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‘It was a storm… now it’s a hurricane’: Has the cost of living crisis been forgotten?

With £99 a month to live off Aida has turned to a food bank. “It’s very difficult. Extremely difficult. But I have to live,”...

Sports

ND boosts recruiting class with 4-star DE Dunham

Eli LedermanApr 10, 2025, 04:43 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

Technology

Tesla shares retreat following sharpest rally since 2013

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything!’ hat while attending a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C.,...

Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York

At least four people have died after a helicopter crash in New York’s Hudson River, according to three senior New Jersey and New York...

Politics

Starmer says government will fund further local grooming gangs inquiries if ‘needed’

The government will fund any further local inquiries into the grooming gangs scandal that are deemed necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said. However, the...

Politics

Kemi Badenoch denies supporting local coalitions but says leaders must ‘do what they need to do’

Elected councillors must “do what they need to do” to serve the people, Kemi Badenoch said after she suggested Reform and the Tories could...

Technology

Trump tariffs mean higher prices, big losses for Amazon sellers that source from China

President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policy on April 2 didn’t just cause mayhem in the stock market. It sent Amazon sellers into a panic....

Sports

Infection linked to death of Grand National horse

Associated Press Apr 10, 2025, 12:15 PM ET LONDON — A severe respiratory infection is likely to have contributed to the death of Grand...

Government should be ‘ashamed’ over grooming gangs inquiries confusion, says victim’s father

The father of a grooming gang victim has told Sky News the government should be “ashamed” of itself over the confusion surrounding inquiries –...

Politics

Home secretary insists five local grooming gang inquiries will go ahead – and more could follow

The government will fund any further local inquiries into the grooming gangs scandal that are deemed necessary, Sir Keir Starmer has said. However, the...

Politics

Kemi Badenoch denies supporting local coalitions but says leaders must ‘do what they need to do’

Elected councillors must “do what they need to do” to serve the people, Kemi Badenoch said after she suggested Reform and the Tories could...

Politics

More military support for Ukraine to be announced on Friday, defence secretary says

More military support for Ukraine will be announced on Friday as the UK and its allies “must step up support”, the defence secretary said....

Politics

Challenge posed by Trump’s tariffs has ‘not gone away’, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has warned the challenge posed by Donald Trump’s tariffs has “not gone away” despite the president announcing a 90-day pause on...

Prince Harry visits war victims in Ukraine

Prince Harry has visited war victims in Ukraine as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson has said. The Duke of Sussex...

World

How Trump changed his mind on tariffs

“Liberation Day” just gave way to Capitulation Day. US President Donald Trump pulled back on Wednesday on a series of harsh tariffs targeting friends...

World

Andrew Tate ‘pointed gun at woman’s face’, court documents claim

Andrew Tate pointed a gun at a woman’s face and told her to do as he said, according to court documents seen by Sky...

World

Inside a NATO base in Poland – as residents bordering Russia say ‘scare tactic’ is needed

Along the thin strip of beach and woodland known as the Vistula Spit which marks the northernmost demarcation between Poland and the Russian exclave...

World

More military support for Ukraine to be announced tomorrow, defence secretary says

More military support for Ukraine will be announced tomorrow as the UK and its allies “must step up support”, the defence secretary said. John...

Business

How market turmoil has affected mortgages, savings, holidays and fuel

Global financial markets have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past few days, but now, with President Donald Trump having paused his “retaliatory”...

Technology

Nasdaq suffers historic plunge, drops most in almost a week

Technology stocks plummeted Thursday and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 4% on the heels of its record-setting session. The index is headed for its best...