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BP quarterly profits come in at £7.1bn after gas prices surge – as calls for ‘bigger’ windfall tax demands made

BP has credited strong natural gas trading for strong quarterly profits of £7.1bn, which have fanned the flames around demands for stiffer windfall taxes....

Business

Made.com reveals administration looms after failure to find a buyer

Online furniture retailer Made.com has revealed plans to appoint administrators, leaving up to 700 jobs at risk, after talks to find a buyer for...

Science

China’s Final ‘Mengtian’ Module Docks With Tiangong Space Station

China’s third and final module docked with its permanent space station Tuesday to further a more than decade-long effort to maintain a constant crewed...

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Taylor Swift becomes the first to claim top 10 slots in US charts

Taylor Swift has become the first artist to claim all top 10 slots in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. All of the songs...

Environment

Oil CEOs say this winter is not the season to worry about when it comes to the energy crisis

PCK Schwedt oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany on Monday, May 9, 2022. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates...

World

South Korea’s police chief feels ‘heavy responsibility’ over Halloween stampede

South Korea’s police chief has said he feels a “heavy responsibility” over the stampede that left more than 150 people dead. Some 156 people...

Business

Tax rises ‘likely’ as government faces ‘unpalatable menu’ to fill £40bn black hole, leading think tank warns

Tax rises are “likely” to come soon as the government faces an “unpalatable menu” to find ways to fill a £40bn fiscal black hole,...

Sports

Rain postpones World Series Game 3 to Tuesday

6:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Game 3 of the World Series between the “I think it’s harder to wait around and then turn it...

Sports

Dodgers’ Turner wins Roberto Clemente Award

4:09 PM ET Justin Turner, who has spent his entire stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers fervidly giving back to the community where he...

Sports

Varsho, Arozarena, others make arbitration cutoff

7:24 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Arizona catcher Daulton Varsho was the last of 30 players who made the cutoff for salary arbitration,...

Politics

Home Office told to ‘get a grip’ over issues at Manston migrant centre after report reveals ‘failings’

The Home Office has been told to “get a grip” over the issues at the Manston migrant processing centre – as a new report...

Politics

Braverman’s battling performance delighted supporters but she’s not out of trouble yet | Jon Craig

So it’s all a “political witch-hunt”, is it? That was the claim made by the embattled Suella Braverman on Halloween. For a gruelling hour...

Politics

Tax rises ‘likely’ as government faces ‘unpalatable menu’ to fill £40bn black hole, leading think tank warns

Tax rises are “likely” to come soon as the government faces an “unpalatable menu” to find ways to fill a £40bn fiscal black hole,...

Politics

Suella Braverman admits sending official govt documents to her personal email on six occasions

Suella Braverman has admitted sending official documents from her government email to her personal email address on six separate occasions. In a letter to...

Business

Elon Musk fires entire Twitter board and makes himself sole director

Elon Musk has fired Twitter’s board of directors and appointed himself its sole member. According to a company filing with the US Securities and...

Sports

Auburn fires Harsin after less than 2 seasons

1:10 PM ET After less than two turbulent seasons, 1 Related The team dropped to 3-5 and is in danger of missing out on...

Sports

Harbaugh expects ‘criminal charges’ for Spartans

1:10 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh expects the four suspended “Right now we have an ongoing police investigation,”...

Sports

Syracuse DB Williams out for year with torn ACL

3:04 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse defensive back Garrett Williams, who led the Atlantic Coast Conference in pass breakups in each...

Environment

Ukraine war: British spies playing key role in defending Kyiv from Russian cyber attacks

British spies have been playing a key role in defending Ukraine from widespread Russian cyber attacks since the start of the invasion, it has...

Ukraine war: British spies playing key role in defending Kyiv from Russian cyber attacks

British spies have been playing a key role in defending Ukraine from widespread Russian cyber attacks since the start of the invasion, it has...