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Sunak unveils £21bn package and U-turns on windfall tax to help Britons ‘hit hard’ by cost of living surge

Eight million of the poorest UK households will receive a one off “cost of living payment” of £650 – and there will be an...

Two more Tory MPs call for PM to quit over Sue Gray’s damning partygate report

Two more Tory MPs have withdrawn their support for Boris Johnson in the wake of Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street lockdown parties. The...

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Child abuse images found on reality TV star’s computer

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has been jailed for about 12-and-a-half years after he was convicted of receiving child abuse images. Duggar was...

Politics

PM’s chief of staff brushes off partygate as reason ‘logical’ cost of living measures are on way

Boris Johnson’s chief of staff has brushed off the suggestion that a new package of cost of living help is timed to deflect attention...

World

World Bank warns of global recession due to war in Ukraine

The president of the World Bank has warned that the war in Ukraine could spark a global recession. David Malpass pointed to the conflict’s...

Technology

Nvidia stock falls on light guidance, CFO says company will slow hiring

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at The MGM during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Mandel Ngan...

Texas school shooting: Victim’s dad wanted to charge in as police waited outside for up to an hour

The father of one of the victims of the Texas school massacre wanted to charge into the building because the police officers were waiting...

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JIDU teases production prep for ‘Robocar’ concept ahead of ROBODAY debut in June

Just over a year after being founded, intelligent EV startup JIDU is on the cusp of officially unveiling the concept of its first vehicle,...

Environment

SEC’s Hester Peirce says the U.S. has dropped the ball on crypto regulation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has dropped the ball on crypto regulation, according to Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce, and she says the knock-on...

Technology

Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding

In this article TWTR Elon Musk, during an event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Bloomberg /Getty A...

World

Liz Truss to tell western Balkans ‘we can’t take foot off accelerator’ over Ukraine war

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet armed forces personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina to re-affirm the UK’s commitment to peace and stability in the...

Sports

Twins place star rookie SP Ryan on COVID-19 IL

1:07 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday, bumping the...

Business

Chancellor set to back down over windfall tax and announce discount on energy bills

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to bow to pressure to impose a windfall tax on energy companies when he sets out the government’s latest...

PM insists UK needs to move on from partygate after damning Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson has insisted the UK needs to move on from partygate after the Sue Gray report revealed a slew of lockdown-breaching events at...

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‘This is what comedy is for’: Ricky Gervais says new Netflix show is not anti-trans

Ricky Gervais has defended his new Netflix show after a LGBT rights group called his material “dangerous” towards trans people. The comedian has sparked...

Sports

What we know (and remaining mysteries) midway through Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

9:00 AM ET We’re past the halfway point of each second-round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, and one conference semifinalist has already...

Science

Scientists Explore if the Mysterious ‘Wow!’ Signal in 1977 Come From a Sun-Like Star 1,800 Light-Years Away

On August 15, 1977, a mysterious ‘Wow!’ signal had briefly blared through a radio telescope that lasted for 72 seconds. Now, almost half a...

World

Kate Moss says Johnny Depp ‘never pushed me, kicked me or threw me down any stairs’

Kate Moss has said Johnny Depp “never” pushed her down any stairs, contrary to rumours discussed by Amber Heard during the US defamation trial....

Business

More than 90,000 VW drivers in England and Wales will get payouts over ‘dieselgate’

Volkswagen (VW) has reached a £193m settlement with UK drivers involved in a class action lawsuit over the so-called dieselgate scandal in 2015. The...

Gunman’s chilling messages revealed: I’m going to kill grandma, then shoot a school

All of the victims in the Texas primary school shooting were in one classroom, according to a state public safety official. The gunman barricaded...