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Taylor Swift tour ticket sales cancelled by Ticketmaster after ‘extraordinarily high demands’

Ticketmaster has cancelled ticket sales for the US leg of Taylor Swift’s tour due to “insufficient ticket inventory” to meet “extraordinarily high demands”. General...

Sports

When will Alex Ovechkin reach 800 goals? Upcoming games, plus highlights

10:10 PM ET ESPN staff Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is currently chasing down career NHL goal No. 800. After starting the 2022-23 season...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt to defend autumn statement amid warning of record fall in living standards

Jeremy Hunt will continue to defend his autumn statement today as experts warn of a record fall in living standards across the country. The...

Politics

The collapse in disposable income will be about as grim as you can imagine – so why is the government embracing it?

Let’s start with a tale of two charts. Or rather, one chart. Be warned: it’s not a pretty chart. It shows how average household...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement had all the hallmarks of a Labour budget | Beth Rigby

If you’re feeling a bit disorientated by the chancellor’s autumn statement, you’re not alone. In just eight weeks, the government has shifted from wanting...

Politics

Autumn statement: Energy bills help, pensions up and other key announcements from chancellor at a glance

Here are all the main announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement to MPs: • Energy bill aid for households extended beyond April for...

Sports

Judge caps historic season with AL MVP award

7:46 PM ET Aaron Judge etched a permanent spot in the memories of baseball fans when he set the American League single-season home run...

Technology

Crypto firm Multicoin expects contagion from FTX to wipe out many trading firms in coming weeks

FTX logo displayed on a phone screen and representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November...

Sports

Cards’ Goldschmidt easily wins first career MVP

6:51 PM ET St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt has been voted the National League MVP, beating out teammate Nolan Arenado and San Diego...

Sports

Judge 62nd HR ball to auction; $3M offer denied

2:33 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Aaron...

Judge 62nd HR ball to auction; M offer denied

Sports

UVA survivor went back to bus to help, mom says

2:09 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When a gunman started shooting passengers on a charter bus returning to the University of Virginia from a...

Sports

Letter proposes making COO of college football

1:38 PM ET Leaders throughout college athletics are considering appointing a chief operating officer of college football who would report to a proposed FBS...

Sports

Regents set date to decide UCLA’s Big Ten move

4:08 PM ET The University of California regents will decide Dec. 14 whether The UC regents discussed UCLA’s potential move at recent meetings but...

Technology

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says layoffs will continue into next year

Amazon had already implemented a hiring freeze in its corporate workforce as it looks to slow headcount growth. The company is still hiring warehouse...

Technology

Elon Musk sets more in-office requirements at Twitter, threatens lax managers

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention...

Awaab Ishak: Housing association boss apologises for two-year-old ‘s death – but will not resign

The chief executive of the housing association that oversaw the home so mould-ridden it led to the death of a two-year-old has apologised –...

Technology

FTX suggests Sam Bankman-Fried transferred assets to Bahamas government custody after bankruptcy: Filing

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, speaks during an interview on an episode of Bloomberg Wealth with David...