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COVID-19: PPE storage still costs taxpayers £580,000 a day, new figures reveal

Government spending on storing personal protective equipment (PPE) in China increased by £2.35m in the year to January – as households struggle to make...

Politics

‘Shocking waste’: NHS is spending £1m a week on private ambulances for emergencies, union says

The NHS has been accused of “shocking waste” after research by a trade union found it was spending more than £1m a week on...

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Eurovision hits UK as its stars warm up in front of UK crowd ahead of Liverpool spectacular

While the main event is still a few weeks away, the Eurovision circus landed in London – bringing with it the loud costumes, odd...

Environment

Hate crime against people with disfigurements rising, and this campaigner says the police must do more

A disability campaigner has told police forces they should “do more” to combat a rise in hate crimes targeting people with disfigurements. It comes...

Sports

Stanton lands on IL again with hamstring strain

11:37 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The Yankees placed Giancarlo Stanton...

Sports

Bauer pitches in Japan for first game in 2 years

7:46 AM ET Associated Press YOKOSUKA, Japan — Shunned by Major League Baseball clubs, The minor league park usually draws a few hundred spectators....

Sports

Reports: Mets calling up hot-hitting prospect Baty

3:13 PM ET ESPN News Services The Baty, a third baseman, is the No. 2 prospect in the Mets’ system and No. 20 overall,...

Sports

College football transfer portal tracker: Notable players to enter

4:50 PM ET ESPN staff College football‘s transfer portal is now open for the next 15 days. More than 6,000 NCAA football players have...

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Grand National: Protesters are to blame for my horse’s death, trainer claims

The man who trained the horse that suffered a fatal fall at Saturday’s Grand National has blamed “ignorant” protesters for his animal’s death. The...

Business

Barclays joins ranks of investment banks wielding jobs axe

Barclays is joining the ranks of global investment banks taking the axe to jobs amid a slowdown in dealmaking and stock market flotations. Sky...

Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ‘wary’ of new subsidies as companies look to US for government support

One of Britain’s only battery producers is considering shifting manufacturing from the UK to the US to benefit from American subsidies, Sky News can...

Business

Former Funding Circle exec raises £7m for SME lending start-up Triver

A former executive at Funding Circle, the London-listed finance group, has raised millions of pounds to launch a digital platform that promises to give...

Sports

Stanley Cup playoffs preview: Breaking down all 16 teams in the NHL postseason

8:00 AM ET Ryan S. Clark Pick the winners and crown your Stanley Cup champion! Make Your Picks The most recent back-to-back Cup winners...

Environment

The $25,000 electric vehicle is coming, with big implications for the auto market and car buyers

Sales of the sub-$30,000 Chevy Bolt, being assembled here in Orion Township, Michigan, allowed GM to recently pass Ford as a distant No. 2...

The ,000 electric vehicle is coming, with big implications for the auto market and car buyers

Alabama shooting: At least four killed and several injured

Four people have been killed and several more injured in a shooting in Alabama, officials have said. The incident is reported to have taken...

Technology

Virgin Orbit was a promising company that could never find a working business model

Virgin Orbit started as a program of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in 2012, before being spun off into a separate company five years later....

World

Sudan: Crisis talks under way to halt violence as more than 50 people killed

Sudan waits to see how high the price of peace will be There are no heroes in this story. Both the army and Rapid...

World

Sudan: Why has violence erupted, who are the RSF and where are the army and paramilitary fighting?

Fighting erupted in Sudan on Saturday as the army and paramilitary forces clashed, leaving at least 56 people dead and hundreds injured. They were...

World

South Korea’s military fires warning shots at North Korean patrol vessel days after Kim Jong Un ‘guides’ missile test

South Korea’s military has fired warning shots towards a North Korean patrol vessel amid heightened tensions over Kim Jong Un’s latest missile test. The...

World

Greek god of love and sex riding a dolphin among artefacts unearthed at ancient city of Paestum

Artefacts from an ancient Greek city dating back more than 2,000 years have been identified for the first time. Terracotta bull heads and a...