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No slowing down: Skater off to world games aged 609 October 2026Cameron WeldonandAndy Birkett, DevonAn amateur skateboarder is set to represent his country for the first time almost 50 years after he took up the sport. Darren Miles, 60, from Plymouth, is to represent Great Britain in the slalom event at the World Skate Games in Paraguay later this month. Miles will take part in three disciplines as part of the team made up of a mixture of professionals and amateurs. "When I was 10 I never thought I would be skateboarding at 60 for my country so that's the main attraction," he said. Miles first became interested in the sport in 1977 in Essex where he "always had a skateboard and always skated around". In 2020 he "realised he was slowly losing his tricks" and took to slalom, which involves speed skateboarding around cones. Darren Miles will be up against the world's best skateboarders when he heads to the championships in ParaguayWhen he heads to the World Skate Games, Miles said he could be up against competitors who are in their 20s as well as those his own age. He said "to finish and not get disqualified" would be a successful games for him.

(Screengrab from footage shared on social media)Apple's iPhone 18 smartphones are being advertised in Tehran at unusually low prices as “war booty”, with sellers claiming the devices were recovered from a cargo ship that sank near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran International reported on Saturday. The advertisements surfaced after a container ship reportedly sank near the strategic waterway on October 13. Videos circulating on social media purportedly showed shipping containers floating in the sea, with iPhones and expensive perfumes scattered in the water as people aboard small boats collected the goods. According to a report by Ynet News, footage circulated by media outlets across the Arab world on Thursday evening showed people retrieving objects from the water. One boat appeared to be carrying boxes of iPhones, with one report claiming that the devices were Apple's latest iPhone 18 models. The identities of those seen collecting the goods remain unclear. There has been no official confirmation of the incident. Iran's cyber police have warned prospective buyers against paying deposits or advance fees before inspecting the products and verifying sellers' identities.