Hearing set to begin 6 July would mark the first time Kirk’s family has been in the courtroom with the suspect

Charlie Kirk’s parents and his widow Erika Kirk are expected to attend a key hearing next week in Utah for the murder case against the man accused of slaying the conservative political activist, according to multiple news outlets.

The preliminary hearing, set to begin 6 July, would mark the first time Kirk’s family has been in the courtroom with Tyler James Robinson, the 23-year-old charged with aggravated murder related to Kirk’s death.

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Keir Starmer announces extra defence spending - but the subject will still be one of the trickiest issues in his successor's in-tray.

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Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson killed working to contain raging fires on Utah-Colorado border

The US Department of Interior on Monday released the names of three firefighters who were killed while working to contain wildfires along the Utah-Colorado border.

Two other firefighters who were part of the specialized helicopter-deployed crew were also injured in the blaze, although authorities did not identify them.

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Former captain Michael Vaughan says England coach Brendon McCullum and Rob Key should resign as part of a "complete clear-out" following the retirement of Ben Stokes.

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Briton was No 4 seed a year ago before injury struck but is working back to fitness with Andy Murray’s help

There were many times in the past year when just watching tennis was painful for Jack Draper. Twelve months ago, the Briton was riding high, ranked a career‑high No 4, having won his first Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells.

The subsequent year has been the most difficult of his career, with an arm injury – a bruised humerus – causing him to pull out of the US Open and miss the Australian Open this year, while a knee injury in the spring forced him out of the French Open. He returned last week in Eastbourne, reaching the semi-finals.

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Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell storms to her second Diamond League win of the season with a commanding victory in the women's 1500m in Paris.

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• Group B: England, 164-1, bt New Zealand, 163-6, by nine wkts

• Opener scores unbeaten 89 to oust defending champions

New Zealand’s World Cup title defence came to a soggy end at the Oval on Saturday night, as England danced home by nine wickets in a one-sided hammering thanks to a 128-run partnership between Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley. The crowd of 21,018 was a record for a Women’s T20 World Cup group stage match.

England have topped Group B and will more than likely face either India or South Africa in next week’s semi-final, pending the result of Sunday’s Group A clash between Australia and India. The result also means that West Indies have qualified for the semi-finals at New Zealand’s expense.

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