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China warns Donald Trump over tariffs threat

China has warned Donald Trump a new trade war “will leave no party unscathed” as the incoming US president’s new tariff threats provoke an...

Business

Latest sign of struggling industry as car production falls for eighth month in a row – SMMT

UK car production has slowed, according to industry figures, in the latest sign of a struggling sector. For the eighth month in a row...

Sports

Ohtani seeks baseball cards from ex-interpreter

ESPN News Services Nov 28, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani wants his former interpreter to hand...

Politics

‘Death isn’t like a video game where you pop back up’: The case for and against assisted dying

Warning: this article contains references to suicide. The case for: I want a good death under the oak tree in my garden Clare Turner,...

Politics

Assisted dying bill might succeed – but is likely to face painful journey

It’s the most controversial battle over a private members’ bill in parliament for nearly 60 years. Not since David Steel’s 1967 Abortion Act has...

Arizona man charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump

A man has been charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump. Authorities arrested Manuel Tamayo-Torres on Monday in southern California. He is accused of...

World

Hezbollah vows to continue resistance despite ceasefire with Israel

Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance to Israel after the ceasefire came into effect. Brokered by the US and France, the halt to...

Sports

Baffert wins first race back at Churchill after ban

Associated Press Nov 27, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert returned to Churchill Downs for the first time...

Sports

Alabama A&M now says LB Burnett still alive

Associated Press Nov 27, 2024, 07:24 PM ET HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized with a head injury suffered...

Sports

Crawford, 2-time WS champ with Giants, retires

Associated Press Nov 27, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — A fourth-round draft pick in 2008 out of UCLA, Crawford...

Sports

Sources: Champ Dodgers strike early, add Snell

Jorge Castillo 1 Related The $182 million contract is the third largest for a left-handed pitcher in major league history based on total value,...

Politics

David Cameron comes out in support of assisted dying bill after previously voting against in 2015

David Cameron has become the first former prime minister to come out in support of the assisted dying bill. The former Tory leader has...

Mohamed al Fayed: Police investigating ‘more than five’ people who may have ‘enabled’ alleged abuse of women and girls

Detectives have launched a new investigation into more than five people suspected of helping Mohamed al Fayed commit widespread sexual abuse over almost 40...

Teenager who met Princess of Wales dies aged 17 after pursuing bucket list following rare cancer diagnosis

A teenage photographer who met the Princess of Wales while pursuing a photography bucket list after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer...

Business

FCA to give companies extra 48 hours in ‘name and shame’ compromise

The City watchdog is to give companies it is investigating an additional window to contest allegations as it seeks to defuse the months-long row...

David Cameron comes out in support of assisted dying bill after previously voting against in 2015

David Cameron has become the first former prime minister to come out in support of the assisted dying bill. The former Tory leader has...

World

New data reveals impact of war on civilians in Lebanon

As residents of southern Lebanon begin returning to neighbourhoods reduced to rubble, new data shared with Sky News illustrates the impact of the conflict....

Politics

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire unlikely to last, says former UK spy chief Richard Dearlove

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is unlikely to last in the long term, according to a former British spy chief. Sir Richard Dearlove...

World

Three Americans freed in prisoner swap after spending years imprisoned in China

Three American citizens who had been detained in China for years have been released, Sky’s US partner network NBC News reports. Kai Li, Mark...

World

Ex-Manchester City player set to become Georgia’s next president

A former Manchester City football player is set to be Georgia’s next president after the ruling party selected him as its candidate. Mikheil Kavelashvili,...