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Starmer announces £200m for Grangemouth

The prime minister has announced £200m for Grangemouth ahead of the closure of Scotland’s last oil refinery. Sir Keir Starmer, speaking at the Scottish...

Sports

‘It ain’t over yet’: Why Mookie Betts was dead set on returning to shortstop

Alden GonzalezFeb 21, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Technology

Substack boosts video capabilities amid potential TikTok ban

Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | AP After posting almost 200 videos, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and racking up millions of views,...

World

German election: Voting under way after campaign focused on economy and migration

Voters are heading to the polls in Germany’s general election. They are electing a new parliament after a campaign focused on the state of...

Environment

Westinghouse sees path to building cheaper nuclear plants after costly past

Cooling towers and reactors 3 and 4 are seen at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. Aug. 13, 2024. Megan...

World

Russia launches ‘aerial terror’ with biggest drone attack since start of war – Zelenskyy

Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Ukraine since the war started, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. He condemned Russia for its “aerial...

Fresh amber warning for rain as Met Office issues alerts for much of UK

A fresh amber weather warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office – with much of the UK already on alert...

World

Pope sends message from hospital bed as Vatican sources give update

Pope Francis is still receiving a high flow of oxygen – but has suffered no further crisis, Vatican sources have said. The sources added...

Day 35: Q&A – Can Trump run again, can US leave NATO and can Musk become president?

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 On today’s episode, our US correspondents James Matthews and Mark Stone tackle listeners’ questions. They...

Politics

‘You have to accept her life is not her own’: Ruth Davidson and partner Jen reflect on life in politics

Being a politician is not always easy – and neither is it straightforward if you are in a relationship with one. Jen Wilson joins...

Elon Musk says US federal employees must justify their work or resign

Elon Musk has issued an ultimatum to US federal employees- respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign. The...

Politics

Starmer asks US to stand by Ukraine with security guarantee as bad peace deal would be ‘disaster’ for all

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to stand by Ukraine with a security guarantee as he warned a bad peace deal would be...

Sports

Soto slams 426-foot HR in 1st at-bat with Mets

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — 1 Related Soto also homered last year in...

Sports

Yanks use ABS challenge system, keep inning alive

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Changing one ball to a strike can completely alter an...

Think business, not politics: Trump’s approach to peacemaking

Donald Trump the president is still Donald Trump the businessman. For the president of the United States, everything is transactional, even the business of...

Politics

Don’t expect a Love Actually-style moment from the Starmer-Trump meeting

For a prime minister who has spent so much of his time in office out of the country, this week’s high-stakes trip to Washington...

Politics

Starmer’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply under Trump after years of love bombing

Visits by prime ministers to the American president matter much more to us “Brits” than they do to them. Donald Trump spelt this out...

Pay back the billions of aid, Trump tells Ukraine

Donald Trump has said a deal for Ukraine’s rare earth metals is “pretty close” and the US is targeting “anything we can get” in...

M4 and M48 closed after human remains found

Two motorways were shut on Saturday evening for several hours after human remains were found on the carriageway. Several drivers called police from 6.40pm...

World

Pope is ‘suffering more’ and in ‘critical condition’, Vatican says – as he receives blood transfusions

Pope Francis has had blood transfusions and is “suffering more than yesterday”, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old has been in hospital for more...