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Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

The logo of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can be seen on a coin in front of a Bitcoin chart. Silas Stein | Picture Alliance |...

Bitcoin rises to fresh record above 2,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry defects to Reform

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry has defected to Reform, in the latest blow to the Conservatives. The former MP for Rossendale and Darwen, who...

World

IDF chief says conditions ‘created’ for Gaza ceasefire – as Trump says it could be ‘this week or next’

Donald Trump and a leading figure in the Israeli army have suggested a ceasefire in Gaza could be close. Eyal Zamir, chief of staff...

Business

Nvidia wins race to become first $4trn listed company

Nvidia has become the first stock market-listed company to achieve a value of $4trn. Its share price rose by more than 2% at the...

Nvidia wins race to become first trn listed company

Business

Trump fires tariff threats at more nations as EU ‘ready for all scenarios’

Donald Trump has revealed a list of more nations set to face delayed ‘liberation day’ tariffs from 1 August. He has threatened tariffs of...

Science

Dark Dwarfs: New Star-Like Objects May Reveal Nature of Dark Matter

Astronomers predict an unseen class of star-like bodies called “dark dwarfs” near our galaxy’s center. A new study suggests these objects could shine thanks...

Science

NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station

In early July 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers snapped a rare image of a giant red “sprite” phenomenon erupting above a thunderstorm, as...

Man guilty of murder after driving into ‘Good Samaritan’ Chris Marriott following wedding brawl in Sheffield

A man who killed a “Good Samaritan” by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been found guilty of murder. Chris Marriott,...

Science

Progress 92 Spacecraft Docks at ISS with Vital Supplies for Expedition 73

The progress of 92 spacecraft, which is unpiloted, reached the space-facing port of the Poisk of the orbiting laboratory at 2:55 a.m. IST on...

Science

Scientists Trace Universe’s Missing Ordinary Matter Using FRBs and X-rays

Almost half of the matter of the universe is yet hidden from observation, literally unknown to us. Scientists have discovered the fast radio waves...

Technology

Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup’s latest effort to compete...

Technology

Retailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day

A worker sorts packages on Amazon Prime Day in New York on July 8, 2025. Klaus Galiano | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. online...

Retailers log .9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day

Business

Greater risk to UK economy following Trump’s tariffs, says Bank of England

The future of the UK economy is weaker and more uncertain due to President Trump’s tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, the Bank...

Environment

Embattled Iran slams consequences of war on oil markets

Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday criticized the effects of war-led disruptions to oil markets, weeks after...

Politics

What is a wealth tax, how would it work in the UK and where else has one?

The idea of a wealth tax has raised its head – yet again – as the government attempts to balance its books. Downing Street...

More than 160 people still missing after deadly Texas floods

There are 161 people still missing in Texas in the aftermath of last weekend’s deadly flash floods, the state’s governor has said. Speaking at...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing hearing confirmed

The date for Sean “Diddy” Combs’s sentencing hearing has been confirmed. Following his high-profile trial, the hip-hop mogul was found guilty of two counts...