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Statutory sick pay: Campaigners call for reforms to prevent workers from being pushed into poverty

For all its seaside delights, Margate in Kent is one of the most deprived parts of the UK. Amid the cost of living crisis,...

Technology

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch extradited to the U.S. to face fraud charges

Mike Lynch, former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp departs the Rolls Building on June 27, 2019 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty...

World

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to be released on bail for two weeks

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is to be released on bail for two weeks following a decision from the High Court. Pakistan’s former...

Technology

U.S. aims to turn middle-American cities into new tech hubs with $500 million investment

Gina Raimondo, U.S. secretary of commerce, during a “First Tool-In” ceremony at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility under construction in Phoenix, Arizona, on...

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Mae Muller: UK Eurovision hopeful on nerves, the warm Liverpool welcome and her European competition

Mae Muller says she can’t wait to get on the Eurovision stage on Saturday night, where she will perform against 25 other countries in...

Business

British businessman Lynch extradited to US weeks after losing appeal

Mike Lynch, the British software tycoon, has been extradited to the US weeks after losing a long-running legal battle against the move. Sky News...

World

Thousands of migrants travel to US border as Title 42 restrictions come to an end

Thousands of migrants have been making their way to the US border as the Title 42 immigration law changes. The rule, which had enabled...

World

Chaos at US border is exactly what Biden wanted to avoid – with women and children outnumbering men

The chaos and confusion at the border today is exactly what President Joe Biden wanted to avoid when he announced a major change in...

Race to US border: What does the end of Title 42 mean?

Title 42 was a law that enabled the US to halt entries into the country to stop the introduction of communicable diseases. It was...

US veteran Daniel Penny to face manslaughter charge over subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

A 24-year-old US Marine Corps veteran is expected to be charged with manslaughter following the death of a homeless man on a New York...

Main suspect in 2005 Aruba disappearance of woman, 18, to be extradited from Peru to US

Peru will allow the extradition to the US of the main suspect in the unsolved disappearance of student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy blocked from making address at Eurovision – as final qualifiers announced

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been blocked from making an address at the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the final this weekend. The European...

Business

UK economy shrank 0.3% in March, ONS figures show

The UK economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, according to official figures – but contracted in March. Growth of...

Environment

In major milestone, wind power was Britain’s largest source of electricity in the first quarter

The Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm, in waters off the coast of Wales. The U.K. is home to a mature offshore wind sector....

World

Pakistan’s information minister defends arrest of Imran Khan, saying he ‘has to be treated like every citizen’

Pakistan’s information minister has defended the arrest of Imran Khan on the day the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful. In an exclusive interview...

Thousands of migrants travel to US border as Title 42 restrictions come to an end

Thousands of migrants have been making their way to the US border as the Title 42 immigration law changes. The rule, which had enabled...

Sports

Hurricanes top Devils in OT, onto conference final

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 10:31 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the New Jersey Devils...