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Libya flood: Before and after pictures show devastation

Satellite images have shown the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding in Libya which has seen neighbourhoods washed away and killed thousands of people. More...

Science

Amazon Web Services Signs MOU With ISRO, IN-SPACe for Cloud Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ISRO and IN-SPACe to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. The collaboration with...

Ariana Grande says she used Botox and filler in the past to ‘hide’

Ariana Grande has opened up about her use of Botox and lip filler, which she said she “hid behind”. The singer-songwriter, 30, said she...

Business

The Range strikes £5m deal to buy collapsed Wilko’s brand

The Range, the value retail chain, has struck a deal to buy the Wilko brand from its collapsed rival’s administrators. Sky News has learnt...

Danelo Cavalcante: Convicted murderer who escaped prison by ‘crab-walking’ up wall is caught by police

A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke...

Politics

PMQs: Starmer brands Sunak ‘inaction man’ as he attacks PM on prisons and schools

Sir Keir Starmer has branded Rishi Sunak “inaction man” over problems facing the UK’s schools and prisons. The prime minister has been greeted with...

Business

Patisserie Valerie: Four people face fraud charges over bakery chain’s collapse

Four people have been charged in connection with the collapse of Patisserie Valerie – a bakery chain that once had almost 200 stores. The...

Sports

Australian investigation finds decades of abuse

Sep 13, 2023, 06:49 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — A review of the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing industry in Australia’s state of Victoria...

Sports

NHL rookie idols: Who inspired Bedard, Cooley, Wallstedt, other future stars?

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Connor Bedard was born on July 17, 2005,...

Sports

‘We’re going to make a playoff run’: How the Diamondbacks are learning to contend

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. AS...

JFK assassination: ‘Magic bullet’ theory cast into doubt by ex-Secret Service witness

The ‘magic bullet’ theory that describes how a single bullet killed John F Kennedy and injured another has been cast into doubt by an...

World

Libya floods: At least 30,000 displaced, with fatalities expected to rise significantly

At least 30,000 people have been displaced in the town hardest hit by floods in Libya. Meanwhile, a minister has said 5,300 bodies in...

World

North Korea supports Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ against the West, Kim Jong Un tells Vladimir Putin

Kim Jong Un has pledged his support to Russia in what he has described as the “fight against imperialism”. The North Korean leader praised...

Politics

Conservative candidates dropped after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies

The Conservatives reportedly dropped two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned that they could be spies for China. The security service contacted...

Business

Economy contracts by worse than expected 0.5% in July, official figures show

The UK economy contracted by 0.5% in July, according to early official figures showing a hit from strikes and wet summer weather. The Office...

Taylor Swift dominates MTV Video Music Awards 2023 – and NSYNC reunite

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet another awards show – taking home the top prize and several other gongs at MTV’s Video Music...

Politics

PM and health secretary to host roundtable over looming NHS winter pressures

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Steve Barclay will today meet health experts as they seek to “mitigate winter pressures” hitting the NHS...