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Women’s World Cup: Spain’s FA chief Luis Rubiales says sorry after kissing Jennifer Hermoso on the lips following victory

The head of Spain’s football federation has apologised after kissing a player on the lips following their Women’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales faced...

World

Palm Springs cut off as desert Californian city deluged by Tropical Storm Hilary

The Californian desert city of Palm Springs has been cut off after Tropical Storm Hilary flooded streets and brought down power lines across southern...

World

Hawaii wildfires: 850 people still missing after blaze ripped through Maui

A total of 850 people are still missing following deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the county’s mayor has said. In an overnight update, Mayor...

World

Triathlon Ireland says it did not ‘sanction’ Ironman swim race in which two men died in Co Cork

Triathlon Ireland has said its officials did not sanction a swimming race in which two competitors died. The men, in their 40s and 60s,...

Technology

Arm files for Nasdaq listing, as SoftBank aims to sell shares in chip designer it bought for $32 billion

SoftBank plans to list Arm in the U.S. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Arm, the chip designer owned by Japan’s SoftBank, filed...

Arm files for Nasdaq listing, as SoftBank aims to sell shares in chip designer it bought for billion

Technology

Zoom beats expectations and lifts full-year guidance on enterprise business strength

Zoom founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in New York on April 18, 2019. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Zoom...

Technology

What ARM’s expected debut means for the IPO market and SoftBank

Billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks in front of a screen displaying the ARM Holdings logo during...

Palm Springs cut off as desert Californian city deluged by Storm Hilary

The Californian desert city of Palm Springs has been cut off after Storm Hilary flooded streets and brought down power lines across southern parts...

Technology

Google executive turnover and role changes come as the company searches for new identity

Ruth Porat, chief financial officer of Alphabet Inc., speaks during a news conference at Michigan Central Station in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, Feb. 4,...

Science

Chandrayaan-3 Landing Could Be Shifted to August 27 Under This Condition

If any factor regarding the lander module appears unfavourable, then the landing will be shifted to August 27, said the Space Applications Centre-ISRO about...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer says questions about his CPS role during Andrew Malkinson case should be ‘directed elsewhere’

Sir Keir Starmer has said questions about his role as the director of public prosecutions (DPP) during the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson should...

Politics

Lucy Letby: Rishi Sunak brands baby killer ‘cowardly’ as she misses sentencing hearing

Lucy Letby is “cowardly” for missing her sentencing hearing, the prime minister has said, adding that the government is “looking at” changing the law....

Politics

Another council calls for Nadine Dorries to stand down as MP

A second council in Nadine Dorries’ constituency has called for her to resign, nine weeks after the Boris Johnson loyalist said she would stand...

Politics

London mayor Sadiq Khan’s office accused of ‘alarmingly cosy relationship’ to ‘silence’ ULEZ criticism

Sadiq Khan’s deputy and a scientist the mayor’s office helps to fund have been accused of working together in an attempt to criticise research...

Science

Despite Luna-25’s Failure, Russia Is Hopeful to Explore Moon’s Resources

The race to explore and develop the moon‘s resources has begun and Russia must remain a player despite the failure of its first lunar...

Call for reforms as median FTSE 100 chief executive pay topped £3.91m in 2022

Bosses of some of the UK’s biggest companies had their pay increased to 118 times the median wage of a full time UK worker,...

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mother Cheryl ‘still numb’ one year after schoolgirl’s death

The mother of the murdered schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel has spoken of the pain of her loss on the first anniversary of her daughter’s killing....

Business

Homebuilder warns on profits as housing market alarm bells intensify

Shares in UK housebuilders have taken a fresh hit on the latest woes to hit the sector including a profit warning from a major...

Business

The Wilko name may live on but job losses are inevitable

An update on the future of Wilko, the collapsed discount and variety retailer, is expected imminently from its administrators PwC. The former family-owned company...

Business

Flights to and from Edinburgh Airport temporarily suspended due to emergency runway repairs

Flights to and from Edinburgh Airport were temporarily suspended on Monday morning after a runway required emergency repairs. Four flights were diverted and planes...