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Sir Keir Starmer pledges to protect UK companies from Trump tariff ‘storm’

Sir Keir Starmer has said his government stands ready to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” after Donald Trump’s new...

Business

Sir Keir Starmer pledges to protect UK companies from Trump tariff ‘storm’

Sir Keir Starmer has said his government stands ready to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm” after Donald Trump’s new...

World

Global markets have given Trump a clear no-confidence vote – and his fickleness is making the problem worse

Global financial markets gave a clear vote of no-confidence in President Trump’s economic policy. The damage it will do is obvious: costs for companies...

Business

‘We will see closures’: The industries hit hardest by national insurance hike

The cost of having staff is going up this Sunday as the increase in employers’ national insurance kicks in. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in...

Sports

Jackson-Earnhardt Jr. trademark dispute resolved

Jamison HensleyApr 4, 2025, 01:33 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011,...

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Journalism, Rodriguez big winners ahead of Derby

Associated Press Apr 5, 2025, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Journalism won the $500,000 Santa Anita Derby by three-quarters of a length Saturday...

Sports

Hamlin revels in trash talk after ending drought

Associated Press Mar 31, 2025, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions To a familiar mixture of cheers and boos, Crew chief Chris Gayle, who...

Sports

Ohtani’s 26-pitch bullpen session a ‘positive’

ESPN News Services Apr 5, 2025, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — “It’s a week, but then there’s also the one in...

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Crosby, Dadonov get dueling hat tricks in Dallas

ESPN News Services Apr 5, 2025, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — 1 Related “I think like everyone else, we knew it...

Politics

France needs to sort its political mess – or else the populist winds blowing from the US will strengthen

Contemplating the turmoil sown by the return of President Trump, nobody could deny that the results of leadership elections in major nations matter to...

Politics

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed denied entry and deported from Israel

Two Labour MPs have been denied entry to Israel and deported. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they were suspected of plans...

Thousands protest against Donald Trump and Elon Musk at rallies in all 50 US states

Thousands of people gathered in various cities across the US as protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk took place in all 50 states...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: What’s at stake in all 13 games on Saturday

Open Extended Reactions As is tradition, Saturday is absolutely loaded with NHL games. Hope you got a good night’s sleep! With 13 games on...

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Nebraska transfer WR Gilmore dismissed from team

Associated Press Apr 5, 2025, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska receiver Hardley Gilmore IV, who transferred from Kentucky in...

World

IDF admits mistakenly identifying Gaza aid workers as threat – after video of attack showed ambulances were marked

The IDF has admitted to mistakenly identifying a convoy of aid workers as a threat – following the emergence of a video which proved...

Labour MP Dan Norris arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences

Labour MP Dan Norris has been arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences. A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Dan Norris MP was...

Politics

Labour MP Dan Norris arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences

Labour MP Dan Norris has been arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences. A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Dan Norris MP was...

Business

Jaguar Land Rover’s US exports announcement sparks anxiety in car-making hub Solihull

The decision by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to pause shipments of cars to the USA for the next month has made people in Solihull...

Sports

‘It’s taken on a life of its own’: Inside the 48 hours torpedo bats launched into baseball lore

At 1:54 ET on Saturday afternoon, New York Yankees play-by-play man Michael Kay lit the fuse on what will be remembered as either one...

Sports

What are torpedo bats? Are they legal? What to know about MLB’s hottest trend

Open Extended Reactions The opening weekend of the 2025 MLB season was taken over by a surprise star — torpedo bats. The bowling pin-shaped...