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Post Office scandal victim died days before compensation letter arrived – as widow says offer an ‘utter disgrace’

The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days after his death, has described the situation as an “utter...

Sports

Cindric docked points, fined for spinning Dillon

Associated Press Mar 5, 2025, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 1 Related The penalty drops Cindric of Team Penske from...

Sports

Briscoe wins appeal over spoiler at Daytona 500

Associated Press Mar 5, 2025, 04:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing won their appeal Wednesday...

Sports

NASCAR countersues in dispute over charters

Associated Press Mar 5, 2025, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s revenue-sharing charter system is under threat of being disbanded...

Business

Barclays and Brookfield close to £650m UK payments deal

Barclays is closing in on a £650m deal to offload control of its UK payments business to the Canadian investment giant Brookfield Asset Management...

Sports

NHL Power Rankings: Jets stay in the top spot, plus each team’s playoff chances

Open Extended Reactions With the 2024-25 NHL trade season wrapping up at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, hockey fans next turn their collective attention...

Technology

Trump’s first White House Crypto Summit has VIPs pushing for favorable laws

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also said the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to invest more outside...

Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam has sentence reduced as 10 activists lose appeal

Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam has had his prison sentence reduced by a year after a High Court appeal. He was among a...

Politics

Police charge former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and ex-deputy council leader Derek Hatton with bribery

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former deputy council leader Derek Hatton are among 12 people who have been charged as part of an...

Sports

Oilers pick up Sharks’ Walman for 1st-round pick

Greg WyshynskiMar 7, 2025, 02:37 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Edmonton Oilers added defenseman Jake...

Business

Walgreens Boots Alliance sold to private equity firm Sycamore Partners

The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity firm, and it will no longer be a public company...

World

Taiwan is one of the world’s most important flashpoints – how Trump will deal with it remains uncertain

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has spoken out against US tariffs and accused it of “meeting good with evil”. Speaking during a rare press...

World

Eurostar trains between London and Paris cancelled after unexploded WWII bomb found

All Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled after an unexploded Second World War bomb was found near train tracks. Thousands of passengers...

Sports

Vlad Jr. reveals sub-$600M ask in Blue Jays talks

Mar 6, 2025, 09:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has disclosed that the latest contract extension...

Vlad Jr. reveals sub-0M ask in Blue Jays talks

Sports

Sources: Athletics extend Butler with 7-year deal

Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Download the ESPN app and enable Jeff Passan’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the latest updates first. Opt...

Politics

Rachel Reeves: ‘People want to talk me down… I’ll prove I can do it’

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Beth’s been to 11 Downing Street to talk to the chancellor...

Technology

Cryptocurrencies decline as Trump’s U.S. bitcoin reserve plan falls short of expectations

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies held steady early Friday following a decline the previous day after President Donald Trump signed an...

Technology

Trump signs executive order establishing U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, marking a major shift in U.S. digital asset policy. White...

Politics

Bill to stop children ‘doom scrolling’ to get backing – but only after watering down

A Labour MP’s bill to prevent children from “doom scrolling” on social media is expected to get government backing today, after its proposals were...

World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘Ukraine most interested in peace’ as he confirms US talks next week

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is “most interested in peace” and confirmed officials will hold talks with US partners in Saudi Arabia next week...