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Greta Thunberg on Abu Dhabi’s oil chief leading COP28 climate summit: ‘Completely ridiculous’

Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaking on the main stage in George Square as part of the Fridays for Future Scotland march during the Cop26...

Business

Petrol forecourt tycoons to fill tank with £1bn sale of American sites

The owners of Asda are plotting a £1bn sale of part of their American petrol forecourts empire as part of efforts to reduce its...

Business

Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost

Argos will shut all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland in June this year, the company said on Thursday, following a “period...

Business

King Charles asks for profits from £1bn wind farm deal to go to ‘wider public good’ – and not to the royals

The King has again signalled his wish to potentially shake up the way the monarchy is funded following a £1bn wind farm deal that...

Business

Ferry services to and from Calais suspended as national strike begins in France

Ferry services to and from Calais are suspended today because of a national strike in France. P&O Ferries says it had produced an “optimised”...

Business

Premier League clubs dominate football’s top money makers – but which team earned the most?

Manchester City has topped a closely watched global revenue ranking for the second year running, with the wider Premier League taking “the lion’s share”...

Donald Trump plotting first tweet since ban was lifted – and he wants to return to Facebook, too

Donald Trump might start tweeting again soon, a confidante of the former president has revealed. Advisers for his 2024 presidential campaign have been workshopping...

Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ about Tesla on Twitter cost investors millions, court told

Elon Musk “lied” when he claimed he had “secured” funding to take Tesla private, a lawyer for investors has told a court. The company’s...

Julian Sands: British actor goes missing while hiking in Californian mountains

British actor Julian Sands has gone missing while hiking in Californian mountains. The 65-year-old disappeared on Friday evening – with teams searching for him...

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Julian Sands: British actor goes missing while hiking in Californian mountains

British actor Julian Sands has gone missing while hiking in Californian mountains. The 65-year-old disappeared on Friday evening – with teams searching for him...

Politics

Rishi Sunak’s Richmond constituency to receive £19m as latest successful levelling up fund bidders revealed

Rishi Sunak has announced that more than £2bn will be invested in over 100 projects across the UK through the levelling up fund –...

World

Jacinda Ardern to resign as New Zealand’s PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is resigning. Her final day in office will be on 7 February – and a general election has...

Environment

Russian embassy tweets map that shows Crimea as part of Ukraine

A Twitter account operated by the Russian Embassy in Sweden on Wednesday posted an image of Europe which identifies Crimea—shown at the lower right—as...

Politics

NHS leaders making contingency plans as biggest walkout in its history looms

NHS leaders are making contingency plans as the biggest walkout in the health service’s history looms. Ambulance staff and nurses are both set to...

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Kim Kardashian buys pendant worn by Princess Diana at auction

Kim Kardashian has spent more than £160,000 on a piece of jewellery once worn by Princess Diana. The Attallah Cross was sold to a...

Sports

Dodgers, Mets among 6 teams hit with luxury tax

6:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hit with a $32 million luxury tax for the second straight...

Sports

Former LSU QB Howard transferring to Ole Miss

9:45 AM ET Freshman quarterback Howard participated in just two games this past season behind Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels and backup Garrett Nussmeier....

Sports

Sources: Arkansas’ Briles to become TCU’s OC

6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is...

Sports

Ex-Boise St. QB Bachmeier headed to La. Tech

5:53 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is transferring to Louisiana Tech, he told ESPN in a phone interview on...

Technology

Crypto publication CoinDesk hires Lazard to explore sale as crisis deepens at parent company DCG

Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, Digital Currency Group Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Crypto trade publication CoinDesk is exploring a potential sale, hiring advisors at...