day by day as a result of Israel’s total siege.
He claimed that many people stopped buying sesame bags to make bread.
Before the Gaza War, a large bag of sesame used to cost two shekels (0.33), but it now costs about 80 shekels ($23).
Al-Banna noted that his wife, four young children, and themselves are unable to afford a meal.
He continues to decline to travel miles to a GHF distribution point, though.
He said, “I would rather die from hunger than from being shot.”
For everyone, not just the Palestinians, should be deeply concerned about Israel’s aggression against Iran and its occupation of Gaza, according to Rahman of the Middle East Council.
“It is incredibly worrying that Israel can get away with anything and anyone,” he said.
On her Instagram Stories, Lady Victoria Beckham, who recently received the knighthood, expressed her pride in having children Cruz and Romeo.
Victoria Beckham gushes ‘love you’ to Romeo and Cruz as Brooklyn snubbed(Image: Instagram)
Victoria Beckham took a moment out of her day to share her love for her sons Romeo and Cruz on social media. The fashion designer and Spice Girls icon glaringly snubbed her eldest son, Brooklyn, amid their reported family feud involving the former aspiring photographer and his wife, Nicola Peltz.
The 51-year-old star took to her Instagram Stories to share a sweet photo of Cruz posing with her parents at what looked like a studio where the 20-year-old showed off his musical skills. “Proud nana and papa,” Posh Spice wrote, before tagging her son and mother and added: “Love you.”
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Victoria and her parents watched Cruz jam with his friends (Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
Cruz and his pals were seen proudly cheering along by her, and she also shared a photo of her. She recalled her time working on Spice Girls and wrote, “Takes me back.”
The proud mother-of-four later shared the magazine’s cover image and Romeo’s video with Another Man.
Victoria’s encouraging posts come as it is reported that Brooklyn is being “trapped” after buying a new home with her socialite wife, Nicola.
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She also shared Romeo’s new Another Man cover(Image: victoriabeckham/Instagram)
Although an insider claimed there were hopes that his American residency wouldn’t be “permanent,” the purchase of his home “scupashes any last hopes.”
This house has no connection to family dynamics, according to another source. Brooklyn spent a portion of his childhood in Los Angeles while his father played for the LA Galaxy, and both Nicola and Brooklyn’s careers were based there.
A source claims that when Nicola bought the majority of the house, they weren’t just going to hand their son millions of pounds, so what kind of message does that send? The Sun has since reported that.
It comes amid a family feud(Image: INSTAGRAM)
A Brooklyn-related source criticized the idea, according to a source close to Brooklyn in The Mirror. Anyone who attempts to tamp down Nicola and Brooklyn’s marriage and this significant milestone of home ownership into something toxic, according to a source, is disappointing and “of course absurd.”
Their union is based on love, affection, and commitment. Brooklyn’s claim that she is “trapped” is false is not just false; instead, it is a purposefully cruel and baseless story meant to undermine a strong, loving marriage.
No one in the family ever anticipated that the family would become so “toxic” after some time of growing tension.
The current circumstance has devastated the entire family. No one could have imagined that the tension would escalate into this toxic, “one insider said of the “fid” between the two pairs,” so Victoria can’t fathom why Brooklyn hasn’t apologized in person. She is heartbroken but furious with him.
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We’ve compiled the biggest stories of the day in this Thursday’s Mirror Daily Digest, including Kate Middleton missing Ascot yesterday, a serial rapist who was sentenced to the real reason.
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, a collection of our best articles from our News, Showbiz, Sport, and more. We’re covering everything from the PhD student facing rape and drugging 10 women to Buckingham Palace’s justification for Kate’s absence from Ascot, and the announcement of the hottest day of the year.
This afternoon, serial rapist Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years after raping and drugging 10 women. Elsewhere, Buckingham Palace set the record straight on Kate’s Ascot absence and the Met Office has declared this Thursday the hottest day of the year so far.
PhD student who raped and drugged 10 life-serving women.
Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of raping and drugging 10 women(Image: PA)
This afternoon, our news team was in court as Zhenhao Zou, 28, was sentenced after being found guilty of raping and drugging 10 women and filming several of the disgusting attacks. The serial rapist Chinese PhD student has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years.
Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked women in London and China between 2019 and 2023. The vile criminal filmed nine of the sexual assaults as “souvenirs”, and kept a trophy box of women’s belongings. He lured young women back to his plush properties, plied them with a cocktail of drink and drugs before attacking them and filming it on hidden spy cameras.
Zou, who was found guilty on March 5, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court. He will spend 22 years and 227 days in prison before he could leave on parole, taking the number of days he has already spent in prison into account – meaning the 28-year-old cannot be released from jail before 2048.
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Kate’s absence at Royal Ascot is brought to the palace’s attention with an explanation.
Kate Middleton pulled out of an appearance (Image: Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)
Following Kate’s shock absence from Royal Ascot yesterday, Buckingham Palace has set the record straight with an explanation for why the Princess of Wales missed the event. Kate’s absence left Prince William to attend the event solo, joining King Charles and Queen Camilla in the first carriage of the procession.
Kate’s sudden absence surprised many people, given the fact that her name had already been printed in the day two programme and shared by the Royal Ascot social media accounts. However, the Palace soon clarified that Kate’s non-attendance at the event was the result of a “miscommunication”.
The confusion began when the Royal Ascot X and Instagram pages, seeming to confirm that Princess Kate would be riding in the first carriage alongside King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William. However, just moments later, Kensington Palace issued a statement saying Kate would not be coming.
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Met Office predicts a warmer day tomorrow, but today is the hottest day of the year.
Scorching temperatures are also expected tomorrow(Image: WXCHARTS)
The Met Office has declared this Thursday the hottest day of 2025 so far, in a news that won’t surprise anyone in the UK. According to the most recent Met Office weather forecast, today’s temperature reached 32.2C.
Tomorrow (33C) and Saturday (34C), which are both expected to be significantly above the threshold for an official heatwave in England, will also be expected. The UKHSA upgraded its heat health alerts across England to amber, indicating that vulnerable people are at risk of dying as a result of the roasting conditions.
Days after the record was last broken when Santon Downham in Suffolk reached 29.4C, Wisley, Surrey, set the record for 2025.
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Social services contacted about Kyle Walker’s children, according to Lauryn Goodman.
The reality TV star has faced savage slurs from what she dubs “keyboard warriors” (Image: lauryngoodman91/instagram)
This morning, our Showbiz team broke the shocking story that trolls ‘called social services on Lauryn Goodman children with Kyle Walker’. The star shared her nightmare experience with a notorious gossip website.
The 34-year-old reality TV personality has been subjected to vicious slurs on the “toxic” website Tattle Life from what she dubs “keyboard warriors.” The website has seen the sharing of gossip and personal information about celebrities and influencers.
Tattle Life allows for members to post anonymously about anyone and anything they want, which has led to some heartbreaking consequences for those written about including businesses ruined and some even resorting to self-harm. Among those talked about on the site include Katie Price, Alice Evans, Stacey Solomon and Molly-Mae Hague.
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The largest shark tracker in history has been mapped after reaching its 14-foot height.
Contender can be tracked.
“Contender”, the world’s largest great white shark, is being tracked by scientists at OCEARCH. According to experts, the massive predator could visit many places in the Northeastern US and Canada, including some tourist hotspots. Although there are “two primary locations” where he might be spotted in the summer.
Since January, researchers at OCEARCH, a non-profit organization that studies large marine animals, have been tracking “Contender,” a 30-year-old adult male shark. 45 miles off the Florida-Georgia coast, the predator was first tagged in the North Atlantic. The beast is estimated to weigh a whopping 1653 lbs. and measures 13 feet, 9 inches long.
According to Dr. Harley Newton, OCEARCH Chief Scientist & Veterinarian, it took six people to tag and release “Contender,” including three fishermen and scientists. The release is then electronically tracked through the Argos satellite system.
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Although he may not be well known to most sports fans, he has a huge following among the world’s biggest teams.
He plays in sports like baseball, basketball, Formula 1, football, tennis, and hockey, and was recently named one of Sports Illustrated’s most influential figures in the sport.
Mark Walter’s portfolio is expected to grow even more.
In what is thought to be a record $10 billion (£7.45 billion), Walter will become the majority owner of the renowned NBA team Los Angeles Lakers.
Mark Walter, who is he?
According to Forbes magazine, Walter, an American businessman, has a net worth of $6.1 billion.
He is the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, a privately held global investment company that claims to have assets worth more than $ 30 billion.
Walter, a native of Chicago, received his accounting degree from Creighton University, earned a law degree from Northwestern University, and then established a business that later became a part of Guggenheim Partners.
Additionally, Walter is the owner and CEO of TWG Global, a holding company established to purchase and own the shares of other companies.
TWG has interests in agriculture, sports, media, entertainment, eco-tourism, and renewable energy, according to the Milken Institute think tank.
What sports organizations does he belong to?
In 2012, Walter assumed control of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. They won the World Series in 2020 and 2024.
In 2014, he and former Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson purchased the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks.
The Cadillac F1 team, which will enter in Formula E in 2026, and Andretti Global, which will compete in Indycar and Formula E, are two other sporting teams TWG has listed in its portfolio.
Through his ownership of BlueCo, the parent company of both football clubs, Walter also owns shares in Chelsea and Strasbourg.
He was a member of the consortium that purchased Chelsea for £2.5 billion in 2022, led by Todd Boehly.
Boehly owns a stake in the Lakers, the Dodgers, and the LA Sparks.
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How does Walter behave?
Walter has a lot of influence, but he seems to have lost touch with people because he rarely gives interviews.
He reportedly told the Chicago Tribune in 2012 that he was “quite quiet and private.” I haven’t therefore sought publicity.
There really aren’t any moments that change you, in my opinion, if you just keep your head down and work and have the fortune to be successful.
“Yes, your business expands and you now have more things to do, but you still have the same people you once had.”
When he addressed reporters from the Los Angeles Times about the LA Dodgers’ sale, Walter said, “I’m a baseball fan, but I’m not qualified to make decisions about baseball, and I don’t want to pretend to be.”
I’m here to help and support my people as much as I can. I’m here to make everyone yawn loudly.
He also shared his thoughts on the impact of sport and why he is investing in it in a press release announcing his joint venture with the International Tennis Federation for the BJK Cup in 2023.
“I think sports are one of the most crucial channels for social change,” he said. “It can make a real difference in creating a more equitable society.
According to Nizaar Kinsella, a BBC football reporter, Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have “probably got the strongest connections” at Chelsea.
In terms of individual net worth, he is the richest member of the group.
“I believe there was a conscious effort by the current owners to make Todd Boehly the kind of frontman of the Chelsea bid when it came out, so that’s why he is well known,” Mark said.
He would be very much on the Todd Boehly side if there was a division between Chelsea and the ownership.
It’s like purchasing a piece of art, they say.
Why would someone with such high wealth as Walter want to make such a large sports investment?
Sport finance expert Kieran Maguire said, “The price is intriguing. It demonstrates that there is only one way to increase the value of sports franchises and sports businesses.
It also shows the sports industry’s “scarcity factor.” Because a rival won’t increase their participant count, you can’t create one.
You have a wealthy owner who wants to purchase the trophy asset, but you can’t get more than the Lakers, the owner says.
It’s similar to purchasing a piece of art, according to the author. Prices have increased because of that rarity and inability to duplicate them.
It’s a statement-making purchase, they say. You are actually set aside. It’s a way to say to your fellow billionaires, “I’m at the top of the tree,” in Mark Walter’s circles.
Fans of the Lakers should be concerned.
Would not be the best response, especially if you asked Johnson, your “business partner.”
Johnson, a well-known face associated with Walter, has reassured fans that the Lakers’ ownership may change from that of the Buss family, who has been their team’s owner since 1979.
After Jerry Buss’ passing in 2013, Jeanie Buss has been the Lakers’ governor.
“My sister Jeanie would have only thought about selling the Lakers organization to someone she knows and trusts would continue the Buss legacy, which was started by her father, Dr. Buss,” Johnson said.
She now has a genuine friendship with Mark Walter, whom she can rely on to deliver the message.
She has seen him form a successful team with the Dodgers and is confident that Mark will stand up for the Lakers organization, team, and fans!
