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Kansas upsets OK State, punch rare bowl ticket

8:27 PM ET The Kansas Jayhawks are bowl eligible for the first time since 2008. They punched their ticket with a dominant 37-16 victory...

Sports

Sources: Clemson DE Thomas out for Irish game

5:28 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Clemson will be without defensive end Xavier Thomas for Saturday night’s game against Notre Dame, sources told...

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Nurses set to strike in first ever national action – as patients braced for disruption

Nurses across the UK are set to strike in the first ever national action over a pay dispute. The strike ballot among more than...

Environment

Ivan Toney: England World Cup hopeful ‘investigated over football gambling allegations’

England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney is reportedly being investigated over allegations he gambled on football. The Brentford striker is the subject of an...

Environment

Date set for bank holiday to mark King’s coronation

Britons will get an extra day off next year thanks to the King’s coronation. Just was the case for the Queen‘s coronation back in...

Date set for bank holiday to mark King’s coronation

Britons will get an extra day off next year thanks to the King’s coronation. Just was the case for the Queen‘s coronation back in...

Sports

Injured Astros 1B Gurriel out for rest of series

4:55 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston has had little production from their designated hitters so far in the series. “He tried everything,” Baker said...

Politics

Sinn Fein attacks ‘chaotic’ Tories over Northern Ireland and Brexit policies

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has used her party conference in Dublin to attack the British government’s policies on Northern Ireland and Brexit....

Environment

Rishi Sunak ‘was told of bullying claims against Gavin Williamson days before hiring him’

The former chairman of the Conservative Party has said he told Rishi Sunak a bullying complaint had been made against Cabinet Office minister Sir...

Rishi Sunak ‘was told of bullying claims against Gavin Williamson days before hiring him’

The former chairman of the Conservative Party has said he told Rishi Sunak a bullying complaint had been made against Cabinet Office minister Sir...

Politics

Rishi Sunak ‘was told of bullying claims against Gavin Williamson days before hiring him’

The former chairman of the Conservative Party has said he told Rishi Sunak a bullying complaint had been made against Cabinet Office minister Sir...

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The Crown: Lord Heseltine praises John Major and Tony Blair for speaking out against latest series of show

Lord Heseltine has praised Sir John Major and Sir Tony Blair for publicly criticising the latest series of The Crown. The former Conservative deputy...

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Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter dies aged 34

Aaron Carter, singer and brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, has died aged 34, his representatives have confirmed. TMZ.com has reported that the...

Technology

Twitter rolls out changes for some users ahead of launching new paid verification system

Elon Musk’s Twitter account displayed on a phone screen and Twitter logo displayed on a laptop screen are seen in this illustration photo taken...

Business

Shapps to hold crunch talks with British Steel owner amid spectre of mass job cuts

Grant Shapps, the new business secretary, will hold crunch talks next week with the owners of Britain’s second-biggest steel producer, amid dwindling hopes that...

Rishi Sunak rebuffs predecessor Liz Truss with vow to get UK off polluting fossil fuels

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sworn to get the UK off polluting fossil fuels and on to more clean power in order to secure...

Technology

In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents

Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard about bitcoin in 2016,...