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A number of Rangers supporters in Manchester for the Uefa Cup final have clashed with riot police after a big screen in the city centre broke down.
Officers came under attack after the screen in Piccadilly Gardens failed.
Around 30 people were arrested in the city, including six held after a Russian fan was stabbed outside the City of Manchester stadium.
An estimated 100,000 fans descended on the city to see the match, which Zenit St Petersburg eventually won 2-0.
The injured Russian fan was taken to hospital after being attacked outside the stadium before the game.
He was stabbed in the back but his injuries were reported as non-life threatening.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said six men, all believed to be Rangers fans, had been arrested in connection with the incident.
The vast majority of supporters have behaved impeccably (more…)
Denver’s grade for short-term, particle pollution dropped from a “D” to an “F,” but the city’s ozone pollution improved from a “C” to a “B,” according to a report released Thursday by the American Lung Association.
The results are from the association’s annual “State of the Air” report, which ranks cities and counties throughout the United States on air pollution levels.
“Denver-area residents are not yet breathing air that’s clean enough to be safe,” said Natalia Swalnick, air quality/Clean Cities manager for the American Lung Association of Colorado.
Swalnick called particle pollution “the most dangerous of the widespread outdoor air pollutants.” Particle polution is typically composed of ash, soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols. (more…)
