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D-backs’ Bumgarner (arm fatigue) to get eval

2:41 PM ET Lovullo said Bumgarner, 33, feels “very strongly” that he won’t miss a start. A four-time All-Star, Bumgarner is 134-122 with a...

Sports

Late Zimmer becomes 1st member of Rays’ HOF

2:55 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player,...

Politics

Rishi Sunak promises grooming gangs taskforce to stop exploitation of children and young women

A new grooming gangs taskforce will be launched to stop the exploitation of children and young women, the government has announced. Specialist officers will...

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Olivier Awards: Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal win acting trophies as My Neighbour Totoro sweeps the board

Hollywood stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won the night’s biggest trophies at the Olivier Awards, while a stage adaptation of a beloved...

Frank Skinner’s former co-host: Witnesses needed to M25 crash believed to have left Gareth Richards fighting for his life

Frank Skinner’s friend and former radio co-host is thought to still be in a life-threatening condition in hospital. Mr Skinner broke down in tears...

Asa Hutchinson to take on Trump: Former Arkansas governor announces he will run for president

A former US governor has thrown down the gauntlet to Donald Trump by announcing he is running against him in the race for president....

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Olivier Awards: Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal win acting trophies as My Neighbour Totoro sweeps the board

Hollywood stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won the night’s biggest trophies at the Olivier Awards, while a stage adaptation of a beloved...

Olivier Awards: Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal win acting trophies as My Neighbour Totoro sweeps the board

Hollywood stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won the night’s biggest trophies at the Olivier Awards, while a stage adaptation of a beloved...

Environment

Passport Office workers strike: Five-week walkout begins today in row over pay and pensions

Passport Office workers will begin a five-week strike today in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute with the government over jobs, pay, pensions and...

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Oscar winning composer of The Last Emperor score dies aged 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese musician and actor who composed for Hollywood hits such as The Last Emperor and The Revenant, has died aged 71....

World

Russian military blogger killed and six injured in blast at St Petersburg cafe – reports

One person has died and at least six people have been injured in a blast in a cafe in St Petersburg, Russia, according to...

Technology

Tesla reports 422,875 deliveries for first quarter of 2023

Tesla Superchargers are seen at a charging station on March 17, 2023 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Tesla...

Business

Café Rouge owner Epiris joins race to dine out on Princes Foods

The private equity backer of Café Rouge’s parent company has joined a host of suitors hoping to dine out on Princes Foods, the company...

Environment

Thomas Cashman: Man who murdered nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool to be sentenced

The man who shot and killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel at her home in Liverpool last year will be sentenced for murder later today. Olivia...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: Making sense of the Metro

8:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. With the...

British men held by Taliban ‘in contact’ with relatives, family spokesman says

British men being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been in contact with their relatives, a family spokesman has said. Charity medic Kevin...

World

Ukraine is holding strong – but as war deaths mount its fortitude is to be severely tested

In the vast windswept cemetery on the outskirts of Dnipro, low clouds drift and mist drizzles over the graves of the fallen in this...

Donald Trump: Media launch bid to allow cameras in court for ex-US president’s hearing

A group of news organisations has launched a bid to allow cameras into court when Donald Trump makes an unprecedented appearance on Tuesday. The...

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‘Political correctness’ will not stop crackdown on ‘vile’ grooming gangs, says Sunak

Rishi Sunak has pledged that “political correctness” will not stop a crackdown on grooming gangs, as he unveils new measures to protect children and...

Rishi Sunak promises grooming gangs taskforce to stop exploitation of children and young women

A new grooming gangs taskforce will be launched to stop the exploitation of children and young women, the government has announced. Specialist officers will...