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Evidence of market nerves around a return to power for Boris Johnson

Just when you thought it was safe to step back into the gilts market… things are getting nervy again. Around lunchtime on Friday the...

Science

NASA’s Webb Captures Pillars of Creation Filled With New Stars, Dust, Gas

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape the iconic Pillars of Creation where new stars are forming within dense...

Science

NASA, IIT-Madras Researchers Study Microbes on ISS With Data From 3 Flights

The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS),...

Steve Bannon sentenced for refusing to testify over Capitol siege and Donald Trump bid to overturn election

Steve Bannon, the former White House adviser to Donald Trump, has been sentenced to four months in prison. He had been convicted of defying...

Sports

NHL Power Rankings: Canes on top, plus each team’s best newcomer for 2022-23

7:00 AM ET The 2022-23 NHL regular season is just 10 days old, but it’s time to assess what all 32 teams have done...

Politics

Boris Johnson ‘could secure enough Tory backers’ to enter leadership race

A cabinet minister has told Sky News they believe Boris Johnson could secure the 100 nominations he needs from Conservative MPs to progress in...

Politics

Tory leadership: The case for and against another ‘disrupter’ prime minister I Adam Boulton

It could be all over on Monday or the Conservatives may be about to mesmerise the nation with another round of vicious infighting. The...

Politics

Liz Truss resigns – and will become shortest-serving prime minister in British history

Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister just 44 days after taking over from Boris Johnson. She will be the shortest-serving PM in British...

Business

Government borrowing leaps and retail sales drop by much more than expected

The latest official data on the state of the public finances and consumer spending makes for grim reading as the country awaits its next...

World

Vladimir Putin fires sniper rifle at Russian boot camp after Ukraine setbacks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shown firing a sniper rifle while visiting a training facility for reservists. Footage of the inspection of the...

Environment

Just Stop Oil vow to keep causing disruption – and have this message for people who are affected

Just Stop Oil protesters are the latest group of climate activists to hit the headlines by gluing themselves to things and delaying traffic. The...

Business

Cost of living: Six in ten adults struggling to keep up with their bills

Almost six in ten UK adults are struggling to keep up with their bills, according to new research from the City regulator. The Financial...

Environment

Asia’s energy supply looks secure — even as Europe scrambles

As Europe struggles with a power shortage, Asia-Pacific’s power supply remains secure mainly because the region still uses a lot of coal, data has...

Business

Rents at record high mean “extreme” competition for properties

The average rent has hit a record high outside London and stood at an average of £1,162 per calendar month in the three months...

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Alec Baldwin shooting on Rust set: It’s been a year since Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot dead. Is the DA finally close to bringing charges?

On 21 October 2021, Halyna Hutchins turned up to the Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico, the set of the western film she was...

World

Iranian Revolutionary Guard ‘on the ground’ aiding Russia in Crimea, says intelligence report

British and US intelligence says the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is on the ground in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. America’s National Security...

World

Chess player Hans Niemann sues for $100m after being accused of cheating

The teenage chess player at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal, has launched a $100 million (£89m) libel suit against the world champion...

Chess player Hans Niemann sues for 0m after being accused of cheating

Who is in the running to replace Liz Truss as prime minister?

Just last month Liz Truss told Britons they could “ride out the storm” in her first speech as prime minister – now she has...

Politics

Second Tory leadership race in three months underway with speculation over whether Boris Johnson will run for his old job

The second Tory leadership race in just three months is underway following the extraordinary resignation of Liz Truss. The now-outgoing PM was forced from...

Business

Discount given to households that cut peak time energy use rises from 52p to £3

The value of energy discounts given to households that cut their peak time electricity used will be raised, the National Grid ESO has said,...