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Michael Gove handed peerage – as Jeremy Hunt and cricketer James Anderson knighted

Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. Mr Gove – now editor of The Spectator...

Environment

Trump pushes trade partners to buy more U.S. energy as a way to avoid higher tariffs

A ship carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) is towed out of the Port of Rotterdam on January 13, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Pierre Crom...

World

Tech executive and his family die after sightseeing helicopter crashes in New York

A family of five Spanish tourists, including three children, have been killed in a helicopter crash in New York City. A New York City...

World

Ksenia Karelina: Ballerina arrives home in US after ‘nightmare’ of Russian penal colony

A former ballerina who spent more than a year in a Russian jail for donating £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine has returned home...

World

‘Gringo hunter’ shot dead by US fugitive in Mexico

An elite Mexican police officer from its so-called “Gringo Hunters” unit has been shot dead by a fugitive they were trying to arrest. The...

World

Defence secretary warns this is ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine – as £450m in funding allocated

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is “the critical year” for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package....

Sports

The numbers behind Lane Hutson’s breakout rookie campaign

Rachel DoerrieApr 11, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in...

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NHL Awards Watch: Final regular-season ballots for seven different trophies

Greg WyshynskiApr 10, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the final NHL Awards...

Business

MPs summoned to debate emergency legislation to ‘protect’ British Steel

Parliament is being recalled so MPs can debate draft legislation to “protect” the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Number 10 has said. MPs are...

Politics

Parliament being recalled to discuss British Steel in Scunthorpe

Parliament is being recalled to discuss the future of British Steel in Scunthorpe. MPs are being summoned back from Easter recess to Westminster, and...

Environment

U.S. energy secretary says shale industry will ‘survive and thrive’ despite plunging crude prices

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is not worried about falling oil prices and their impact on America’s shale...

Sports

Spring game previews: Georgia, Florida, Miami among teams hitting the field

Apr 11, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Many college football programs are wrapping up spring practices this weekend, which traditionally has included...

Sports

From The Babe’s home run handles to Bonds’ maple mashers: A brief history of bats

Bradford DoolittleApr 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

Sports

‘A small difference, but a big difference’: Inside the process of making an MLB star’s torpedo bat

David SchoenfieldApr 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open...

Politics

Defence secretary warns this is ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine – as £450m in funding allocated

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is “the critical year” for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package....

Kara Alexander: Dagenham mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath jailed

A “skunk-smoking” mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath while in a psychotic state has been jailed for life with a...

Politics

Some good news for the British economy – but the celebration might not last long

We’ve been waiting for a while for the Office for National Statistics to deliver us some good news on the British economy – and...

Michael Gove handed peerage – as Jeremy Hunt and cricketer James Anderson knighted

Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. Mr Gove – now editor of The Spectator...

Business

UK economy grows in February – official figures

The economy lifted by half a percent in February, according to official figures, thanks in part to the manufacturing sector.

World

‘No way’ Trump guilty of inside trading, says ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort has told Sky News there’s “no way” Donald Trump is guilty of insider trading or market manipulation. Opponents...