Spain and France, arguably the most dominant teams in the tournament, met on Friday to determine the winner of the U19 European Championship. Going into the final, the hosts (France) had been consistently impressive- beating the Netherlands (4-1) and Austria (5-0) in their first two matches and then Croatia 2-1 in the semifinals. Only a draw with England in the group stage blemished their winning record.

France’s youngsters have redeemed the nation’s football reputation by beating Spain 2-1 in the Under-19 European Championship final on home soil on Friday.

Substitute Alexandre Lacazette scored with five minutes left to complete a dramatic come-from-behind victory to restore some pride in France after the senior side’s disgraceful World Cup campaign.

Christophe Lemaitre overcame another poor start to win the men’s 200 meters on Friday and secure a sprint double at the European Championships.

The Frenchman was running fifth coming out of the bend at Barcelona’s Olympic stadium before turning on his reserves to power to the front of the field and win by .01 seconds in a tight finish.

Lemaitre’s time of 20.37 seconds gave him his second gold after Wednesday’s 100 dash victory.

"I had a lack of confidence in the middle of the race (and) I tried to do my best to pick up well during the last meters," Lemaitre said. "This is such an important day for French athletics."

Although millions of people take calcium supplements to boost bone health and ward off osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say the supplements have little effect on bone strength and contribute to a small increase in the risk for heart attack among older people.

Rather than relying on calcium supplements, the researchers suggest that people get their required calcium, if possible, from foods.

Hillary Clinton calls today’s big day for her daughter Chelsea a "family wedding". But it is an exceptional family. The father of the bride is a former President of the United States of America and her mother the current US Secretary of State.

There is no-fly zone being enforced over the venue from 3pm Saturday to 3am on Sunday morning. Police will also patrol the river to deter enterprising paparazzi or terrorists, or both.

The total cost to Bill and Hillary Clinton has been estimated at $2 million to $3 million, a fraction of their combined wealth.

The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan.

"Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing, but the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a news conference at the Pentagon.

Overweight mothers who become pregnant again before returning to their original weight put themselves and their babies at risk of a raft of serious complications, according to new guidelines from the Government health watchdog.

The age-old saying that women should “eat for two” while pregnant and breastfeeding is a myth and women should not be afraid to start dieting soon after giving birth, according to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Winston Churchill’s vast archive – everything from school reports and wagers about his prodigious drinking to a personal copy of the "finest hour" speech – will be digitised and offered online, it will be announced today.

The Churchill Archive Trust has agreed a deal with publisher Bloomsbury to make available more than 1m items. These include about 2,500 archive boxes of letters, telegrams, documents and photographs that are stored in Cambridge and currently viewable only by appointment.

A Spanish man who underwent the world’s first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor.

Identified only as Oscar, the 31-year-old spoke with considerable difficulty at a news conference at Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron hospital, where he was operated on in late March.

During the 24-hour surgery, doctors lifted an entire face, including jaw, nose, cheekbones, muscles, teeth and eyelids, and placed it masklike onto the man. He has been described as a farmer who was unable to breathe or eat on his own after accidentally shooting himself in the face five years ago.

The head of the surgical team, Dr. Joan Pere Barret, said Monday that Oscar will need between a year and 18 months of physical therapy and is expected to regain up to 90 percent of his facial functions. He is now being released from the hospital and sent home.

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