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Local elections 2023: How to cut through the political spin as the results come in

There are three ways to judge how well the political parties do on election night. First, by the number of council seats gained, secondly...

World

More than 150 arrested across Europe after investigation into Italy’s most powerful mafia group

More than 150 people have been arrested across Germany, Spain and Italy after a three-year investigation into a powerful Italian mafia group. Italian and...

Politics

As Labour eyes gains in the local elections, voters have one pressing issue on their minds

At the Sprouts community café in Stockton in the northeast of England, voters have one pressing issue on their minds: The cost of living....

Texas shooting: Man suspected of killing five neighbours arrested after being found hiding under laundry pile

A man suspected of killing five neighbours in Texas has been arrested following a four-day manhunt. The search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza began on...

Sports

Panthers make Leafs pay for ‘mistakes’ in Game 1

10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, Matthew Tkachuk had three assists and the Florida Panthers survived a...

Sports

Inside Bryce Harper’s remarkable return to the Philadelphia Phillies

2:42 PM ET Midway through spring training, Bryce Harper paused in front of his locker in the Philadelphia Phillies‘ clubhouse in Clearwater, Florida, and...

Politics

Local elections 2023: How to cut through the political spin as the results come in

There are three ways to judge how well the political parties do on election night. First, by the number of council seats gained, secondly...

Sports

Verlander, Scherzer returning for Mets in Detroit

8:33 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — New York Mets star pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are returning to the mound, perhaps fittingly...

Sports

Phils’ Harper makes season debut in record time

6:54 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Bryce Harper has always enjoyed playing at Dodger Stadium. His game for the Philadelphia Phillies...

Man charged with murder after 32-year-old stabbed to death near Cornwall nightclub

A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death near a Cornwall nightclub. Michael Allen, who was 32...

Sports

Bergeron’s future ‘unanswered’ as Bruins pack up

7:51 PM ET As Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs began across the NHL on Tuesday, players on the league’s best team during...

Business

FCA launches consultation paper to shake up stock exchange listing rules

The UK financial watchdog will announce plans to change the rules on bringing companies into public ownership after a series of high profile businesses...

Sports

Vasilevskiy: Need better recovery to handle load

3:17 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Vasilevskiy started 71 playoff games as Tampa Bay won the Cup in 2020 and ’21, as...

Business

Prezzo braces for landlord showdown over restaurant closures

Prezzo, the high street restaurant chain, is bracing for a court showdown with landlords over the closure of a third of its sites. Sky...

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Michael Palin’s wife of 57 years dies: Monty Python star says she was ‘bedrock of my life’

Sir Michael Palin has announced the death of his wife, Helen, after 57 years of marriage. The 79-year-old TV star, who is best known...

Sports

Georgia’s three-peat hopes, Arch Manning’s progress and more spring football overreactions

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Clemson’s offense is in trouble! Arch Manning is all hype! There’s no way Georgia can three-peat! Not so fast....

Technology

Lawmakers update Kids Online Safety Act to address potential harms, but fail to appease some activists, industry groups

A bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday with updates that aimed to address concerns that the bill could...

Environment

New York poised to pass first statewide law banning natural gas in new buildings

The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City, as seen from Jersey City, New...

Technology

Drugs, guns and crypto seized, 288 arrested, in ‘unprecedented’ dark web crackdown

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, April 14, 2023, on significant international drug trafficking enforcement...

Mother and partner murdered nine-year-old boy found lifeless in cold bath, court hears

The trial of a mother and her partner has been told they murdered her nine-year-old son who was found lifeless in a cold bath...