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Police make arrests over huge Hong Kong flats fire – with dozens killed and more still missing

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over a deadly fire which engulfed a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong. Authorities say...

World

Washington DC shooting: Trump condemns ‘monstrous’ attack near White House – and says suspect is Afghan national

Donald Trump has called for every Afghan national who entered the US under the Biden administration to be investigated following the shooting of two...

World

Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough

The son of a British couple detained in Iran has said the UK government is not doing enough to secure their release. Lindsay and...

World

Guinea-Bissau: Military seizes power as President Umaro Sissoco Embalo ‘deposed and arrested’

Soldiers have appeared on state TV in Guinea-Bissau to say the country’s military has seized power, accusing its president of interfering in Sunday’s election...

Business

Budget 2025: Reeves to face further questions after being accused of broken promises

Rachel Reeves will face further questions this morning after being accused of presiding over a manifesto-busting budget that rose taxes by £26bn. The chancellor...

Business

Budget 2025: The town where voters placed trust in Labour – and some now feel betrayed

Hitchin in Hertfordshire does well in the polls. On the edge of the Chilterns and 30 minutes from central London by train, it’s Britain’s...

Sports

MLB offseason grades: AL champs land an ace as Blue Jays sign Cease

Bradford Doolittle Close Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

Sports

Sources: Jays, Cease reach 7-year, $210M deal

Nov 26, 2025, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent starting pitcher Dylan Cease, who has made at least 32 starts in each...

Sources: Jays, Cease reach 7-year, 0M deal

Sports

Source: Angels in talks to buy out Rendon deal

Alden GonzalezNov 26, 2025, 03:19 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Sports

Golden Knights captain Stone back to face Sens

Associated Press Nov 26, 2025, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Golden Knights captain Stone has been skating with the Golden...

Sports

Panthers’ Tkachuk skating, but return date TBD

Associated Press Nov 26, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk is skating again, though the Florida Panthers...

Sports

Lucic comeback on hold after release from tryout

Ryan S. ClarkNov 25, 2025, 05:25 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Milan Lucic‘s return...

Sports

Sources: Kelly officially fired by LSU without cause

Open Extended Reactions The posturing over Brian Kelly’s $54 million buyout from LSU is over, sources told ESPN, as the school sent him a...

Sports

Faulk expected to land Southern job, sources say

Adam RittenbergNov 26, 2025, 08:32 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado running...

Politics

Budget 2025: Reeves to face further questions after being accused of broken promises

Rachel Reeves will face further questions this morning after being accused of presiding over a manifesto-busting budget that rose taxes by £26bn. The chancellor...

Politics

Budget 2025: The same old Labour? Why party’s credibility might not be recoverable

Over and over again, in the run-up to the election and beyond, the prime minister and the chancellor told voters they would not put...

Technology

Social media users report Netflix outage during ‘Stranger Things’ premiere

A Netflix logo is on display at the Lucca Comics & Games 2025 event, one of Europe’s largest pop culture conventions, as stars and...

Technology

CNBC Daily Open: An early Thanksgiving celebration in U.S. markets

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters...

Budget 2025: Reeves to face further questions after being accused of broken promises

Rachel Reeves will face further questions this morning after being accused of presiding over a manifesto-busting budget that rose taxes by £26bn. The chancellor...

Politics

Reeves says she ‘recognises’ she’s asking ‘ordinary people to pay more’ in tax-raising budget

Rachel Reeves has said she recognises she is “asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more” after she announced £26bn worth of tax...