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From blankets on glaciers to ice lollies for pandas – Europe finds new ways to cope with blistering heat

A relentless heatwave that is blistering Europe has left some of the Alps’ oldest glaciers needing blanket cover to protect them from melting. The...

Science

ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily

The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia’s space chief...

Technology

IPO market stays dormant as Justworks and Fresh Market withdraw their filings

In this article SFM A person checks her phone at Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on May...

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Former Radio 1 DJ accused of sexual misconduct by more women

A woman has alleged Tim Westwood had sex with her when she was 14 – and is one of several women who have now...

Zahawi and Hunt knocked out of Tory leadership race as field narrows to six

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt have been knocked out of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party – and...

Business

New rail strike planned for later this month amid row over ‘paltry’ pay offer

Workers at rail operators and Network Rail will strike for 24 hours on 27 July in a dispute over pay, the RMT union has...

Sports

The breakdown: Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna

7:37 AM ET Mikaela Mayer Ryan Garcia faces perhaps his most difficult challenge when he faces Javier Fortuna at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles...

Business

More than eight million households get £326 in their account from today to help with cost of living

More than eight million households will start receiving the first of two payments intended to help with the cost of living today. Almost one...

Euro drops below parity with dollar after US inflation hits 9.1%

The euro has dropped below parity against the dollar the first time in almost two decades after news that US inflation reached 9.1% in...

Sports

At 150, St. Andrews and The Open show they have stood the test of time

6:29 AM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It all comes back to Scotland and St. Andrews on the 150th edition of The Open. It’s...

Politics

Government tables no-confidence vote in itself after blocking Labour bid

The government has tabled a no confidence motion in itself after blocking Labour’s bid to remove Boris Johnson from office immediately. It means MPs...

World

Liverpool fans unfairly blamed for Champions League final unrest, report finds

It was unfair to blame Liverpool fans for unrest in Paris before the Champions League final as state authorities failed to manage crowds, a...

Which areas in England are worst affected by the housing crisis? And what’s pushing up prices?

House building has not kept up with population growth in almost half of the local authorities in England, Sky News analysis has found. In...

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Best Prime Day 2022 deals: Greenworks tools, Segway electric scooters, more

Amazon Prime Day week has arrived, and the team at 9to5Toys will be working around the clock in order to bring you all of...

Environment

New York judge freezes assets of Three Arrows Capital as crypto firm’s founders remain underground

A federal judge in a New York bankruptcy court has frozen the remaining assets of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital following the firm’s...

Science

Pig Hearts Transplanted Into Two Dead Persons in Quest to Save Humans With Animal Organs

New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long...

World

Protesters storm Sri Lanka PM’s office as police fire tear gas

Protesters have stormed the office of Sri Lanka’s prime minister as police use tear gas on crowds. A nationwide state of emergency has been...

Business

UK economy returns to growth aided by travel rebound and haulage

The UK economy grew by 0.5% in May, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It comes after two consecutive...

White House brawl, ‘a call to arms’, Twitter worker’s fears about Trump tweet: Five things we learned at Capitol riot hearing

New, damning allegations about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency have emerged during the latest hearing about the Capitol riots. One committee member...

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Spotify buys Heardle – but some players are deeply unimpressed

Spotify has bought the musical guessing game Heardle – but some fans are not happy about the takeover. The streaming giant has not disclosed...