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Posh boy and working-class girl take centre stage as Tory leadership battle hots up

Politicians, we know only too well, are fond of repetition. With Sir Keir Starmer it’s: “My father was a toolmaker.” With Sadiq Khan it’s:...

More than 100 confirmed dead in wake of Hurricane Helene – as Joe Biden promises support ‘until the job is done’

Joe Biden has said his government will support states affected by Hurricane Helene “until the job is done” after the devastating storm left more...

Fire at chemical plant sends huge plume of smoke into the sky in US state of Georgia

A huge plume of black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a chemical plant in the US state of Georgia has...

Multiple killed in plane crash near Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina

Multiple people have died after a single-engine plane crashed near a monument in honour of the pioneering US flyers, the Wright brothers. The aircraft...

Kris Kristofferson: Country music legend and A Star Is Born actor dies

Kris Kristofferson, the country music legend and A Star Is Born actor, has died at the age of 88. The singer-songwriter died peacefully at...

SpaceX arrives at International Space Station to rescue stranded astronauts

The SpaceX capsule which will retrieve the two stranded astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams and Commander...

Business

New Post Office scandal report sparks call for ‘fast action’ as software is compared to Horizon

A lawyer representing people affected by a “second Post Office IT scandal” has said they “must not” have “a long, hard battle ahead for...

Science

SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Successfully Docks at ISS

SpaceX‘s Crew-9 mission successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) on September 29, 2024. The NASA astronaut Colonel Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr...

World

Iran seems to have badly miscalculated the risks Israel are willing to take, as unspoken rules and deterrents ripped up

Iran has pledged a “decisive reaction” to Israel’s onslaught against Iranian allies across the region, but Tehran seems to have badly miscalculated the risk...

World

Mount Everest is getting taller – now scientists think they know why

Mount Everest has grown by around 15 to 50 metres in the last 89,000 years, and it’s increasing every year. Now, scientists say that’s...

World

Germany’s teenagers and young people have worst acne, with UK in the top 10, study finds

Germany’s teenagers and young people have the highest rates of acne in the world, according to a major study, with the UK in eighth...

World

Italian-Swiss border set to be redrawn because of melting Alps glaciers

Italy and Switzerland are set to redraw part of their shared border. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council approved an agreement that would result...

Business

How the end of coal in the UK and closure of Port Talbot steelworks are related

It’s a momentous day in UK industrial history, in two respects. But what have the closures of the last blast furnace at Port Talbot...

Business

BlackRock closes in on purchase of Thames Water contractor Lanes

An arm of BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is closing in on a takeover of a major contractor to Thames Water even as...

Environment

FTC clears Chevron-Hess deal, bans John Hess from board

John Hess, chief executive officer of Hess Corp., speaks at the 2024 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March...

Environment

States forge ahead with Inflation Reduction Act energy rebates — so far, South Dakota is the only one to opt out

Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images A handful of states have rolled out rebates to consumers who make their homes more energy-efficient, just months...

Technology

Google to invest $1 billion in Thailand to build data center and accelerate AI growth

An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Google announced Monday it is investing 36...