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UK weather: Large parts of country set to be warm and sunny early next week

Much of the UK will bask in warm, sunny conditions at the start of next week, with inland temperatures up to 10C higher than...

Environment

Trump aims to fight China’s control of minerals by investing in miners

U.S. Department Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum looks on during CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 12, 2025. Kaylee Greenlee | Reuters OKLAHOMA...

Business

Trade war: UK car exporter’s shares slump to four-year low

A UK-based car distributor has seen its shares hit a four-year low after reporting a fall in sales and warning of hits ahead from...

Business

Audio technology group Waves hello to £300m London float

An audio technology business used by many of the world’s leading musicians is plotting a £300m City flotation in a boost to London’s flagging...

Business

Nandy to sign off appointment of Kogan as top football referee

Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is to sign off the appointment of a chair of English football’s new referee within days. Sky News has...

World

Pakistan halts trade and India revokes visas as retaliatory measures ramp up after Kashmir killings

India has said it has revoked all visas issued to Pakistani nationals following a deadly attack by gunmen in Kashmir that killed 26 people....

Politics

Pepper spray to be used in young offender institutions as violence rises

Pepper spray will now be used in young offender institutions – where the rate of assaults on staff is 14 times higher than in...

‘Children can’t go to the shop without fear of being stabbed’: Young people in Birmingham drill recording studio on reality of knife crime

“There’s a code that you don’t speak to the police, so you have to find another way to protect yourself,” says Daniel. We are...

Sports

Landeskog: 1st game in 3 years ‘a memory for life’

ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2025, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog took the ice in his...

Sports

Coach: Oilers ‘gift-wrapping opportunities’ for L.A.

Ryan S. ClarkApr 24, 2025, 02:45 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions It’s not just...

Sports

Thompson ‘the difference’ in 3rd as Caps go up 2-0

Associated Press Apr 23, 2025, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The highlight-reel, diving save that it looked like Logan Thompson made...

Technology

British fintech Revolut tops $1 billion in profit as revenue jumps 72%

Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 7, 2019. Pedro Nunes | Reuters LONDON — British fintech firm Revolut...

British fintech Revolut tops billion in profit as revenue jumps 72%

Sports

Crow-Armstrong stays hot vs. hometown Dodgers

Jesse RogersApr 24, 2025, 12:47 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO...

Sports

Dodgers’ Snell to pause throwing after discomfort

Jesse RogersApr 23, 2025, 07:33 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Los Angeles...

Sports

Judge delays House settlement over roster limits

Dan MurphyApr 23, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open...

Sports

Dabo touts Tigers’ stability over ‘chaos’ of portal

Chris LowApr 23, 2025, 05:59 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions...

Technology

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix warns of demand volatility after quarterly profit soars 158% on AI boom

Illustration of the SK Hynix logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday...

Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in

How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet? Back in 1991, Sophie Lloyd pulled off the ultimate illusion, tricking...

Technology

Trump meme coin surges 50% after top holders offered dinner with the president

A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at...

Trump wants to emulate Putin and govern US in ‘a similar fashion’, his former national security adviser says

Donald Trump wants to emulate Vladimir Putin and “govern his own country in a similar fashion”, his former national security adviser has said. Fiona...