The new law, passed on Monday, was pushed hard by the far-right and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

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The first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal with her long jump victory at the 1964 Tokyo Games

One of the true “golden girls” of the swinging 60s, Mary Rand, who has died aged 86, emerged as the brightest British sporting star of her era when she became her nation’s first female gold medallist in Olympic athletics, taking long jump victory with a world record leap in the Tokyo games of 1964. She also won silver in the pentathlon and bronze in the sprint relay at the event, making her the first British athlete to have claimed three medals in one Olympic Games.

Her life was transformed after she broke the previous record on a wet day with a leap of 6.76 metres. On a cinder track, running into a headwind, her performance was spectacular. Always photogenic, Rand’s face became one of the most instantly recognisable as her every move was celebrated in newspapers and on television. Almost inevitably, she was named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 1964 and was made MBE 12 months later. Famously, the Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger named her as the woman he would most like to take on a date.

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The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.

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World number one Aryna Sabalenka follows her success at Indian Wells by retaining her Miami Open title, beating Coco Gauff in the final.

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Comments from boss Allan Leighton come as squeeze on supplies drives average UK petrol price above 150p a litre

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The boss of Asda has warned of “temporary shortages’” at petrol pumps as supplies are squeezed by the conflict in the Middle East, which has driven up average UK petrol prices to above 150p a litre.

Allan Leighton, the executive chair of the supermarket chain, which is the UK’s second largest fuel retailer, said it had been experiencing high demand from drivers as fuel prices have jumped about over the past four weeks since the war started.

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Who impressed for England in Friday's friendly against Uruguay? Alex Howell rates the players.

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Graham Potter's Sweden are one win from qualifying for the World Cup after Viktor Gyokeres scores a hat-trick in their 3-1 play-off semi-final win over Ukraine.

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