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Plan for cruise ship to house asylum seekers near Liverpool scrapped

Plans for a giant cruise ship to house asylum seekers near Liverpool have been scrapped after being declined by port officials. A government source...

World

Colombia: Four children aged between 11 months and 13 years old found alive in jungle – 40 days after deadly plane crash

Four children have been found alive – five weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed into thick jungle. They were rescued by...

World

Trump plays golf as indictment unsealed. How worried should he be?

Of all the chapters in the Donald Trump story, and there have been many, this moment is compelling. For his supporters and detractors it...

Business

Ashley seizes on Odey crisis to snap up £75m AO stake

The crisis-hit hedge fund Odey Asset Management has offloaded its stake in AO, the London-listed electrical goods retailer, suggesting that it may be unable...

Business

The Great Cornish Bake Off? Greggs faces battle with local pasty makers as it eyes Cornwall expansion

Greggs says it wants to open new stores in Cornwall and the South West of England – in a move that could put the...

Politics

Boris Johnson quits with parting shot at panel investigating him – and Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister...

Politics

What will Boris Johnson do now?

It reads like a declaration of war – but in reality, Friday’s resignation statement matters because Boris Johnson is throwing in the towel on...

Politics

Boris Johnson: How a bombastic political career came to a bitter end

After his landslide general election victory in 2019, Boris Johnson looked unassailable as prime minister. His majority of 80 marked the end of the...

Politics

Boris Johnson steps down as MP: Former prime minister’s statement in full

Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect – claiming that he is being “driven out” of politics....

Sports

Mets lose Alonso for 3-4 weeks due to ailing wrist

ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2023, 04:41 PM ET The New York had lost six straight heading into a three-game series at Pittsburgh that...

Sports

Dodgers’ Urias has setback, will remain on IL

Jun 9, 2023, 09:56 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias will not come off the injured list for his scheduled start on...

World

The West gave modern tanks to Ukraine weeks ago. Why is Zelenskyy yet to launch an offensive?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had pleaded for military aid, and the West responded. The stage was set for a spring offensive in the latest phase...

Sports

Source: Apostolopoulos pulls bid to buy Senators

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 9, 2023, 08:49 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Toronto billionaire Steve Apostolopoulos...

Environment

Boris Johnson quits with parting shot at panel investigating him – and criticises Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP with immediate effect – and criticised Rishi Sunak in a blistering resignation letter. The former prime minister...

World

‘You imagine the worst’: People of Annecy reflect on playground attack

The school run in Annecy on Friday morning was not an easy one for many parents. It was perhaps most difficult for those dropping...

Technology

Netflix subscriptions rise as password-sharing crackdown takes effect

Netflix sign in page displayed on a laptop sscreen and Netflix logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken...

Sports

Rats off to ya! Why Panthers fans throw plastic rodents on the ice

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 9, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. In most cases the...

Technology

Crypto tokens plunged this week after Gensler stepped up SEC crackdown

Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, takes his seat before the start of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs...

Sports

The Aaron Boone Show? Manager turning run-ins with umps into an ‘art form’

Joon Lee, ESPNJun 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone...

Politics

Boris Johnson stands down as MP with immediate effect

Boris Johnson has announced he is standing down as an MP with immediate effect. In a statement, the former prime minister said he has...