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Ministers told to set out plans for ‘floundering’ HS2 station

The delay to HS2 work at Euston shows ministers do not know what they are “trying to achieve” with the “floundering” station, MPs have...

Elle Edwards murder: Connor Chapman jailed for a minimum of 48 years after sub-machine gun attack on Christmas Eve

A man who murdered a 26-year-old beautician when he fired a sub-machine gun into a crowd outside a pub on Christmas Eve has been...

Environment

Germany’s economy is stagnating. And these 5 charts show how

Germany entered a technical recession on May 25, and economists have predicted that GDP growth is set to stagnate for the rest of the...

World

New satellite images show unidentifiable shapes at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Two new satellite images show unidentified white shapes on top of Reactor 4 at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. The images, taken by satellite imagery...

Britney Spears ‘hit in the face’ by NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s bodyguard

Britney Spears has claimed she was hit in the face by a security guard when she tried to tap a 7ft 4in tall NBA...

Alzheimer’s: First drug to slow progression of disease gains approval of US regulator the FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved a drug that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for the first time. The...

Sports

Cameraman has orbital fracture from wild throw

ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2023, 02:29 PM ET The camera operator struck by an errant throw during Wednesday’s game between the “Every time...

Sports

Francona writes ’14’ on cap to honor late Doby

Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 07:02 PM ET CLEVELAND — 1 Related “His dad couldn’t eat at the same place my dad could, and...

Sports

ESPN Football Recruiting – 300 Player Rankings

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Belleville, MIBelleville High School 6’4” 205 92 2 OT Charlotte, NCProvidence Day School...

Technology

Why Japan is lagging behind in generative A.I. — and how it can create its own large language models

Japan is known for its futuristic technology. But the nation is lagging behind in the generative AI race and is trying to create its...

Technology

Amazon CEO explains how the company will compete against Microsoft, Google in AI race

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy doesn’t believe the retail and cloud computing giant should be counted out of the artificial intelligence race just yet. In...

Technology

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood warned employees not to ‘build a gold toilet’

From left, Tim Stuart, chief financial officer of Xbox at Microsoft; Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s CEO of gaming; and Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood arrive...

Technology

Twitter accuses Meta of stealing trade secrets for its new Threads app

Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at...

Business

Cost of living: A severe money market shift signals worse to come for personal and public finances

Money markets have begun to price in a Bank of England interest rate of 6.5%. The interest rate on 10-year government bonds (the gilt...

Business

Savings rates: Official at banking regulator FCA says it is not for him to force lenders to offer better returns

A top City watchdog official has declared it is not his job to set savings rates at banks, as lenders are urged to do...

Business

RMT announces strikes on London Underground later this month

Several days of strike action on the London Underground have been announced from 23 July amid a continuing row over pay and jobs. The...

Texas man who allegedly disappeared eight years ago was ‘living with his mother the whole time,’ police say

A Texas man who allegedly disappeared eight years ago as a teenager was never really missing and had been living with his mother almost...

World

OceanGate: Firm that owned the submersible Titan suspends commercial operations

The firm that owned the submersible Titan has suspended its commercial operations, it announced on its website. OceanGate said it has “suspended all exploration...

Science

Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission to Now Launch on This Date, Confirms ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Thursday that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.35 pm on July 14, with the...

Politics

With his pledge to reform education, Sir Keir has embarked on his most personal – and political – ambition yet

Breaking the “class ceiling” with the promise that a child’s start in life won’t determine where they end up. The last of Sir Keir...