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Freddie Mercury’s leather hotpants sell for thousands of pounds at auction

A pair of “shocking” leather hotpants worn by Freddie Mercury, have sold at auction for £18,000. The Queen star wore the black leather shorts...

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Tucker Carlson breaks silence after leaving Fox News

Tucker Carlson has spoken publicly for the first time since leaving Fox News, calling TV debates “stupid” and hitting out at “liars” who he...

Politics

Long-awaited gambling reforms to be revealed as smartphones branded ‘trapdoor to despair’

A new tax on gambling firms and maximum stakes for online slot machines are being considered under government plans to crack down on online...

‘Donald Trump raped me,’ accuser E Jean Carroll tells New York court

A writer who claims Donald Trump raped her nearly three decades ago in a department store changing room has told a court: “I’m here...

Environment

Oil major BP braces itself for shareholder revolt after scaling back its climate targets

BP, which was one of the first energy giants to announce an ambition to cut emissions to net zero “by 2050 or sooner,” has...

Fugees rapper Pras Michel found guilty of political conspiracy

Former Fugees rapper Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel has been convicted on criminal charges that he conspired with a Malaysian financier to orchestrate a series of...

Business

Sainsbury’s sees fall in pre-tax profit as it reveals cost of ‘keeping prices low’ during cost-of-living crisis

Sainsbury’s has reported a fall in its pre-tax profit, as it reveals it has spent more than £560m on “keeping our prices low over...

Business

New CBI boss ‘really confident’ business lobby group can survive scandal

The new boss of business lobby group the CBI says she is confident it will win back the trust of ministers and members within...

Sports

Mariners lefty Ray to have season-ending surgery

5:03 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Ray, 31, has been incredibly durable for most of his career. Aside from the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,...

Sports

At long last: Pirates’ Maggi, 33, makes MLB debut

9:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Drew Maggi‘s long road to the major leagues culminated in his first career at-bat Wednesday night. The 33-year-old...

Sports

Cardinals option rookie Walker to Triple-A

6:08 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Promising St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jordan Walker was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday following...

Sports

Stars’ Pavelski could return for Game 6 vs. Wild

9:06 PM ET 1 Related The sequence sent Pavelski to the ground, where he hit his head on the ice. Dallas forward Mason Marchment...

World

UK ‘cannot guarantee’ number of Sudan evacuation flights after 72-hour ceasefire expires

British nationals in Sudan have been warned the UK “cannot guarantee” how many more evacuation flights will leave Khartoum after the 72-hour ceasefire expires....

Politics

‘The post-Grenfell cladding scandal has left me penniless and about to go bankrupt’

Malcolm Cameron-Lee thought he was doing the right thing when he decided to invest his lifesavings into property twenty years ago to fund a...

Sports

Scheifele out for Jets in G5; Ehlers could return

8:21 PM ET The 1 Related Scheifele led the Jets in the regular season with a career-high 42 goals plus 26 assists in 81...

Technology

Samsung’s profit plunged 95% amid weak memory chip demand

Samsung at the Mobile World Congress 2023 on March 2, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Joan Cros |...

Environment

Pioneer beats on earnings, announces succession, tweaks dividend — a mix pressuring the oil stock

Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) posted solid first-quarter results after the bell Wednesday, thanks to higher-than-expected energy production. Free cash flow, however, was a slight...