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Essex Police say claims by Nigel Farage that officers bussed in counter-demonstrators to migrant hotel protest are ‘categorically wrong’

Essex Police has strongly denied claims by Nigel Farage it “bussed” counter-demonstrators to a protest outside a migrant hotel in Epping. The Reform UK...

Business

Traders jailed for interest rate rigging have convictions overturned

Two traders jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail...

World

Rows of decomposing bodies that haven’t been buried because of fierce fighting in Syrian city

The smell hit us before we turned the corner into the backyard of Sweida City’s main hospital. Neatly laid out in lines were rows...

World

More than 100 people die of hunger in Gaza, including 80 children, say Palestinian officials

For the first time since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, Palestinian officials have said that dozens of people are dying of...

Business

Goldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulation

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

Sports

Terps’ Locksley: Lost locker room amid pay divide

Adam RittenbergJul 22, 2025, 09:02 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS...

Sports

Devers error free in debut at 1B as Giants roll

Associated Press Jul 22, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Rafael Devers started at first base for the San Francisco Giants...

Politics

Goldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulation

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

Sports

Let the deals begin! MLB trade deadline updates: Latest rumors and analysis

Jul 22, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, with contending teams deciding what...

Sports

‘We’re a very dangerous team now’: What all this winning means for the Red Sox’s trade deadline plans

Jesse RogersJul 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Just...

Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show

Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a huge farewell concert...

Ozzy Osbourne obituary: Heavy metal, reality TV, and biting bats – the wild life of Birmingham’s Prince Of Darkness

“You’ve no idea how I feel – thank you from the bottom of my heart,” an emotional Ozzy Osbourne told fans as he performed...

Technology

Trump met with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, sources say

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center...

Technology

Texas Instruments’ stock falls on weak forecast

The Texas Instruments headquarters in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2024. N. Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Instruments reported second-quarter results on...

Environment

AI startups raised $104 billion in first half of year, but exits tell a different story

In this photo illustration, Claude AI logo is seen on a smartphone and Anthropic logo on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA...

AI startups raised 4 billion in first half of year, but exits tell a different story

Technology

Amazon to buy AI company Bee that makes wearable listening device

Amazon logo on a brick building exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images...

Technology

Wall Street is upbeat on tech megacaps, but big questions loom on AI spending, China, Trump tariffs

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and...

Sports

Best of the rest: Who’s left in NHL free agency?

Greg WyshynskiJul 22, 2025, 08:23 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL free agency frenzy has...

Sports

NHL free agency tracker: Updated list of the summer signings

Open Extended Reactions There has been no shortage of excitement already this NHL offseason. Following the July 2 One of the most legendary old...

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Telegram’s crypto wallet goes live to its 87 million U.S. users

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Telegram users in the U.S. can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly inside the app — no downloads, extensions,...