Belinda Bencic, Wimbledon’s last mum standing, into semi-finals after win over Andreeva

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  • Swiss player gave birth to daughter Bella last year

In the battle of the mother and the teenager, experience won out. Belinda Bencic is in her first Wimbledon semi-final after containing the 18-year-old sensation Mirra Andreeva and striking a blow for hard-pressed parents everywhere.

Andreeva was the favourite to win this Centre Court tussle after tearing a course through these Championships. She came into the match yet to drop a set and with observers purring about the growth in her game.

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Demna bows out at Balenciaga with star-studded final show in Paris

At times controversial fashion designer used show as study for ‘La Bourgeoisie’ before move to Gucci in Milan

Kim Kardashian modelling an off-shoulder fake mink coat inspired by Elizabeth Taylor. Nicole Kidman and Kyle MacLachlan nattering on the front row. And an appearance from Mrs Bezos herself.

The stars were always going to align in Paris for Demna’s final show at Balenciaga. And on Wednesday lunchtime, the most controversial and copied designer in modern fashion bowed out after a decade with a show that conformed to the idea of couture as much as it challenged it.

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Police in Scotland braced for large-scale protests if Trump visits new golf course

Long-rumoured trip to open course could take place this month after proposed meeting with King Charles shelved

Police in Scotland are gearing up for a possible visit by Donald Trump later this month that is expected to take in his golf resort in Aberdeenshire.

The long-rumoured visit is not expected to include a meeting with King Charles, despite earlier suggestions the US president could meet the monarch at either Balmoral or Dumfries House in Ayrshire.

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