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Penny Mordaunt rejects Boris Johnson as he calls for her backing, sources claim

Penny Mordaunt has rejected a call by Boris Johnson to pull out of the Tory leadership race and back him for prime minister instead,...

World

New gun club opens every day in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil as weapons become key election issue

It is a quiet street in a fairly tough part of Sao Paulo, but the sound of high velocity weapons firing and the thud...

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Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after stabbing, says agent

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has lost the sight in an eye and the use of a hand after he was stabbed on stage, his...

Woman fatally stabbed and another injured in Newham, east London

One woman has been stabbed to death and another injured in a knife attack in east London. A murder investigation has been launched and...

Politics

Rishi Sunak enters race to be next prime minister

Rishi Sunak has announced his bid to become the next Conservative leader and prime minister, six weeks after Liz Truss beat him to the...

Politics

Sunak backer labels Johnson a ‘guaranteed disaster’- as ally for ex-PM claims ‘we have the numbers’

A second turn in Number 10 for Boris Johnson would be “a guaranteed disaster”, one of his former supporters has claimed. Northern Ireland minister...

Politics

Johnson may be dominating talk about Tory leadership race but a win won’t be easy

For a man who was, until recently, thousands of miles away on a Caribbean island (and has yet to put his hat in the...

Environment

Libby Squire’s killer agrees to meet her mother – as new footage shows him laughing during his arrest

The mother of murdered student Libby Squire has revealed that the “sexual predator” who raped and killed the 21-year-old has agreed to meet her. ...

World

History made in China as Xi Jinping to serve third term – breaking decades-long precedent

History has been made in China after it was confirmed that President Xi Jinping will remain in power – breaking with a decades-long precedent...

World

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win and ensure political survival, exiled diplomat says

Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million Russian soldiers to win the war with Ukraine and ensure his political survival, an exiled Russian diplomat has...

World

Ukrainians urged to save electricity as missiles strike power plants and spark blackouts

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukrainians to conserve electricity as Russian strikes devastate the country’s power supply. “The main target of terrorists is energy,” the...

Politics

Tory leadership contest: Johnson and Sunak hold ‘late night talks’ – fuelling speculation they could strike a deal

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have reportedly held talks late into the night – fuelling speculation they could strike a deal. Neither the former...

Politics

Johnson may be dominating talk about Tory leadership race but a win won’t be easy

For a man who was, until recently, thousands of miles away on a Caribbean island (and has yet to put his hat in the...

Sports

Yanks’ bats fall silent as Astros dominate Game 3

10:59 PM ET NEW YORK — The But New York faces significantly higher obstacles trying to defeat the Astros, who looked like the better...

Sports

Best of Saturday: Is 8-0 Clemson capable of winning a national championship?

10:50 PM ET On Saturday, 1 Related Now, it’d be easy enough to chalk up all the turnovers to the simple fact that Miami...

Sports

Clemson’s Uiagalelei benched in win, still QB1

4:14 PM ET CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney made a change at quarterback that helped spark a 27-21 come-from-behind win against Syracuse,...

Sports

Ducks’ onside kick, ‘aggressive’ calls KO UCLA

10:13 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN EUGENE, Ore. — It was 12 years ago that Chip Kelly, then just 18 games into his tenure as...

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Gragson wins Homestead, gets Xfinity finale berth

8:55 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — “I really wanted to win this one,” Gragson said, “more than any other race in my...

World

Iran protests: Isolation, fear and beatings – Life inside the country’s notorious detention cells

Mina left solitary confinement a few days ago. She has now been arrested twice by Iranian forces for taking part in the protests sweeping...

Libby Squire’s killer Pawel Relowicz agrees to meet her mother

The mother of murdered student Libby Squire has revealed that the “sexual predator” who raped and killed the 21-year-old has agreed to meet her. ...