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Inflation eases to 10.7% but the cost of a night out surges ahead of Christmas

The rate of inflation eased to 10.7% from 11.1% last month, according to official figures showing that food and the cost of a night...

Search for migrants in freezing Channel continues after four confirmed dead and 39 others rescued as boat capsizes

A major search and rescue operation is continuing in the dark and cold waters of the English Channel, after at least four people died...

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Jay Leno describes the moment his face caught on fire

US comedian Jay Leno has described the moment his face caught on fire in a blaze that left him with burns on around 7%...

World

UK to train Ukrainian judges to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers

A group of 90 Ukrainian judges will undergo training, provided by the UK, to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers. The first group...

Politics

Chemotherapy appointments ‘being rescheduled’ during nurses’ strikes, union told

Senior health leaders have raised concerns about the care of cancer patients during the impending nurses’ strikes – including warnings that some chemotherapy appointments...

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto boss hugs parents as he is denied bail over ‘one of biggest financial frauds in US history’

Former cryptocurrency exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents after being denied bail on charges relating to “one of the biggest financial frauds in...

Business

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto boss hugs parents as he is denied bail over ‘one of biggest financial frauds in US history’

Former cryptocurrency exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents after being denied bail on charges relating to “one of the biggest financial frauds in...

Business

Adtech group Tremor feels shock of shareholder pay revolt

A London-listed advertising technology provider has caved into shareholder pressure and abandoned plans to recalibrate a multimillion-pound executive pay scheme. Sky News has learnt...

Business

Pound rises to six-month high against dollar as US inflation slows

The pound can buy more dollars than at any point in the last six months after the US rate of inflation slowed to its...

Environment

UK weather: Major incident in Shetland as thousands without power – with more snow and ice warnings for large parts of country

A major incident has been declared for Shetland after thousands of homes were left without power – as snow and ice continues to cause...

World

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto boss hugs parents as he is denied bail over ‘one of biggest financial frauds in US history’

Former cryptocurrency exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents after being denied bail on charges relating to “one of the biggest financial frauds in...

Technology

Jack Dorsey admits mistakes at Twitter, and says the site still has problems

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018....

Sports

Mississippi State coach Leach dies at age 61

8:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach died Monday night after complications related to a heart condition, the school...

Politics

SNP reveals new plan to secure indyref2 without Westminster backing

The SNP plans to introduce a bill that would allow Scotland to decide on independence without the UK government’s approval. The party is pushing...

Sports

How Mike Leach took the Air Raid mainstream — and revolutionized the sport

12:33 PM ET Before we knew Mike Leach was a first-ballot hall of fame interview, before the sideline dissertations about marriage or candy or...

Sports

The untold story of Mike Leach’s ‘lost’ OU play script that fooled Texas

10:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018. Few rivalries in sports fuel as much hostility and pressure to win...

Technology

Musk’s Twitter reportedly hasn’t paid rent on its office spaces for weeks

Pedestrians walk in front of the Twitter Inc. headquarters in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an effort...

Technology

Google execs warn company’s reputation could suffer if it moves too fast on AI-chat technology

Google senior fellow Jeff Dean speaks at a 2017 event in China. Source: Chris Wong | Google At a recent all-hands meeting, employees raised...

Technology

Sam Bankman-Fried denied bail in Bahamas on FTX fraud charges, judge cites flight risk

A magistrate judge in the Bahamas on Tuesday denied bail to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, citing heightened flight risk, and said he should be...

Sports

Let’s find the best fits for top remaining MLB free agents

7:00 AM ET There has already been a lot of action in what will likely end up as the biggest MLB free agent extravaganza...