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Joe Biden to meet Rishi Sunak for Ukraine talks and have tea with the King during UK visit

Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with the King during his visit to the UK. The US president...

Business

Thames Water secures additional £750m from shareholders in race to avoid nationalisation

Thames Water says it has secured a commitment for an additional £750m investment by shareholders, as the debt laden company races to avoid the...

Politics

Joe Biden to get Downing Street meeting with Rishi Sunak and tea with the King during UK visit

Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK. The US president...

Politics

Adam Boulton: Why Sunak and Biden are struggling to keep spark of special relationship alive

Monday will mark the sixth meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden – and their seventh encounter in all as...

Politics

Minister refuses to back removal of murals for child arrivals – as 1,000 migrants arrive in two days

More than 1,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in just two days, with Friday seeing the highest number of crossings...

Politics

Sophy Ridge on Sunday podcast: Yes to trees, not tree-huggers | Rachel Reeves and Victoria Atkins

She could be the most powerful woman in Britain if the election goes her way. Joining Sophy Ridge on the podcast is the shadow...

Sports

Byron wins rain-shortened Cup race at Atlanta

Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 10:18 PM ET HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron overcame a spin early in the second stage that knocked him...

World

Joe Biden to get Downing Street meeting with Rishi Sunak and tea with the King during UK visit

Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK. The US president...

World

As NATO prepares to meet, the US will seek to calm its critics over sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

In Washington circles and beyond, officials bristle at suggestions that the decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine represents an erosion of the moral...

World

Wimbledon crowd boo Belarusian player Victoria Azarenka after losing to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina

Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka was booed off Court One at Wimbledon after losing to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. The crowd was overwhelmingly behind Svitolina and...

World

France bans fireworks sales ahead of Bastille Day after violent riots

France has banned the sale of fireworks ahead of Bastille Day celebrations on Friday amid fears of further violence. The sale, possession and transport...

Sports

LSU’s Skenes (Pirates), Crews (Nats) drafted 1-2

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Sports

Trade grades: Red Wings level up with DeBrincat deal, while Senators lose out

The possibility of Alex DeBrincat being traded this summer had been a topic of discussion for weeks. On Sunday night, the Detroit Red Wings...

Sports

New 2024 NFL mock draft: Reid’s debut predictions for all 32 first-round picks

Jordan Reid, NFL draft analystJul 6, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on...

Sports

2023 MLB draft tracker: Skenes goes No. 1; Results, analysis for every first-round pick

Jul 9, 2023, 08:15 AM ET The first round of the 2023 MLB draft is over, with the Pittsburgh Pirates selecting LSU star Paul...

As NATO prepares to meet, the US will seek to calm its critics over sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

In Washington circles and beyond, officials bristle at suggestions that the decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine represents an erosion of the moral...

Nuria Sajjad: Second eight-year-old girl dies after Wimbledon school crash

A second eight-year-old girl has died after a car crashed into a primary school in southwest London. Sixteen people were treated at the scene...

Sports

Hitting coach fired as Yankees stumble into break

Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 07:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Hitting coach Dillon Lawson was fired by the New York Yankees after Sunday’s...

Police make appeal for man wanted in connection to serious assault in west London – but warn public not to approach him

Police are appealing for help to find a 23-year-old man in connection to a serious assault in west London. Sam Gray is wanted for...

Timeline leading up to suspension of presenter accused in BBC scandal

An unnamed BBC presenter has been suspended after being accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The male presenter...