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Ospreys rising star Harri Morgan who quit rugby after trying to take his own life aims to break stigma around mental health

Harri Morgan was living the dream while suffering in silence. From growing up in a fanatical rugby family in the Valleys to scoring a...

World

Ukraine war: ‘They didn’t even let me say goodbye – it’s been almost a year since I last saw my mum, since I heard her voice’

Apart from the odd roadblock and uniformed men carrying weapons and checking your car, in certain parts of Ukraine, it’s very easy to forget...

Business

Once-distinguished and influential CBI has seen its reputation reduced to rubble

If one were to compile a list of some of the most prestigious blue-chip UK employers, it would probably include NatWest, BP, Shell, Aviva,...

Technology

‘Utterly irresponsible’: SVB failure was caused by a banking — not tech — crisis, top VC says

Dado Ruvic | Reuters LONDON — The 9 hours ago 2 days ago “It is a banking one-on-one failure, unbelievably irresponsible frankly by the...

Sports

Devils ‘not playing to our standard,’ Hughes says

11:34 PM ET Two games in, the New York Rangers have absolutely dominated the Battle of the Hudson. The Rangers took a 2-0 series...

Technology

DHS task force will examine how to use A.I. to protect homeland security

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaks during a new conference in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021....

Sports

AAC preview, Part 1: Burning questions and players to watch

9:00 AM ET The American Athletic Association replaced quality with quantity. It will take a while to figure out if that was the right...

Sports

New QB, new coordinators, same Nick Saban: How Bama is handling its latest challenge

8:00 AM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nick Saban sits comfortably in his office, a room filled with tangible memories spanning decades of...

Environment

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

My top 10 things to watch Friday, April 21 1. Truist downgraded Tesla (TSLA) to hold from buy, while lowering its price target to...

Florida woman wins $2m after spending life savings on daughter’s breast cancer treatment

A Florida woman who spent her life savings on breast cancer treatment for her daughter won $2m (£1.6m) the day after she finished hospital...

Florida woman wins m after spending life savings on daughter's breast cancer treatment

Environment

Hijacked – Flight 73: Hostage who survived the 1986 Pan Am plane attack finds out why one of the terrorists spared his life

Wearing a red duvet jacket, an old T-shirt and a Panama hat, all of which had seen better days, Mike Thexton stood out like...

Business

Royal Mail dispute nears end as union recommends peace deal to posties

The most bitter UK industrial dispute of the last year is on the verge of being settled as the union representing 112,000 frontline Royal...

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Kevin Spacey appears in court via video link as UK trial date set for sexual offence charges

Kevin Spacey will go to trial in London at the end of June, a judge has confirmed, to face several sexual offence charges. The...

Politics

Dominic Raab resigns after bullying allegations

Dominic Raab has resigned after allegations he bullied staff members while working as a cabinet minister across different departments. In a letter posted on...

Politics

The rise and fall of the karate black belt MP who briefly led the country but was brought down by bullying claims

For almost three weeks, at the height of a once-in-a-generation crisis, Dominic Raab was in charge of the UK government.

CBI suspends all key activity after membership exodus during day of chaos

The CBI has suspended all activity until June after major companies terminated their membership or suspended collaboration due to the scandal engulfing the business...

Business

CBI scandal forces Aviva to ‘terminate’ its membership

Aviva, the FTSE 100 insurer, says it has “terminated” its membership of the CBI due to the scandal engulfing the business lobby group and...

Politics

Dominic Raab’s resignation letter in full

Dominic Raab says in his resignation letter as deputy prime minister it is “important to keep my word”, but adds the inquiry into bullying...

Business

CBI president faces blow as fund manager abrdn weighs exit

The president of the CBI is facing fresh embarrassment as a company of which he is a director weighs bringing its membership of the...

World

NATO allies ‘agree Ukraine will become member’

All NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member, says secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Ukraine...