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UK economy to be in recession for more than a year, Bank of England warns as it hikes rates

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by half a percentage point – the sixth rise since December and the biggest rise since...

Business

Next says warm weather and demand for formal clothing helped boost sales

Next says warm weather and demand for formal clothing have helped boost its sales in recent months. The British retailer said that full price...

Archie Battersbee’s life support to continue as family launch bid to move him to hospice

Archie Battersbee’s life support will not be withdrawn this morning after his family launched a High Court bid to move him to a hospice....

World

China begins military exercises around Taiwan hours after two suspected drones fly over island’s territory

China has begun another series of military exercises around Taiwan as tensions continue to rise following a 24-hour visit to the island by US...

Technology

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip puts the world’s biggest chipmaker back in the spotlight of U.S.-China rivalry

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the biggest contract chipmaker in the world. But it has been thrust in the middle of U.S.-China geopolitical...

Politics

The Tory leadership race might seem a foregone conclusion but it’s much more complicated than that

This is the moment that matters. On the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre, an arm of GCHQ, the Conservative party has delayed...

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Ford EV sales outpace segment, gains EV market share

Ford released its July 2022 sales today, showing that the automaker continues its push into the EV market. In fact, rising Ford EV sales...

Environment

Nuclear power is on the brink of a $1 trillion resurgence, but one accident anywhere would stop that momentum

21 July 2022, Bavaria, Essenbach: Water vapor rises behind sunflowers from the cooling system of the nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2. Picture Alliance...

Technology

The confusing job market: Tech and finance brace for the worst, retail is mixed, travel can’t hire fast enough

JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal on April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Nickelsberg |...

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‘There’s a lot of sexism in it’: Vardy criticises media coverage of Wagatha Christie legal row

Rebekah Vardy has said she feels there was “a lot of sexism” in the coverage of her “Wagatha Christie” legal row with Coleen Rooney....

US congresswoman among four dead in car crash

A US congresswoman and three others have been killed in a car crash in the state of Indiana. Republican Jackie Walorski died in what...

Archie’s life support to be switched off unless family launch hospice bid by 9am

Archie Battersbee’s life support will be withdrawn at 11am, unless his family launch a High Court bid by 9am to move him to a...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones admits Sandy Hook school shooting is ‘100% real’

Internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has admitted that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was “100% real” after previously claiming it was a hoax....

Politics

Huge blow for Sunak as Sajid Javid backs Truss in race to Number 10

Sajid Javid has thrown his support behind Liz Truss as the next Conservative Party leader, in what will come as a huge blow to...

World

The artillery slugging match for the south of Ukraine will be a slow and deadly grind

The roads leading south are empty of cars. Fighting is intensifying here along this front as Ukraine tries to recapture the city of Kherson....

Business

Hope of big oil price falls are dashed as OPEC+ agrees token production increase

Hope of a meaningful drop in global oil prices have been dashed after a major group of oil-producing nations, including Russia, agreed to increase...

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BBC should have further explored sex misconduct claims against Tim Westwood, review finds

The BBC should have further explored issues that were being raised about DJ Tim Westwood, an internal review into allegations of sexual misconduct has...

Sports

MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Amanda Nunes is back in her familiar spot

8:00 AM ET A familiar face is back on top. Amanda Nunes, who had occupied the No. 1 spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound...

Science

Tonga Eruption: Excess Water Vapour Blasted Into Atmosphere Could Warm Up the Planet for Years, Study Says

An underwater volcano that erupted in the South Pacific near Tonga on January 15 this year causing a catastrophe in the archipelago. The Tonga-Hunga...

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Porsche drives deeper into electric bike market, creates two new e-bike companies

Porsche hasn’t been coy about its electric bicycle ambitions over the last few years. But now the company is jumping in with both feet...