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RTE Fair City viewers viewers were all left confused as Ger tried to drag Carol into J.J’s chaos.

In tonight’s episode J.J. warned Ger that she better find proof that exonerates her quickly.

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Ger revealed to Carol that the real rat is Aidan O’Rourke[/caption]

Ger plotted to manipulate J.J. using his weakness – Carol.

Ger revealed to Carol that the real rat is Aidan O’Rourke and tried to guilt Carol into thwarting J.J.’s hit on her.

Carol quizzed Liam on Aidan. Liam told her about the locket and photos, but warned her not to trust Ger.

With Carol not committing to helping her, Ger admitted to a sorrowful Dean that she had run out of options.

Carol was stunned when Sharon confirmed that Ger is telling her the truth and that Aidan is the informant.

RTE Fair City viewers all raced to social media to share their thoughts on tonight’s episode.

Thomas said: “Ger is out and about a lot for someone with a hit out on them.”

Adam wrote: “My head is spinning here, haven’t got a clue what is going on with this ridiculous ‘hit’ storyline.”

Another added: “Ger should just wait around and get hit.”

Elsewhere, failing to get in contact with Wayne, Dolores anguished over the discovery of his shady dealings with Devereux.

Pete was concerned when he spotted Dolores speaking with the detective.

Doug worried he’d ruined everything by getting involved in the car nixers, but Erica calmed his nerves. 

Confronted by Pete, Dolores revealed that when Wayne was part owner of the garage, him and Devereux were in cahoots over the stolen cars.

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The pair worried about what it means for the business but hid their fears from Ray and Nora.

When Babs made it clear she doesn’t want to invest their money in a market stall, Victor hid that he had already booked one for the weekend.

Ruby warned Victor that Babs would not be happy when she found out.

Victor was apprehensive as Ruby grew closer to Lorcan and attempted to steal her attention from him.

Lorcan was disappointed when Ruby chose to help Victor over hanging out with him.

Babs was dismayed when she found out about the stall. Unsettled by Darren’s thievery, Nikki started to lay down the law with Darren and Kim – to Cass’s apprehension.

A WIMBLEDON star had to retire with a freak injury after trying to catch the ball.

Robert Galloway and Aldila Sutjiadi teamed up in the mixed doubles.

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Robert Galloway tried to take a routine catch off a let serve[/caption]

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The American indicated that the ball had jammed the end of his finger[/caption]

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A physio came to check on the stricken star[/caption]

They faced British duo Joshua Paris and Eden Silva on Court 18 on Sunday.

However, Galloway had to withdraw from the match at the end of the first set because of his finger being in agony.

Facing Paris’ serve at 3-2, the ball clipped the net on its way into the service box, prompting a let.

So with the ball dead and out of play, and the direction changed by the let cord, Galloway tried to save time by grabbing the tennis ball as it hurtled towards him.

But while the incident happens in many matches, it very rarely leads to anything of note.

However, on this occasion, Galloway, 32, did not take the catch cleanly.

Instead, the ball jarred the end of his finger awkwardly.

And that immediately left the American wincing in pain and shaking his hand in agony.

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Galloway knew something was wrong and at the next change of ends, signalled to his camp that he had done damage.

Both his partner and opponents looked on worried as the Wimbledon physio was called to come and check on him.

Galloway – the world No37 in doubles – soldiered on until the end of the first set, which they lost on a tie-break.

And he then decided it was too much to carry on and retired hurt in sad scenes.

British pair Paris and Silva will face Sem Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova in the quarter-finals.

Ironically, Galloway was put back on Court 18 for Monday’s order of play in the men’s doubles.

He and partner Yuki Bhambri are due to face No4 seeds and French Open champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in round three of the men’s doubles.

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Galloway immediately knew something was wrong[/caption]

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He tested out the finger at the change of ends[/caption]

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They played until the end of the set before he had to retire[/caption]

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Joshua Paris and Eden Silva progressed in unusual fashion[/caption]

WIMBLEDON have apologised for a failure of its all-electric hawkeye system during Sonay Kartal’s match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

The Russian star was left fuming after a point was replayed when the hawkeye system failed to register a shot which had been out of bounds.

Kartal’s forehand at game point to Pavluchenkova in the ninth game of the opener was clearly out but there was no call from the electronic officials.

With both players perplexed, German umpire Nico Helwerth halted play for three minutes as TV replays showed the non-call was totally wrong.

Eventually, Helwerth announced: “The electronic system was unable to track the last point”, ordering a replay, which saw Pavlyluchenkova volley wildly and eventually lose serve again.

She then complained that, “you took the game away from me” due to the the failure.

And Wimbledon chiefs have since apologised for the issue and revealed what caused the problem.

A spokesperson for the All England Club commented: “Following the Pavlyuchenkova vs Kartal match, we have had the opportunity to undertake further investigation, including speaking to the players, Chair Umpire, Hawk-Eye operators and Review Official.

“It is now clear that the live ELC system, which was working optimally, was deactivated in error on part of the server’s side of the court for one game by those operating the system.

“In that time there were three calls not picked up by live ELC on the affected part of the court.

“Two of these were called by the Chair Umpire, who was not made aware that the system had been deactivated.

“Following the third, the Chair Umpire stopped the match and consulted with the Review Official. It was determined that the point should be replayed.

“The Chair Umpire followed the established process.

“We have apologised to the players involved.

“We continue to have full confidence in the accuracy of the ball tracking technology.

“The live ELC system relies on the Hawk-Eye operators, the Review Official and the technology to work in harmony. This did not happen.

“In this instance there was a human error and as a consequence we have fully reviewed our processes and made the appropriate changes.”

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WHEN former prisoner Raoul Moat shot PC David Rathband in the face, he not only blinded the traffic cop but also blew apart his family life – and effectively triggered his death.

It is 15 years since the crazed gunman went on a shooting spree, wounding his ex, murdering her new partner and sparking a week-long manhunt across the north of England.

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Crazed killer Raoul Moat[/caption]

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PC David Rathband in hospital after he was shot by Moat[/caption]

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Darren Rathband is now in touch with his niece, Mia[/caption]

After issuing a threat to the police that he would kill an officer, Moat crept up on PC Rathband’s parked patrol car on the outskirts of Newcastle and blasted him at close range.

From that moment, traumatised David’s life fell apart, and just 20 months later — after his wife Kath walked out on their 20-year marriage — he took his own life.

In the aftermath of his death in 2012 at the age of only 44, his family were barely speaking to each other.

But on the 15th anniversary of the shootings, PC Rathband’s twin brother Darren exclusively revealed to The Sun how he is now in contact with David’s 26-year-old daughter Mia.

He said: “Every day without David is a s**t day, so an anniversary isn’t something to celebrate.

“But thankfully I’ve just started talking to Mia again.

“It’s beautiful — she’s had a little boy, Ronnie, who looks the spit of my brother, and when I spoke to her she said, ‘Come here, somebody’s on the phone’.

“He came on and looked at me and went, ‘Oh Grandad!’.

“I started crying and Mia started crying.

“Three weeks later, she rang me again and said, ‘Just hold on a minute, somebody wants to meet you’.

“Mia turned the camera away to her lap and there was a little baby, a week old.

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“I hate getting really emotional — I’m a typical bloke.

“You just put it to the back of your mind and try to get on with it.

“It’s been 15 years and it’s still raw.

“But I knew Mia would always reach out.

“She told me, ‘You’re the closest thing I’ve got of my father — I need to ask you some questions’.

“She said, ‘I’m really struggling to remember things about my dad because I was 13 at the time’.

“I said, ‘Ring me and you can ask me anything — any questions.

“I’ll tell you the truth, I’m really grateful that we are in touch again’.”

To Darren, David will always be his big brother, although they were born just two minutes apart.

They were inseparable while growing up in Staffordshire, where they both later joined the police.

David moved to Northumberland, while Darren emigrated to South ­Australia, where he served with the force in Adelaide.

It was the release of Moat from Durham Prison on July 1, 2010, after he had served an 18-week sentence for assault, that led to the terrible chain of consequences for David.

Two days after he got out, Moat shot and wounded his former girlfriend ­Samantha Stobbart, then killed her new partner Chris Brown, who Moat wrongly believed was a policeman.

Moat then sent a chilling warning to the Northumbria force that he was “hunting down police”.

The force did not issue a warning to its officers, and PC Rathband, who should not have been on duty that night, was blasted with a sawn-off shotgun by Moat, who had crept up to his car parked in the ­Newcastle suburb of Denton Burn.

Nearly a week later, the net was closing on Moat following an occasionally bizarre search that involved TV survival expert Ray Mears and former footballer Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne, who claimed he knew Moat and offered to take him “chicken and lager” in an attempt to convince him to surrender.

After a six-hour stand-off with police, Moat shot himself dead near the market town of Rothbury.

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David seen weeks after the shooting with wife Kath and their children Ashley, left, and Mia[/caption]

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The crime scene tent after the shooting of Moat’s ex and her new partner[/caption]

Darren, 56, said: “Honestly, if they set what happened to music it would be the Keystone Cops.

“They didn’t put out a warning to officers there was a man out to kill police.

“Chief Constable Sue Sim held a public meeting in Rothbury with the door wide open while a madman with a gun was on the loose.

“And they walked Ray Mears in, dressed in a ­sergeant’s uniform.

“Then the fiasco with Gazza turning up with a fishing rod and cans of beer, wanting to talk to Moat.”

Darren believes not enough was done for David in the aftermath of the shooting.

He said: “David got shot square in the face.

“He was seen as a hero, he had survived with a bit of pride.

“But Northumbria Police breached their own human resources welfare policy because they were supposed to give him counselling.

“They were ­supposed to get him to return to work, but they never did any of it.”

After David had travelled to ­Australia to visit Darren, he returned home in February 2012 and hanged himself at his home in Blyth.

Darren said: “I was surprised he lived as long as he did.

“I knew eventually he would take his own life.

“I’m proud of him because he made the decision, not Raoul Moat.

“He decided he’d had enough.

“He couldn’t deal with being blind and he had the strength of character, because it [suicide] is hard.”

Poignantly, Darren also spoke about having his own suicidal thoughts.

He said: “I’ve thought about it every day since he died and I haven’t done it, because I can’t do it.”

Wrong place at wrong time

And Darren believes that if David had received proper aftercare, he would still be here to enjoy life with his grandchildren.

He said: “David should have had counselling from the time it happened.

“Anyone injured in the line of duty should be sent to a medical ­professional without delay to assess if they have PTSD.

“Police officers never ask for help because, if they do, they’re made to feel like a leper.

“If they made it ­mandatory, then that stigma about mental health gets taken away because everybody has to go.”

When David was in Australia, he told his brother that all he wanted was to be able to “book off” the shift — the customary end to an officer’s work period — which he had never ­completed because of Moat.

So after his death, Darren planned to book David off shift at Newcastle’s Etal Lane police station as his coffin was being carried to a memorial ­service at the city’s cathedral.

But Darren says he was told he could not go inside the station, so instead he officially booked Tango Charlie 190 — PC Rathband — off shift in the car park.

He said: “I also asked the Chief Constable in one of our meetings, ‘Can you posthumously make him Sergeant, because he’d qualified for the promotion?’. That never happened.”

During our 90-minute conversation, I accidentally called Darren by his late brother’s name.

But when I apologised profusely, he said: “You aren’t the first and hopefully you won’t be the last.

“People calling me David is a tonic, it’s just like he’s still here.

“I don’t want people to forget him.”

Now Darren is backing a drive, the 999 Injured And Forgotten campaign, to create a medal for the thousands of other emergency service personnel who have been discharged from service due to injury in the line of duty.

He said: “David survived being shot in the face and if he had decided to live and left the force because of his injuries, he would not have got a medal to show he’d served.

“There are more than 16,000 other police officers who, when they have had to leave through injury, don’t even get a ­certificate.

“The only way you get a medal is if you die in the line of duty and you receive the new Elizabeth Emblem.

Every day without David is a s**t day, so an anniversary isn’t something to celebrate. But thankfully I’ve just started talking to Mia again. It’s beautiful

Darren Rathband

“Or if you display bravery, you will get a medal for gallantry, like the George Cross.

“But if you are injured on duty and you don’t complete enough years for a long-service medal, you don’t get any recognition.

“Nobody would ever know that you’ve ever done any service.

“There’s nothing for officers like David, who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

He added: “My dream is to get a medal for David and give it to Mia’s children.”

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Darren is comforted by fiancée Angie Stephenson at a memorial service in 2012[/caption]

SPICE Girl Mel B will follow her dream St Paul’s Cathedral wedding with a second ceremony this summer.

Singer Mel, 50, and new hubby Rory McPhee will travel abroad for the bash — which she says will be “more informal, sexy and beautiful”.

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Mel B will follow her St Paul’s Cathedral wedding with a second ceremony this summer[/caption]

And she has already bought a dress for it.

She said: “In one incredible afternoon I found two perfect dresses.

“One beautiful classic dress by Josephine Scott, a British designer, and one stunning dramatic dress by a US designer, Justin Alexander.”

The second ceremony will be another chance for Mel’s Spice Girl pals to attend, as only Baby Spice Emma Bunton was able to make Saturday’s service in central London.

Posh Spice Victoria Beckham and Sporty Spice Mel C have since posted their congratulations online.

However, Ginger Spice Geri Horner has yet to comment.

Yesterday Mel, whose full name is Melanie Brown, posted pictures from the day on Instagram.

One showed her with Scottish hairdresser Rory, 37, on the steps of the cathedral in her Josephine Scott dress.

Another showed her wearing her wedding gown and veil — and a cardigan with “just married” embroidered on the back.

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Mel stunned in a pearl figure hugging gown for the ceremony while Rory wore a traditional kilt[/caption]

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Emma Bunton was in attendance alongside husband Jade Jones and son Beau, 17[/caption]

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The second ceremony will be another chance for Mel’s Spice Girls pals to attend[/caption]

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THE killer of five-year-old April Jones has been targeted in jail for a second time. 

Mark Bridger was set upon by another lag at HMP Wakefield last week. 

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April Jones’ killer Mark Bridger has been targeted in jail for a second time[/caption]

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April was snatched by twisted Bridger while playing near her home in Machynlleth, Powys, in October 2012[/caption]

In the first attack, soon after he was jailed, Bridger needed stitches for facial injuries from being slashed with a knife fashioned out of a razor. 

The latest attack left Bridger with grazes to his hands.

The Prison Service said his assailant was on report ahead of a hearing to decide his punishment. 

Last night, April’s half-sister, Hazel, said: “He deserves everything he’s getting.

“He literally deserves it all.” 

April was snatched while playing near her home in Machynlleth, Powys, in October 2012.

Despite one of the largest police searches in British history, her body has never been found. 

Bridger, who rented a flat nearby, was given a whole-life term in 2013 for child abduction, murder, perverting justice and the unlawful concealment and disposal of a body. 

Hazel said: “I’ve got kids myself now and it’s scary to know there are people like that living on your doorstep. 

“I am glad he’s in prison for life.

“He’s going to carry on getting hurt.” 

April and Hazel’s father, Paul Jones, died last month from a brain disease. 

“He died not knowing where my sister was,” Hazel added. 

A NEW Oasis documentary has been hit with trigger warnings about smoking and drinking.

The cinema release of Oasis Definitely coincides with the Gallagher’s reunion tour — in which Liam and Noel play classics such as Cigarettes and Alcohol.

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A new Oasis documentary has been hit with trigger warnings about smoking and drinking[/caption]

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Viewers are warned, ‘people are seen smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol throughout’[/caption]

The 70-minute film is produced by former Creation Records boss Tim Abbot and includes previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage of the rockers.

In a ruling which won’t surprise any fans, the British Board of Film Classification cautions it contains very strong language — including “c***, “t**t”, “d**k”, “b*****d” and “p**s”.

It warns of rude gestures and that “references are made to cocaine and getting high.”

Rating it 15-plus, it adds: “People are seen smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol throughout.”

Abbot, who is credited with discovering the Gallaghers in 1993, appeared with them in a white suit on the cover of Cigarettes and Alcohol — the final single from debut album Definitely Maybe.

The show is billed by Abbott as a glimpse of “Oasis like never before”, offering an “exclusive gateway to the untold stories, unseen footage, and unforgettable moments” from the band’s early fame.

The event kicked off in Birmingham on Wednesday, with additional dates across the country.

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CASA Amor’s line-up is complete as six hunky lads head into Love Island’s spin-off villa.

The ITV2 show stars were treated to a glimpse of the fresh female contingent on Friday, before The Sun exclusively revealed the full line-up.

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Love Island’s Casa Amor lads line-up has been revealed[/caption]

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The beauties included Emma Munro, who left her ex – Love Island 2025 OG Harry – stunned at her glam arrival.

Meanwhile, The Sun exclusively later revealed how Lauren Wood has already featured in the current series – sparking fresh fix rows.

The Casa girl line-up also came after we were first to report the Casa Amor start date.

Now the lads set to enter the matchmaking show have come to light – and they all have their sights set on feisty northern lass Shakira.

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Ty is a site engineer from Barnsley – and has ‘no loyalties to anyone’[/caption]

Age: 23

Job: Site Engineer in Barnsley

Character trait: He said: “I have no loyalties to anyone, I don’t know anyone really on a personal level. It’s not my problem!”

Sights set on? Ty said: “I’ve got my eyes on Shakira – she needs a Northern lad in there, our personalities would be the most matched I think.

“Emily seems like a really sweet girl, someone you could take home to your parents.

“Helena is really good looking but she needs taming! I reckon I’m the man for the job.”

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Age: 29

Job: Commercial Real Estate Asset Manager in Manchester

Character trait: He said: “If I meet the right person, I do fall fast. The issue is I very rarely meet the right people! I lose interest quickly.”

Sights set on? He said: “I’m physically most interested in Shakira, she’s had a bit of a rough time so I think I could go in and make a difference for her.

“I like Emily and Yasmin as well, Yasmin has quite an interesting personality, we’d be quite funny together. Emily is very attractive and seems to be very sweet personality wise.”

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Model Boris has vowed to be the ‘bad guy’[/caption]

Age: 28

Job: Model who shares his time across Ljubljana and Dubai.

Character trait? He vowed: “I’m gonna have to be the bad guy! That’s the game.

“If I’m going in and there’s someone beautiful waiting for me inside, I’m going to approach them for sure.”

Sights set on? He said: “I’m super attracted to Shakira, I think she’s got a great personality and seems like a good girl.

“I’m sure we’d get along well and have a good time together, but I need to see in person, it’s all about energy.”

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Age: 24

Job: Dancer in east London

Character trait? He said: “People expect me to be a bit of a menace when it comes to dating, but if you get to know me and my values I’m the complete opposite, I’m a modern day Romeo!”

Sights set on? He said: “Shakira, Billykiss, Emily, all of them!”

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Jamie is set to ’cause havoc’[/caption]

Age: 26

Job: Electrical engineer in Barking

Character trait: He said: “I definitely want to cause some havoc, I’m going to wear my heart on my sleeve and really get to know the girls.”

Sights set on? He said: “Yasmin, Shakira and Toni, they’ve all caught my eye.”

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Martin said he a ‘lover boy at heart’[/caption]

Age: 23

Job: Graduate in South London

Character trait: He said: “I’m a lover boy at heart, it’s got me into trouble! I meet a girl one week and then think she’s the one.”

Sights set on? He said: “I’ve got my eyes on Shakira, I’ve had my eyes on her from the start. For her to blossom, she needs someone who knows what they’re doing, not someone who is messing her around.

“I like that she’s after emotional intelligence and stimulating conversation. I think Yasmin is hilarious, she’s got a fiery personality, outgoing, I like how she says what she wants, when she wants…and she has great posture!”

NEARLY four times as many small-boat migrants made it to Britain in one recent week than the French ­managed to stop, it emerged yesterday.

A total of 703 crossed the Channel in the seven days to June 29 — while French cops stopped just 191.

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Shocking new Home Office data shows 2,599 migrants made it to Britain in the week to July 5 (stock picture)[/caption]

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A total of 703 crossed the Channel in the seven days to June 29 — while French cops stopped just 191[/caption]

Shocking new Home Office data shows a further 2,599 migrants made it to Britain in the week to July 5.

That includes 879 people who crossed on June 30 alone, the highest daily figure so far this year.

The damning figures were released days before President Emmanuel Macron arrives for a lavish state visit and crunch talks with Sir Keir Starmer.

The migrant crisis is believed to top the agenda.

The UK has already handed France £480million under a flagship deal but ministers are under pressure to stump up even more to fund extra French police, boats and drones.

Last night Tory MPs and Reform UK demanded No10 halt further payments and suspend French fishing rights until crossings stop.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told The Sun: “Over 2,500 illegal immigrants have crossed in the last week alone.

“Barely any have been stopped by the French — despite being paid nearly half a billion pounds of our money.

“We should suspend the fishing deal, which the French really care about, until they actually stop the illegal immigrants.”

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said: “It’s clear that Labour aren’t serious about stopping the boats.

“They’re wasting millions of pounds on deals that have only increased the numbers coming over.

“We shouldn’t send another penny to France while they allow this invasion to continue.

“The solution is simple.

“We need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and return the boats back to France.”

Figures for the seven days to June 29 showed that 11 attempted crossings were foiled — stopping 191 migrants.

However, last Friday police with knives slashed a packed inflatable dinghy off the coast near Boulogne-sur-Mer to sink it before it could set off.

Dozens of migrants had to wade back to shore.

The new tactic is understood to be a precursor to wider changes in French maritime law allowing officers to intercept and disable boats in shallow waters before they reach open sea.

Officers on jet skis have also been laying nets designed to jam dinghy propellers.

The moves are aimed at countering so-called “taxi boats,” where traffickers launch vessels from rivers or canals and pick up migrants offshore to dodge beach patrols.

President Macron and French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau are expected to discuss the crackdown at this week’s UK-France summit before it is formally rolled out later this month.

But it was unclear if a long-awaited “one in, one out” returns deal will be ready in time.

It would see illegal arrivals sent back to France in exchange for Britain accepting legal asylum seekers.

British and French officials are scrambling to finalise terms before Mr Macron lands in London on Tuesday.

Sir Keir is pushing to announce the deal at the summit as a “game-changer” — but opposition from five Mediterranean nations has delayed talks.

The Home Office said: “We all want to end dangerous small-boat crossings that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

“Smuggling gangs do not care if the people they exploit live or die, as long as they pay.

“We will stop at nothing to dismantle their business models and bring them to justice.

“Through international intelligence-sharing under our Border Security Command and tougher legislation in the Borders Bill, we are boosting our ability to identify and dismantle criminal gangs.”

WIMBLEDON fans were left raging after BBC One showed delayed coverage of Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Andrey Rublev.

The stars collided in their round of 16 battle on Sunday.

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Fans fumed as BBC One showed delayed coverage of Carlos Alcaraz’s latest win[/caption]

And all eyes were on Centre Court as two of tennis’ top stars, including defending champ, Alcaraz put on a sporting masterclass.

It was the Spaniard who secured victory, coming back from a set down to win the next three and book his place in the quarters.

However, there was controversy early on as the game was being broadcast live on BBC One.

Fans were left furious when the game on iPlayer, which was up to speed, showed the game to be midway through the second set.

But on BBC One, terrestrial viewers were instead left to watch the full tie-break from the FIRST set.

That moment of action had long gone past on the court.

And supporters flocked online to demand why BBC One was lagging behind the iPlayer.

One said: “I don’t get the logic. Coverage has been terrible this year.”

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Another declared: “Genuinely can’t remember the last time their coverage was this messy.”

One noted: “Wtf are BBC doing not showing Alcaraz live?”

Another added: “The tie break happened 20 minutes ago…”

It later transpired that BBC One had been showing the fifth set of Cameron Norrie’s match when Alcaraz’s tie break happened, with the broadcaster choosing to show it behind time instead of just going live.

Alcaraz had beaten Fabio Fognini, Oliver Tarvet and Jan-Lennard Struff on his path to Sunday’s match.

As for Rublev, he had beaten Laslo Djere, Lloyd Harris and Adrian Mannarino ahead of today’s clash.

But it was Alcaraz who progressed to the next round 7-6 3-6 4-6 4-6.