January 4, 2023 - Brief Briefing

Pope Benedict’s funeral tomorrow will make history

He made history during his life and now Pope Benedict XVI will do so in death. For the first time in many hundreds of...

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Pope Benedict's funeral tomorrow will make history

Sports

Sources: Red Sox to lock up Devers for $331M

5:25 PM ET Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports”...

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Sources: Red Sox to lock up Devers for 1M

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer to pledge end of ‘sticking plaster politics’ in first big speech of 2023

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to end “sticking plaster politics” when he delivers his first speech of the new year. The Labour leader will...

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Sir Keir Starmer to pledge end of 'sticking plaster politics' in first big speech of 2023

Damar Hamlin: NFL player’s condition ‘moving in a positive direction’, friend says

The health of Damar Hamlin, the American football player who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game, is “moving in a positive direction”, a...

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Damar Hamlin: NFL player's condition 'moving in a positive direction', friend says

Technology

Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital

Michael Rubin’s sports platform company Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital, according to an internal email obtained by CNBC....

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Business

Energy support for business to be cut but no decision yet on how much

Government support for business energy bills will be cut in April as the chancellor moves to reduce taxpayer exposure to the soaring cost of...

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Energy support for business to be cut but no decision yet on how much

Is Rishi Sunak’s five-point plan enough to turn the tide for the Tories?

A term coined by Franklin D Roosevelt, “the first 100 days” has taken on a symbolic significance for political leaders as a benchmark to...

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Is Rishi Sunak’s five-point plan enough to turn the tide for the Tories?

John Jessop jailed for murder of ex and mother of three Clair Ablewhite in Nottinghamshire

A man who stabbed a mother of three to death in a “brutal and relentless” attack in her home less than a week after...

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John Jessop jailed for murder of ex and mother of three Clair Ablewhite in Nottinghamshire

Business

Energy bills set to dip below energy price guarantee level from July, forecaster predicts

A fall in wholesale energy costs means average annual bills could soon come in below the level of the government’s energy support programme, according...

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Energy bills set to dip below energy price guarantee level from July, forecaster predicts

Business

Mortgage approvals at lowest level since early months of pandemic as credit card debt soars

Mortgage approvals were at the lowest since the early months of the pandemic and credit card debt was up more than £1bn in November,...

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Mortgage approvals at lowest level since early months of pandemic as credit card debt soars

Business

Rishi Sunak makes five promises on economy, health and immigration in keynote speech

Rishi Sunak has pledged to boost the economy, cut hospital waiting lists and stop migrant crossings in the Channel in his first speech of...

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Rishi Sunak makes five promises on economy, health and immigration in keynote speech

Entertainment

TV writer Jack Thorne reveals how Desert Island Discs interview led to autism diagnosis

BAFTA-winning screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne has revealed he sought advice and was subsequently diagnosed with autism after a listener got in touch about...

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TV writer Jack Thorne reveals how Desert Island Discs interview led to autism diagnosis

Environment

Oil may be nearing a bottom, and we’re adding energy shares before the move higher

The WTI was moving sharply lower Wednesday. But technical factors suggest a rebound soon, making energy stocks attractive.

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World

Ukraine war: Teachers, plumbers and builders among volunteer soldiers preparing for the worst on Belarus border

In the forest and snowed-over swamps of Ukraine’s 621-mile border with Belarus is a territorial defence unit gearing up for the worst. The 100th...

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Ukraine war: Teachers, plumbers and builders among volunteer soldiers preparing for the worst on Belarus border

World

WHO ‘really concerned’ about COVID picture with ‘intense transmission in several parts of the world’

The World Health Organisation says it is concerned about “risk to life” in China amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, while in Europe and...

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World

Why the Republicans are struggling to pick a new House speaker

It’s been 100 years since American politics has faced a comparable mess. The engine room of the American democratic machine is rudderless, unable to...

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Why the Republicans are struggling to pick a new House speaker

World

Trump backs Kevin McCarthy for new speaker as Republican hardliners block appointment amid chaos in US House

Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Kevin McCarthy to become the new House of Representatives speaker as chaos gripped the Republicans when hardliners...

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