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What is the Hajj? How long does it last? Who can take part?

More than 2.5 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for this year’s Hajj. After numbers were reduced over...

‘Presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titan sub

Presumed human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard has said. It comes after debris from...

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‘Presumed human remains’ found from wreckage of Titan sub

Presumed human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard has said. It comes after debris from...

Sports

‘What are we going to be when we grow up?’: Inside Houston’s transition to the Big 12

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 08:00 AM ET HOUSTON — DANA HOLGORSEN is putting his Houston football team through its paces...

Business

Jobs market – not Brexit – to blame for UK being inflation outlier, Bank of England boss says

The governor of the Bank of England, which has raised interest rates to a 15-year high, has said the UK labour market and not...

World

Titan submersible: Pictures show wreckage recovered from sea floor after deadly implosion

The wreckage of the Titan submersible has been brought ashore after it imploded at the bottom of the Atlantic almost two weeks ago. New...

World

Kylian Mbappe speaks out after teen’s killing by police sparks Paris riots

Footballer Kylian Mbappe has spoken out after the fatal police shooting of a teenager sparked riots in the suburbs of Paris. The Paris Saint-Germain...

Staff at Carmarthenshire hotel where asylum seekers are set to be housed ‘in shock’ after redundancy announcement

Staff at a hotel where asylum seekers are set to be housed from next month are “in shock” after a redundancy announcement. Workers at...

Politics

Lisa Nandy rejects rent controls as ‘sticking plaster’ solution to housing crisis

Labour’s Lisa Nandy has rejected the idea of rent controls, calling it a “sticking plaster” solution to the UK’s housing crisis. The shadow housing...

Politics

Tory mayor hopeful Daniel Korski withdraws from race after groping allegation ‘with heavy heart’

Daniel Korski has stood aside from the race to be Tory candidate for mayor of London following an allegation of groping. The claim was...

Environment

Just Stop Oil protesters halt second Ashes Test at Lord’s | England’s Jonny Bairstow carries one protester off

Jonny Bairstow of England removes a “Just Stop Oil” pitch invader during Day One of the Ashes 2nd Test match between England and Australia...

Donald Trump countersues woman jury says he sexually abused

Donald Trump is suing a woman he was found to have sexually abused – claiming she falsely accused him of rape. E. Jean Carroll...

World

Ukraine war: Russian missile ‘designed to bring down a plane’ hits crowded pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk

At least 10 people have been killed – including children – and 61 injured after a Russian missile struck a pizza restaurant in the...

Technology

Nvidia dips on report U.S. considering new A.I. chip export restrictions for China

Gina Raimondo, US secretary of Commerce, from left, Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, and Katherine Tai, US trade representative, at a discussion during...

Business

Government ‘prepared for range of scenarios’ amid fears of Thames Water collapse

The government said it is prepared for a range of scenarios amid fears Britain’s biggest water company could collapse. Sky News has learnt that...

Business

Jeremy Hunt to hold pension fund talks as major reforms loom

Jeremy Hunt will hold talks on Wednesday with some of the pensions industry’s top executives weeks before he unveils reforms aimed at jumpstarting retirement...

Business

No emergency coal-fired power for National Grid to keep lights on this winter

The National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) has confirmed it will have no coal-fired power as back-up this winter, if needed, to help keep...

Business

Union claims ‘whopping’ 17% Manchester Airport pay win as Bank of England demands restraint

The country’s second-largest union says it has negotiated a “whopping” 17% pay deal, just days after the governor of the Bank of England urged...

Politics

Chancellor meets regulators to demand price scrutiny in inflation fight

The chancellor has called in the country’s main consumer watchdogs for talks as part of efforts to help curb the UK’s inflation problem. Jeremy...

Politics

Official complaint made against Tory London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski

A formal complaint has been made against London Conservative mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski following a groping allegation. TV producer and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin has...