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Amazon posts strong profits but warnings over slowdown sparks dip in share gains

Amazon has posted stronger than expected profits in the first quarter of the year – but warnings of a slowdown in its cloud services...

Business

Leading trade bodies in talks to fill void left by CBI implosion

A group of Britain’s most influential trade associations are in talks about forging closer ties as they try to navigate the crisis engulfing the...

Politics

Richard Sharp resigns as BBC chairman following row over Boris Johnson loan

Richard Sharp has resigned as chairman of the BBC in the wake of a report into his appointment following a cronyism row. Mr Sharp...

Business

NatWest beats profit expectations with 50% hike on last year

NatWest has beaten expectations by recording a pre-tax profit of £1.8bn in the first three months of the year. This is well ahead of...

Business

Average UK rents hit record with £2,500 in London amid property shortage

Average rents for properties across Britain have hit a new record high, according to data from a property website showing a record £2,500 per...

Business

Train strikes: Threat to Eurovision and FA Cup final as new dates are revealed

Two union disputes with train operating companies are to result in fresh strikes – including on the days of the Eurovision Song Contest and...

Technology

Microsoft is betting its future on cloud gaming — but that’s what tripped up the Activision deal

Microsoft has invested huge amounts of capital and time into making cloud gaming a core part of its gaming offering. Peter Summers | Getty...

Environment

Wall Street predicted a big surge for oil this year. But prices are now lower

Oil prices were rattled by the collapse of several U.S. and European lenders earlier this spring, which discouraged volatility-adverse investors from historically riskier assets,...

Environment

Swiss central bank promises regulation review after collapse of Credit Suisse

Thomas Jordan, president of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), speaks during the bank’s annual general meeting in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday, April 28, 2023....

World

Sudan ceasefire extended as remaining Britons told to head to airfield ‘quickly’ by foreign secretary

A ceasefire in Sudan has been extended for three more days despite continuing reports of heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum and the western...

World

Spain provisionally sees hottest April day on record with temperature of 38.7C

Spain is believed to have recorded its hottest ever April day. A temperature of 38.7C (101.66F) was provisionally recorded at Cordoba Airport on Thursday,...

World

Jack Teixeira: Pentagon leaks suspect discussed murder and ‘assassination van’, say prosecutors

A man accused of leaking US military documents had “troubling discussions” about violence and murder and said he was tempted to make an “assassination...

World

Traumatised Sudan evacuees describe ‘horrendous’ scenes in Khartoum as they arrive in Cyprus

Many people are arriving in Cyprus utterly traumatised and too upset to talk about what they’ve been through to get here. We watched a...

Sports

Ohtani only few feet short of getting historic cycle

9:21 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — On what was in many ways a difficult afternoon, “I had to go up and down the dugout...

Sports

Yankees’ Judge (hip discomfort) exits win early

10:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Thursday’s game was Judge’s first in Texas since breaking Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run mark there...

The Big Melt: Crushed houses, trapped cars and the threat of floods – inside California’s buried ski resort

High in the California mountains, a ski resort sits buried under layers of snow and ice. Residents of Mammoth Lakes fear for their lives,...

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James Corden ends his eight-year stint on The Late Late Show with appearances from Tom Cruise, Harry Styles and Adele

James Corden said “it’s been life-changing” as he signed off from his final episode of The Late Late Show, after eight years at the...

Science

Ispace’s Moon Lander Likely Crashed on Lunar Surface During Landing Attempt

Japan’s ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when...

Science

Why China Wants to Build a Constellation of Relay Satellites

China will start building relay satellites that by 2030 will act as a communication bridge between missions to the moon and beyond, and ground...

Sports

‘Believe in the power of cheese’: How a group of rookies helped give the Brewers the best vibes in baseball

7:11 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers had just finished one of the most successful road trips in their history, a 7-3 romp...