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Mortgage rate hikes threaten a ‘significant drag’ on housing market, Nationwide warns

Rising mortgage rates have yet to hit the housing market but threaten to be a “significant drag” in the short-term, Nationwide has said. However,...

World

‘He didn’t want to kill him’ – Officer who shot teen apologises to family as riots spread across France

The police officer who shot and killed a teenager during a traffic stop in Paris has asked the family of the boy for forgiveness....

World

Paris riots: A youth told us, in the most blunt terms possible, that we weren’t welcome

There are the three things that have come to illuminate the night sky in Nanterre – blue lights, orange flames and the starburst of...

Sports

J.J. won’t race after deaths of in-laws, nephew

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Jimmie Johnson will not race this weekend in NASCAR’s Cup Series street race in Chicago...

Sports

Sources: Women’s hockey could unite with sale

ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2023, 09:47 PM ET A co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired what was described as “certain assets” of...

Sports

2023 MLB All-Star Game: Everything you need to know

Jun 21, 2023, 07:30 AM ET For the third time in history, the Midsummer Classic is headed to Seattle. The 2023 festivities will kick...

Sports

Ohtani hits 14th homer in June in Angels’ loss

ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2023, 08:33 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — He leads the majors with 29 homers and is batting .309. “That...

Sports

Rangers top MLB with 4 All-Star Game starters

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 07:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The...

Sports

NHL draft winners and losers: Blackhawks, Blues, USNTDP and … patience?

The party’s over in Nashville. Well, at least the 2023 NHL draft party is — as all the hockey people crowding Broadway learned this...

Technology

Oil and gas will continue to power the world for decades to come, big oil firms say

Oil rigs on platforms in Gaoyu Lake in east China’s Jiangsu province Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Barcroft Media | Getty Images Oil and gas...

Parkland school mass shooting: Ex-sheriff’s deputy found not guilty of failing to protect students in 2018

A former sheriff’s deputy accused of failing to protect students during a 2018 mass shooting at a US school has been acquitted by a...

Business

Estimated 15.7million people hit by postal delays charity says, as it calls for tougher review into Royal Mail

An estimated 15.7 million people in the UK experienced postal delays last month, according to new research commissioned by the charity, Citizens Advice. Many...

Technology

Google employees boo company at drag show that was nearly cancelled amid religious employee protest

Google tried to distance itself from a pre-planned drag show featuring longtime performer “Peaches Christ” in San Francisco but employees still attended. Some of...

Sports

Impact rookies and dynasty keepers from the 2023 NHL Draft

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJun 29, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Just like that, another NHL...

Australia invites 16m Britons to work ‘down under’ after extending working holiday visa age limit to 35

Millions of Britons are being given a chance to work down under after Australia extended its working holiday visa age limit. A long-awaited amendment...

How the government plans to address the NHS staffing crisis – from shorter degrees to extra medical school places

Shorter medical degrees, apprenticeships, and £2.4bn in funding are among the radical plans being put forward to solve NHS England’s severe staffing crisis. The...

Technology

Compliance chief at Chinese fintech company stole girlfriend’s insider info to trade VMware, tech stocks

VMware at the New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 14, 2021. Source: NYSE The compliance chief at a Chinese payment processor was charged by the...

Technology

SoLo Funds, peer-to-peer loan platform for underserved banking consumers, is expanding to Nigeria

A pedestrian in the Lagos Island district of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoLo Funds, a...

Business

Ofgem’s downward revision of average energy use means lower bills forecast but still higher than historical levels

The energy price cap is set to fall again, according to a closely-watched forecast, as the energy regulator has said the average home is...

Royal Air Force unlawfully discriminated against white male recruits in bid to boost diversity, inquiry finds

The Royal Air Force unlawfully discriminated against white men in a recruitment drive aimed at boosting diversity, an official inquiry has found. Air Chief...