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PMQs: Starmer brands Sunak ‘inaction man’ as he attacks PM on prisons and schools

Sir Keir Starmer has branded Rishi Sunak “inaction man” over problems facing the UK’s schools and prisons. The prime minister has been greeted with...

Business

Patisserie Valerie: Four people face fraud charges over bakery chain’s collapse

Four people have been charged in connection with the collapse of Patisserie Valerie – a bakery chain that once had almost 200 stores. The...

Sports

Australian investigation finds decades of abuse

Sep 13, 2023, 06:49 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — A review of the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing industry in Australia’s state of Victoria...

Sports

NHL rookie idols: Who inspired Bedard, Cooley, Wallstedt, other future stars?

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Connor Bedard was born on July 17, 2005,...

Sports

‘We’re going to make a playoff run’: How the Diamondbacks are learning to contend

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. AS...

JFK assassination: ‘Magic bullet’ theory cast into doubt by ex-Secret Service witness

The ‘magic bullet’ theory that describes how a single bullet killed John F Kennedy and injured another has been cast into doubt by an...

World

Libya floods: At least 30,000 displaced, with fatalities expected to rise significantly

At least 30,000 people have been displaced in the town hardest hit by floods in Libya. Meanwhile, a minister has said 5,300 bodies in...

World

North Korea supports Russia’s ‘sacred fight’ against the West, Kim Jong Un tells Vladimir Putin

Kim Jong Un has pledged his support to Russia in what he has described as the “fight against imperialism”. The North Korean leader praised...

Politics

Conservative candidates dropped after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies

The Conservatives reportedly dropped two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned that they could be spies for China. The security service contacted...

Business

Economy contracts by worse than expected 0.5% in July, official figures show

The UK economy contracted by 0.5% in July, according to early official figures showing a hit from strikes and wet summer weather. The Office...

Taylor Swift dominates MTV Video Music Awards 2023 – and NSYNC reunite

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet another awards show – taking home the top prize and several other gongs at MTV’s Video Music...

Politics

PM and health secretary to host roundtable over looming NHS winter pressures

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Steve Barclay will today meet health experts as they seek to “mitigate winter pressures” hitting the NHS...

Sports

Olson hits 51st HR, ties Jones for Braves’ record

ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 08:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Matt Olson tied the Braves‘ single-season home run record with 51, matching Andruw...

Sports

Scherzer to have MRI after triceps spasm

ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2023, 09:13 PM ET TORONTO — The three-time Cy Young Award winner said he began feeling tightness while warming...

Politics

Number of long-term sick hits record high of 2.6 million

The level of illness among the UK population is costing lives and harming the economy, a report has warned – after the number of...

Technology

Ripple says it will fight the SEC lawsuit ‘all the way through’

In 2020, the U.S. SEC accused Ripple and its co-founders of breaching securities laws by selling its native cryptocurrency XRP without first registering it...

Technology

Google engaged in a monopolistic feedback loop to maintain search dominance, DOJ alleges in first day of trial

Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice, arrives at federal court on September 12, 2023 in Washington,...

Technology

One of the biggest advances in this year’s iPhones are the new Apple-made chips

Apple iPhone Pro A17 Pro chip. Source: Apple Inc. Apple today unveiled the new iPhone 15 to plenty of fanfare. But there’s also a...

World

Libya flooding: More than 5,300 feared dead after dams burst

More than 5,300 people are feared dead after devastating flooding struck Libya. A quarter of the eastern city of Derna was wiped out by...

World

Libya flooding: What caused sheer scale of death and destruction in eastern city of Derna? Everything we know so far

Torrential rain, loud explosions and burst dams. With thousands feared dead, Sky News looks at what could have caused the devastating flood that wiped...