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A trade deal between the UK and India isn’t guaranteed any time soon – and this is why

With his heritage and large extended family in the country, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will receive a warmer welcome than most of the other...

Business

Ministers ‘blind’ to rising levels of fraud after billions lost during COVID, MPs say

MPs have accused ministers of “flying blind” and “shrugging their shoulders” at the scale of fraud – which has quadrupled since the start of the...

Business

Pensions triple lock adds £11bn a year to public spending – report

The triple lock for state pensions has led to an extra £11bn being spent on the benefit per year, new research has shown. A...

Technology

Ukraine rips Elon Musk for disrupting sneak attack on Russian fleet with Starlink cutoff

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to...

Sports

UNC WR Walker denied appeal, ineligible for ’23

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. North...

Sports

Source: KU QB Daniels expected to play vs. Illini

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 7, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Kansas star quarterback Jalon Daniels is expected to play against Illinois on Friday night after missing...

Mark Dickey: Seriously ill man trapped in cave appears in new video 3,000ft underground

A trapped caver awaiting rescue after becoming seriously ill more than 3,000ft underground has appeared in a new video saying he had been “close...

Technology

Senate confirms Anna Gomez to FCC, breaking yearslong deadlock at the agency

Anna Gomez during a confirmation hearing for the FCC. Source: U.S. Senate The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Democrat Anna Gomez to the Federal...

Sports

A football player, a killing and the elusive search for justice

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Warning:...

Politics

Daniel Abed Khalife: Wandsworth prison – where fugitive escaped from – ‘really needs closing’, says chief inspector

The jail from which terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife escaped “really needs closing ultimately”, the chief inspector of prisons has said. Speaking to Sky...

Primodos campaigners accuse government of ‘bullying and intimidation’ over legal demand

For nearly 50 years campaigners have fought for recognition that a pregnancy test drug called Primodos, given to them by their GPs, damaged babies...

Technology

Apple shares fall after reports that China banned iPhone use by government employees

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the annual session of China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 26,...

Technology

Charter and Disney aren’t budging in their blackout fight as NFL season kicks off

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The kickoff to the NFL season is Thursday night, and Charter Communications doesn’t appear to be moving...

King Charles pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death

King Charles has remembered his late mother’s “devoted service” and “all she meant” to the country on the first anniversary of her death. Queen...

Daniel Abed Khalife: No confirmed sightings of Wandsworth prison fugitive despite dozens of calls from public

There have been no confirmed sightings of fugitive Daniel Abed Khalife since he escaped Wandsworth prison despite the police receiving more than 50 calls...

Business

CBI in talks about tie-up with manufacturers’ body Make UK

The CBI, the embattled employers’ lobbying group, is in talks with Make UK, the manufacturers’ body, about areas of potential collaboration in what some...

Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Which NLWC team has the advantage?

Sep 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET There are four power rankings left to go in the 2023 season, and while certain teams — such...

‘One player is going to die’: Tennis star’s shock outburst as he plays final in scorching conditions

Scorching temperatures at the US Open have sparked a shock courtside outburst from Russian champion Daniil Medvedev. The world No 3 was battling it...

Sports

Overheard at the NHLPA rookie showcase: Expectations for Bedard, Wolf, Carlsson … and a fighting ban?

ARLINGTON, Va. — Connor Bedard circled the ice, waiting for his cue from a hockey card photographer for Upper Deck. He skated purposefully towards...

Bruce Springsteen postpones September shows with E Street Band after falling ill with peptic ulcer

Bruce Springsteen has cancelled the September leg of his tour after suffering from a peptic ulcer. The 73-year-old rock legend announced on his website...