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On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1903, Alec Douglas-Home, English cricketer and politician, 66th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1995) was born. In 1925, Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1961) was born. In 1938, David Owen, English physician and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs was born. In 1964, Alan Tait, English-Scottish rugby player and coach was born. In 1969, Tim Rodber, English rugby player was born. In 1971, Bryan Redpath, Scottish rugby player and coach was born. In 1975, Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player was born. In 1983, Kyle Hogg, English cricketer was born. In 2015, Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (born 1946) passed away. In 2020, Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Luke Littler goes ballistic with I'm a Celeb winner after England beat DR Congo 2-1

Luke Littler joined I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner Angry Ginge for England's comeback victory against DR Congo.The darting World No1 went ballistic after Harry Kane scored the Three Lions' winner, celebrating in a group with Angry Ginge.The pair, who are known to be close friends, were broadcasting their live reactions to the contest, sharing the same reactions to much of the country.Kane's winner sent England through to the last 16, where they will play co-hosts Mexico. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Littler has been out in the US and appeared with Luke Humphries on ITV during their coverage of the tournament.Presenter Laura Woods left everyone in the studio absolutely stunned during a broadcast after she nailed a treble 20 to clinch victory in an impromptu darts match alongside Littler.The ITV presenter teamed up with the reigning world champion to take on Humphries and pundit Duncan Ferguson during World Cup coverage from New York.I can't believe that, Woods exclaimed after pulling off the remarkable shot.LATEST SPORTS NEWSEngland come from behind to beat DR Congo and qualify for last 16 as Harry Kane scores braceAlan Shearer makes bold suggestion for England's right-back dilemmaTottenham fork out £100m beating Arsenal and Manchester City to star midfielder's signatureThe spontaneous game came about after Humphries and Littler dropped by the set for a chat ahead of Wednesday night's football action.Woods and Littler celebrated with a hug as she threw her arm up in triumph, clearly shocked by her own achievement.The format saw each player throw six darts in a highest-score battle, with Littler and Humphries predictably hitting the big numbers throughout.Ferguson also managed to land a treble 20 during the contest, showing the former Premier League hardman has some skills beyond the football pitch.When it came down to the wire, Woods found herself needing 42 points with just one dart remaining after an underwhelming start to her throws.She felt like she was letting her partner down, but then fired in that spectacular treble 20.Technically, the shot meant they busted, but it sparked wild celebrations in the studio regardless.Littler and Humphries were in New York for the US Darts Masters.The pair both made it to the final after Littler beat James Wade 7-4 and Humphries knocked out Gian van Veen 7-6.Humphries beat Littler 8-7 in the final with an average of 104.05.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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