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P&O ferry faces fresh safety inspection after power failure scare in Irish Sea

Three lifeboats have been launched to help a P&O ferry that has developed a “mechanical issue” in the Irish Sea. The European Causeway “lost all power”,...

Sports

Amanda Serrano’s journey to put her name next to best ever

8:16 AM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico and BROOKLYN, New York — Amanda Serrano and Jake Paul walked through the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel...

Science

Large Hadron Collider Sets a New World Record for Proton Acceleration

With its proton beams, the newly enhanced Large Hadron Collider (LHC) set a new world record. The LHC, which is housed at CERN near...

Business

National debt interest payments rise to record £70bn

Interest payments on the national debt rose to their highest level ever last year, as the UK’s public finances reel from the huge cost...

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DJ Tim Westwood ‘strongly denies’ allegations of sexual misconduct by several women

DJ Tim Westwood has “strenuously denied” several allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to...

Jeff Bezos questions Musk’s ties to China ahead of Twitter takeover

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has asked whether Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter will give China “a bit of leverage” over the platform. Twitter...

Science

SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Safely Returns to Earth With Ax-1 Crew After 2 Weeks on ISS

Three wealthy businessmen and a former NASA astronaut splashed down Monday off the Florida coast after spending more than two weeks aboard the International...

Science

Bezos Takes Jibe at Musk-Twitter Deal, ‘Did the Chinese Government Just Gain a Bit of Leverage Over the Town Square?’

Jeff Bezos has asked in a post on Twitter if Elon Musk’s $44 billion cash deal to buy Twitter gives China “a bit of...

World

UN stands ready to mobilise to save lives in Mariupol, chief says after ‘frank’ talks in Moscow

The head of the United Nations has said his priority is to “minimise human suffering” in Ukraine as he begins talks in Russia today....

Bermondsey stabbing victims were all from same family

All four people stabbed to death at a house in southeast London on Monday have now been named by police. On Tuesday, the Met...

Politics

PM to chair committee with aim of tackling cost of living crisis in ‘next couple of weeks’

There is “no golden bullet” to solve the cost of living crisis, a minister has warned, as Boris Johnson prepares to ask his Cabinet...

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Quick Charge Podcast: April 25, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

Biden reverses Trump move to open up more oil drilling in Arctic

A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....

Sports

Phil signs up for majors, requests release for LIV

6:33 PM ET Phil Mickelson has registered to play in next month’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Open in June, and his agents have...

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New video shows moments before and after Rust cinemaphotographer is shot on set

Never-seen-before footage has been released of the moments before and after Rust cinemaphotographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set. New Mexico Police has made...

Technology

Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter leaves many key questions unanswered

SpaceX founder Elon Musk reacts at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on...

Politics

UK sending ambulances to Ukraine and providing mass casualty training as Russia invasion continues

The UK is sending more ambulances and further funding to train Ukrainian doctors to deal with mass casualties, Boris Johnson has announced. More fire...

Mystery shooting of Scottish banker may be due to planning objection, police say

The mysterious shooting of a Scottish man, may have been related to his objection to a planning application, it has emerged. Alistair Wilson, who...

Science

Elon Musk Confirmed to Acquire Twitter for $44 Billion

Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media...

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Tesla launches competition to design Cyberquad electric ATV’s battery pack

Tesla has launched a new competition to design the Cyberquad’s battery pack as the automaker appears to literally be crowdsourcing R&D for the electric...