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Passan: How MLB survived its darkest moment — and is now a whole new ballgame

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” IT’S...

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Child refugee who made Channel crossing in dinghy questions Sir Keir Starmer on Labour’s asylum plans

Sir Keir Starmer has told an 11-year-old refugee from Iran who made the hazardous Channel crossing in a dinghy there should be safe routes...

Politics

UK to help fund detention centre in France to stop Channel crossings, Sunak and Macron announce

The UK will help fund a detention centre in France to try and stop migrants from crossing the Channel, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and...

Sports

MAC East preview: Burning questions for every team

7:00 AM ET Eleven of the MAC’s 12 current teams have reached the conference championship game at some point. Nine have won it. If...

Sports

ACC spring preview: High expectations for new and returning faces

7:00 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David...

Politics

Rishi Sunak says more funding for France to tackle small boats crossing Channel a ‘sensible investment’

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Paris to open a “new chapter” in UK-French relations as he resets ties with President Emmanuel Macron after five...

World

Hamburg shooting: Unborn baby among those killed at Jehovah’s Witness building

The unborn baby of a woman who was seven months pregnant was among those killed during a mass shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness building...

World

Girl who was abducted from Washington mall in 2018 found in Mexico

A girl from the United States who went missing in October 2018 has been found alive and well in Mexico, the FBI has said....

World

Ukraine war: ‘I want Putin to die’ – Shock and anger after dozens of Russian missiles hit Kyiv

I met Larysa standing on broken glass outside her Kyiv apartment block trying to convince two council workmen to come up to her flat...

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Oscars 2023: How the controversy around Andrea Riseborough’s nomination could change the way campaigning works

By the time the Academy Awards rolls out the red carpet each year, most stars in the running have spent months travelling the world,...

Politics

Fraud case against three ex-G4S executives collapses after 10 year investigation

Charges have been dropped against three former executives of G4S’s electronic tagging arm who were accused of defrauding the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) following...

World

Hamburg shooting: Police had been warned about attacker’s mental health, officials say

The gunman who killed seven people at a Jehovah’s Witness building in Hamburg was a former member of the congregation who police had been...

Business

Economy sees rebound in January helped by return of Premier League football

The economy rebounded to grow by 0.3% in January, according to official figures which reaffirmed that the UK avoided recession at the end of...

Gary Lineker forced out of role as Match of the Day presenter

Gary Lineker has been forced off his Match of the Day duties by the BBC because he won’t apologise for his comments on social...

Business

Jitters over health of US banks spark global stock market sell-off

Stock markets have gone into retreat globally over concerns for the health of US banks in the tougher economy. Banking stocks had led Wall...

Trump invited to appear before grand jury next week, lawyer says

Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury next week as part of an investigation into hush money payments...

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Financial Conduct Authority says 356,000 mortgage borrowers could face payment difficulties by end of June 2024

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage holders could face payment difficulties by the end of June next year, according to analysis by the Financial Conduct...