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Marlins def. Yankees, earn 1st-ever sweep of N.Y.

ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, struck out...

Sports

Rodriguez makes history with another 20-20 year

ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2025, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the third inning —...

Sports

White Sox place Vargas on IL with oblique strain

Associated Press Aug 3, 2025, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Miguel Vargas on the...

Martin Lewis reveals who is due for car finance compensation – and how much they’ll get

Martin Lewis says motorists who were mis-sold car finance are likely to receive “hundreds, not thousands of pounds” – with regulators launching a consultation...

World

Hamas ‘ready’ to deliver aid to hostages after outcry over footage of Israeli captive

Hamas has said it is ready to cooperate with a request to deliver food to Israeli hostages in Gaza, if Israel agrees to permanently...

Politics

£100m border security boost – as govt vows ‘major crackdown’ on people smuggling gangs

The government has vowed to push for a “major new crackdown” on people smuggling gangs with a £100m cash boost for border security. The...

How Air India crash victim’s grieving family discovered remains mix-up

Almost two months after Air India Flight 171’s deadly crash, some of the 53 British nationals on board are only now being laid to...

World

New US plan for Gaza starting to emerge despite sanitised tour for Trump peace envoy

We’ve seen this many times before. Highly anticipated talks and meetings with America, Israel’s closest ally and the one country with the power to...

Business

FCA considering compensation scheme over car finance scandal – raising hopes of payouts for motorists

Thousands of motorists who bought cars on finance before 2021 could be set for payouts as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it...

Politics

More children from Gaza to be brought to UK for urgent medical treatment

Efforts to bring Gazan children to the UK for urgent medical treatment are set to be accelerated under new government plans. Under the scheme,...

Technology

Figma CEO’s path from college dropout and Thiel fellow to tech billionaire

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, signs the guestbook on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July...

Science

China Launches PRSS-01 to Elevate Pakistan’s Space and Disaster Response

In a major fillip to Pakistan’s space and disaster management applications, China Thursday launched the first ever Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-01) exclusively for Pakistan....

Science

Mysterious Planet Nine May Still Lurk in the Outer Solar System

The concept of a large, hidden planet or planets lurking in the most distant regions of our solar system has been known since before...

World

Sydney Harbour Bridge pro-Palestine protest so busy it was ‘perilous’, police chief says

Tens of thousands of Sydney residents marched across the city’s iconic Harbour Bridge to support Palestinians in Gaza and call for an end to...

Science

SpaceX, NASA Delay Crew-11 Launch Due to Thick Clouds over Kennedy Space Center

Just over a minute before liftoff on July 31, SpaceX called off the launch of NASA’s Crew-11 mission due to unsafe weather at Kennedy...

Business

ICG takes off with £200m deal for Exeter and Bournemouth airports

The London-listed investment group ICG is closing in on a £200m deal to buy three of Britain’s biggest regional airports. Sky News has learnt...

World

Just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday, Palestinian officials claim – short of 600 needed

Just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday – despite the humanitarian situation in the enclave worsening, Palestinian officials have warned. According to the Gazan...

World

Videos of emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David released by Hamas

Two videos of an emaciated Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, have been released by Hamas, after US special envoy Steve Witkoff this week met with...

World

Rescue crews searching for five trapped Chilean miners find body

Rescue crews searching for five trapped Chilean miners have discovered a body. A section of the copper mine had collapsed on Thursday following a...

World

India hints it will keep buying Russian oil – despite Trump threats

India has indicated it will defy threats made by US President Donald Trump and continue buying Russian oil. The world’s third-largest crude importer –...