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Furniture retailer Cotswold Company lays groundwork for sale

The long-standing owner of The Cotswold Company, the premium furniture and homewares brand, is paving the way for a sale after retaining investment bankers...

Politics

Met Police calls for protest against Palestine Action ban to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack

The Metropolitan Police has called for a planned protest in support of the banned Palestine Action group to be delayed or cancelled after Thursday’s...

Environment

Massive fire breaks out at Chevron oil refinery in California

An aerial view of Chevron crews attempting to extinguish a large fire and explosion that occurred at Chevron Refinery in El Segundo Thursday, Oct....

Politics

The Green Party might be small but it’s thinking big – can it make a dent in Reform’s rise?

It’s a small party with big ambition, a handful of MPs led by a controversial but charismatic leader determined to turn anti-establishment sentiment into...

What we know about Manchester attacker Jihad al Shamie – as his family condemn ‘heinous act’

The Manchester synagogue attacker was a British citizen of Syrian descent who came to the UK as a small child and had not previously...

World

Colombia is high on Trump’s troublemaker list – but coca farmers will keep producing to match US demand

“Listen man, we’re a narco state, it’s just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I’ll show you drug deals –...

Manchester synagogue attack: Families pay tribute to ‘kind and heroic’ victims – as police arrest three more suspects

The families of the two victims of the Manchester synagogue attack have paid tribute to them as “heroic, beloved and cherished”. Adrian Daulby, 53,...

Sports

Schlittler dazzles as Yankees eliminate Red Sox

Associated Press Oct 2, 2025, 10:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rookie right-hander He outpitched Connelly Early, a 23-year-old left-hander who...

Sports

Dingler HR helps Tigers ‘flip’ script vs. Guardians

Bradford DoolittleOct 2, 2025, 06:12 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

Sports

Cubs quash Padres’ threat in 9th to make NLDS

Associated Press Oct 2, 2025, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — 1 Related Counsell managed the Brewers for nine years before he...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits ‘past wrongs’ in letter to judge – hours before his sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologised and taken “full responsibility” for “all of the hurt and pain” he has caused others in a letter to...

Business

Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi

Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi, the country’s most popular beer. Dozens of factories nationwide have ground to a halt...

Manchester synagogue attack is ‘tragic result of Jew hatred’, chief rabbi says

The UK’s chief rabbi has described the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester as “the tragic result of Jew hatred”. Two Jewish men...

Technology

OpenAI’s Sora 2 is putting safety and censorship to the test with stunningly real videos

Fresh off a $6.6 billion share sale that made it the world’s most valuable private company, OpenAI’s TikTok-style video app, powered by its new...

Sports

Air Force-Navy game to go on despite shutdown

Associated Press Oct 2, 2025, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Air Force–Navy football game will go on as planned in Annapolis, Maryland,...

Sports

Week 6 preview: Vanderbilt-Alabama, a Sunshine State showdown and more

Oct 2, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last weekend delivered an action-packed, wire-to-wire college football slate. In Week 6, the sport’s collective...

Sports

Bottom 10: There’s no whitewashing Penn State’s latest big-game flop

Ryan McGee Oct 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inspirational thought of the week: I hear your laughAnd look up smiling at...

Phones turned off during Yom Kippur, worshippers leaving synagogue hear news of attack

It’s just gone 7.30pm – and outside a synagogue in north Manchester, we’ve heard the shofar, a ceremonial horn, being blown to mark the...

Prince William hints at ‘changes’ to come when he is king

Prince William has said “change is on my agenda” when he becomes king, in his most open and personal explanation to date about how...

Business

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack: ‘We need certainty’ on aid, supplier pleads

A member of cyber attack-hit Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) supply chain has told Sky News the government must act to safeguard the sector as...