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Aviva-backed altnet Truespeed in merger talks with rival

A fibre broadband network provider backed by an arm of Aviva, the FTSE-100 insurer, is in merger talks with a rival amid growing financial...

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Aviva-backed altnet Truespeed in merger talks with rival

World

Inside Iran’s protests: Gunfire, hospital raids and growing anger

In a place called Malekshahi, in western Iran, protesters converge on a base run by the revolutionary guards. They bang on the gates and...

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Inside Iran's protests: Gunfire, hospital raids and growing anger

Sports

NASCAR boss resigns amid backlash over texts

Associated Press Jan 6, 2026, 10:15 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20...

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NASCAR boss resigns amid backlash over texts

Sports

Sources: Rockies, Lorenzen agree to $8M contract

Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Michael Lorenzen and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a one-year, $8 million contract with a club option, sources...

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Sources: Rockies, Lorenzen agree to M contract

Sports

Cubs land Cabrera, trade top prospect to Marlins

Jesse RogersJan 7, 2026, 12:28 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The...

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Cubs land Cabrera, trade top prospect to Marlins

Mayor swears and tells ICE to ‘get out’ after woman shot dead by immigration agent in Minneapolis

A woman has been shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. The city council identified the dead woman as...

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Mayor swears and tells ICE to 'get out' after woman shot dead by immigration agent in Minneapolis

ICE shooting: This could be a moment of reckoning for America – and battle lines are being drawn

It was over in a second – three shots fired – but this fatal ICE shooting will have lengthy repercussions. Minneapolis becomes a flashpoint,...

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ICE shooting: This could be a moment of reckoning for America - and battle lines are being drawn

Tracking the sanctioned oil tanker’s attempt to escape seizure by the US

For more than two weeks, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team has plotted the movements of the US-sanctioned oil tanker Marinera. The ship undertook...

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Tracking the sanctioned oil tanker's attempt to escape seizure by the US

What we know about ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers seized by US – as Russia responds

America has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. US forces boarded the...

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What we know about 'ghost fleet' oil tankers seized by US - as Russia responds

Trump’s Greenland claim is preposterous. My visit shows why

It takes coming to Greenland to realise quite how preposterous Donald Trump’s claims to the place are. There are his comments that its waters...

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Trump's Greenland claim is preposterous. My visit shows why

Politics

Great British Railways: How much of your cash has been spent on trains rebrand?

More than £30,000 of taxpayer money has been spent on creating a new logo for nationalised rail services, Sky News can reveal. Transport Secretary...

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Great British Railways: How much of your cash has been spent on trains rebrand?

Sports

HOF goalie Hall, who started 502 in a row, dies

Associated Press Jan 7, 2026, 09:00 PM ET Glenn Hall, a Hockey Hall of Famer whose streak of 502 starts as a goaltender remains...

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HOF goalie Hall, who started 502 in a row, dies

Sports

Mammoth to host ’27 Winter Classic on Utes’ field

Open Extended Reactions The “The level of excellence with which they launched this franchise and the reception that the franchise and NHL hockey has...

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Mammoth to host '27 Winter Classic on Utes' field

UK weather: Storm Goretti to hit with more heavy snow this week

The Met Office has issued new amber warnings for snow and wind ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti, after parts of the UK...

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UK weather: Storm Goretti to hit with more heavy snow this week

Technology

CNBC Daily Open: Rumbles within the Magnificent Seven

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images There’s movement going on in the Magnificent Seven group of stocks. Shares of Alphabet, the parent...

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CNBC Daily Open: Rumbles within the Magnificent Seven

Sports

Ohio St. star safety Downs declares for NFL draft

Jake TrotterJan 7, 2026, 01:18 PM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about...

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Ohio St. star safety Downs declares for NFL draft

Sports

Bama QB Simpson says he’s headed to NFL draft

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of...

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