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Tax hikes, benefit cuts, social care, the crisis in Afghanistan: PM faces grilling from MPs as parliament returns

Boris Johnson is set to face a significant amount of opposition from MPs over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, possible plans to hike...

Sports

Patrick Cantlay earned a lot more than the $15 million that comes with winning the FedEx Cup

8:52 PM ET ATLANTA — The system is one Patrick Cantlay still dislikes, one that saw him earn $15 million on Sunday as the...

Sports

De La Hoya tests positive; Belfort-Holyfield on tap

5:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar De La Hoya announced from a hospital bed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be...

Ex-Marine in gunfight with police in Florida after mother and baby among four shot dead

Four people have been shot dead, including a baby being cradled in its mother’s arms, after attacks at two separate houses in Florida which sparked...

Environment

A Decade Of Wind, Solar, & Nuclear In China Shows Clear Scalability Winners

2010–2020 Showed Strong Wins For Wind & Solar In China, Nuclear Lagging In 2014, I made the strong assertion that China’s track record on...

Politics

PM to use ‘every economic, political and diplomatic lever’ to help Afghans left behind by UK

Boris Johnson will tell MPs that he will use “every economic, political and diplomatic lever” to help Afghans left behind by the British as...

World

Soldiers in Guinea claim to have seized power and dissolved government as president ‘detained’

Soldiers in Guinea claim they have dissolved the government of President Alpha Conde and its constitution, as well as closed all land and air...

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‘I am absolutely devastated!’: Former Girls Aloud members lead tributes to Sarah Harding

Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle has led the tributes to former bandmate Sarah Harding, who died on Sunday morning at the age of 39....

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Elon Musk says Tesla (TSLA) is worth $3,000 a share ‘if they execute really well’

Elon Musk told employees that he agrees with Ark Invest that Tesla (TSLA) is worth $3,000 a share “if they execute really well.” The...

Environment

Germany’s politicians and industry need a ‘totally new way’ of collaborating to go green: BASF’s CEO

In this article BAS-DE Wind turbines operated by RWE AG during sunset in Rheinisches Revier, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg...

Sports

Teen spirit: Meet the teenagers taking over the 2021 US Open

8:00 AM ET NEW YORK — While all eyes have been on Novak Djokovic and his quest for the Calendar Slam, three teens have...

Environment

347 Organizations Sign Letter to Protect Rooftop Solar Power in California

347 organizations representing a true grassroots movement—spanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in...

‘A wonderfully full and colourful life’: How Sarah Harding became one of pop’s brightest stars

Before she died, Sarah Harding wanted to tell her story. Hers was a “wonderfully full and colourful life”, she said, and she was grateful...

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‘Bright shining star’: Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies aged 39

Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding has died aged 39, her mother has said. The singer had announced she was diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer...

Business

Johnson adds new note to e-commerce collection with GAK purchase

Luke Johnson, one of Britain’s best-known leisure entrepreneurs, is adding to his collection of e-commerce businesses by snapping up a leading online retailer of...

Technology

Apple’s strategy to fight off antitrust regulators: Fix the App Store one rule at a time

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., center, arrives at U.S. district court in Oakland, California, on Friday, May 21, 2021. Nina Riggio...

Parts of England and Wales could see heatwave next week with temperatures of 29C

Parts of England and Wales could get a heatwave in the first half of next week, with temperatures hitting 29C (84F) in some areas....

Technology

Republican lawmaker readies bill mandating foreign subsidy disclosures for mergers

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., is seen during a group photo with freshmen members of the House Republican Conference on the House steps of the...

Politics

Jacob Rees-Mogg fires warning shot over national insurance hike to fund social care

Concern at the top of government over a rise to national insurance has spilled into the open after a senior minister suggested that voters...

World

Afghanistan crisis ‘stands for decades of neglect of human rights’, Jolie says

Angelina Jolie has said the crisis in Afghanistan is “not a slip-up” and that her thoughts are with women and girls across the country....