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COVID-19: Nine more positive cases in Munster squad

11:45 AM GMT Munster have nine new COVID-19 cases in their camp in South Africa, the Irish rugby team said on Tuesday, taking the...

World

China becomes single greatest focus for MI6 as country accused of large-scale espionage operations against UK

China has for the first time become the single greatest focus for MI6, with its chief warning the risk “is real” of a miscalculation...

Upbeat Johnson brings Christmas market to Downing Street as booster programme ramps up

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to have begun his Christmas celebrations early as he put his faith in a ramped-up booster programme to save...

Technology

Facebook owner Meta told to sell Giphy as British regulator blocks acquisition

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen...

400 military personnel brought in as all over 18s to be offered booster jab by end of January

The government plans to offer booster vaccines to everyone over the age of 18 by the end of January, Boris Johnson has said. Speaking...

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‘See you at Caesars in Vegasss’: Adele announces residency starting in January

Adele has cemented her place as part of pop music royalty by announcing a Las Vegas residency next year. The Easy On Me singer,...

Sports

Kyoji Horiguchi, the ‘best fighter at ATT,’ is after every organization’s title at bantamweight

8:45 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Kyoji Horiguchi laughs when he recounts the story. It was 2019, and after his coaches and teammates...

Business

UK competition regulator tells Meta to sell GIF library Giphy

Facebook’s owner Meta has been issued a legally binding order to sell the GIF library Giphy after an investigation found the takeover “could harm...

Woods says he will not play full-time golf ‘ever again’ after crash that nearly cost him his leg

Tiger Woods has said be won’t be able to play golf full-time “ever again” after a car crash in which he could have lost...

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Films and shows featuring racism and discrimination will face clearer BBFC rules

TV and film classifications in the UK are set to change to address the use of racism and other forms of discrimination on-screen. The...

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Ford likely to have more EV sales than ‘all in’ GM for 2021, analyst concludes

According to a recent research study by Morgan Stanley, Ford Motor Company is on pace to outsell General Motors (GM) in the EV market...

Environment

Nissan to invest $17.6 billion over next five years to ramp up electric vehicle offering

In this article 7201.T-JP An electric concept car from Nissan is displayed at the company’s showroom in Yokohama, Japan, on November 29, 2021. KAZUHIRO...

Politics

France suggests talks with UK over Channel crossings could resume after row

France’s interior minister has suggested talks with the UK over Channel crossings could resume as Paris proposed ideas to tackle the crisis. Gerald Darmanin...

Business

EasyJet sees softening of bookings amid omicron uncertainty as annual losses deepen

EasyJet has told investors it is expecting passenger numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels next summer despite uncertainty over the winter months ahead as...

World

Prince Charles acknowledges ‘appalling’ history of slavery as Barbados becomes a republic

The Prince of Wales has formally acknowledged “the appalling atrocity of slavery” in the Caribbean, saying “it forever stains our history” at an event...

Technology

Jack Dorsey’s departure from Twitter gives him more time to focus on his passion for bitcoin

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., speaks during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on...

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Tesla fans should reframe the issue of the $4,500 incentive for electric cars made by unions

The US Senate is now discussing the Build Back Better Act, which includes a much-needed reform of the federal EV incentive. Tesla fans are...

Environment

U.S. energy envoy says Biden stands ready to release even more oil reserves to cool markets

A truck passes pumpjacks in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty...

Politics

Yvette Cooper promoted and Lisa Nandy to shadow Gove on levelling up brief in Labour reshuffle

Yvette Cooper is elevated to shadow home secretary while Lisa Nandy will move from shadow foreign secretary to the levelling up brief as Labour...

Politics

Lisa Nandy to shadow Michael Gove on levelling up brief as Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle continues

Lisa Nandy will move from shadow foreign secretary to shadow levelling up secretary, Sky News understands, as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer continues a...