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Sources: SMU’s Stone to transfer to Northwestern

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 21, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Donald Trump appoints British TV producer who created The Apprentice as special envoy to UK

US president-elect Donald Trump says he has appointed British TV producer Mark Burnett as his special envoy to the UK. Mr Burnett, 64, created...

Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to retain heavyweight titles

Tyson Fury has responded after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia. British fighter Fury, 36, had...

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Christmas market suspect may have been ‘dissatisfied with treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany’: Here’s what we know

The suspect in the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg appeared to be dissatisfied with the treatment of Saudi refugees in Germany, a...

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Hope returns to eastern Aleppo – which Assad forces all but extinguished

Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria’s second city under Bashar al...

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Fury and questions in Mayotte as residents struggle to recover after Cyclone Chido

The doors of the white van are thrown open. Dozens of armed French police jump on board, their colleagues on the ground form a...

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US says it has killed Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in Syria airstrike

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an...

Just Stop Oil protester Gaie Delap recalled to prison after issues fitting electronic tag

A 77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester has been recalled to prison after she was unable to be fitted with an electronic tag. Gaie Delap...

Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas resign from RSPCA

TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas have stepped down from their roles as president and vice-president of the RSPCA...

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Magdeburg: Police arrest suspect after attack at German Christmas market

The moment the suspect in a fatal attack on a German Christmas market was arrested has been captured on video by a passer-by. At...

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Fury and questions in Mayotte as residents struggle to recover after Cyclone Chido

The doors of the white van are thrown open. Dozens of armed French police jump on board, their colleagues on the ground form a...

World

US says it has killed Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in Syria airstrike

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an...

Business

Bank of England governor to join Reeves on key China visit

Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, will join Rachel Reeves on a visit to China next month aimed at strengthening financial services trade...

Fearne Cotton shares update after getting tumours removed

Presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is “healing well” and feeling “almost normal” weeks after having two benign tumours removed from her jaw. The...

Trump campaign co-manager calls Lord Mandelson an ‘absolute moron’ as peer is confirmed as Starmer’s new US ambassador

The co-manager for Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an “absolute moron” – as the peer was officially announced as the...

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High street giants plot new warning to Treasury over retail jobs

Retail giants including Asda, Marks & Spencer, Primark and Tesco will mount a new year campaign to warn Rachel Reeves that plans to hike...

US government avoids shutdown after funding bill clears Congress

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal. Failure to reach an agreement would have...