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Ireland crash: Four young people killed in Co Tipperary are named by police

Four young people who died in a road crash in Co Tipperary while on the way to exam celebrations have been named by Irish...

World

Madagascar: At least 12 killed in stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony

A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed at...

Met Police admits details of officers at risk of exposure after warrant card supplier was hacked

The Metropolitan Police is on high alert following a significant security breach that led to officers’ and staff’s details being hacked. All 47,000 personnel...

Business

HMV owner seeks £50m backing for Wilko rescue bid

The owner of HMV has approached a number of debt providers to back a last-gasp rescue bid for Wilko, the ailing high street retailer....

Politics

Nadine Dorries sends resignation letter to PM – and launches scathing attack on him

Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries has announced she is resigning, after months of criticism over her absence from the House of Commons. In her...

Whole-life sentences will become ‘default’ for sexually motivated or sadistic murders, PM says

Whole-life prison sentences will become the “default” punishment for “sexual or sadistic” murders, the prime minister has said. Former NHS neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby...

World

Luis Rubiales: FIFA suspends embattled Spanish football chief amid World Cup kiss row

Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days in the wake of the World Cup kissing row....

Business

Barclays line up Gulf firepower for fresh raid on Telegraph newspapers

The former owners of The Daily Telegraph have lined up hundreds of millions of pounds from Middle Eastern investors in a bid to wrest...

Chicago police investigate White Sox baseball game shooting as two women injured

Two people have been injured in a shooting during a baseball game in Chicago. A 42-year-old woman was wounded in the leg and another...

World

Luis Rubiales: Spanish football chief accuses Jenni Hermoso of lying over kiss at Women’s World Cup final

Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has used his federation to accuse World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso of lying by saying she did not...

World

Ireland: Four young people killed in road crash in Co Tipperary

Four young people have died in a road crash in Co Tipperary, Irish police have said. The male driver, who was in his early...

World

Madagascar: At least 12 killed in stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony

A stampede of sports fans trying to enter Madagascar’s national stadium for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games has killed at...

World

Ukraine war: Putin was careful not to make Prigozhin a martyr – but his legacy will live on | Sean Bell

More than two months have passed since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s ill-fated rebellion against Moscow. Despite President Putin surviving the biggest challenge to his authority to...

Science

Chandrayaan-3 Touchdown Spot on Lunar Surface Named as Shiva Shakti Point

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the...

Sports

Betts receives lengthy ovation in Boston return

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Mookie Betts received a lengthy ovation from fans at Fenway Park in his first game...

Sports

Astros lose no-hitter in 8th, fall on walk-off HR

Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 10:01 PM ET DETROIT — Rookie 1 Related Alex Lange (6-3) worked the ninth for the win. It was...

Sports

Orioles closer Bautista exits with arm discomfort

Aug 25, 2023, 10:06 PM ET Baltimore closer Félix Bautista exited Friday night’s 5-4 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies with arm discomfort, Orioles...

World

Spain’s World Cup-winning women footballers refuse to play until federation boss who kissed player quits

Spanish World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso says “in no moment” did she consent to a kiss from the country’s football federation president Luis Rubiales...

Sports

Big Ten to launch gameday availability reports

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 08:35 PM ET The Big Ten said Friday it will make football availability reports mandatory on gamedays...

Sports

USC’s Williams betting favorite for 2nd Heisman

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 USC quarterback Caleb...