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Jay Blades: The Repair Shop presenter charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against estranged wife

The Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour against his estranged wife. The alleged behaviour includes physical and...

Business

Tens of millions could pay more if Vodafone-Three merger goes ahead, CMA warns

Tens of millions of mobile phone users could end up paying more if the merger between Vodafone and Three goes ahead, the competition watchdog...

Sports

Sources: Twins cut draft pick for aiding opponent

Kiley McDaniel Close Kiley McDaniel ESPN MLB Insider ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and...

Sports

2nd sports hernia surgery to end Seager’s season

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 09:03 PM ET SEATTLE — Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager will undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia, ending...

World

‘I hope they won’t reach us’ – Russian fears grow over long-range missile strikes

The last time war came to Oryol was 1941. It came under Nazi occupation, before becoming one of the first major cities to be...

Sports

Boise State among 4 joining Pac-12 for 2026-27

Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Pete Thamel Sep 12, 2024,...

Sports

Texas lands No. 1 safety in 2026 recruiting class

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

Sports

Aaron Donald on Pitt AD advisory committee

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 12, 2024, 05:39 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Technology

Meta offered ‘unacceptable’ response to concerns over illicit drug ads on Facebook and Instagram, congressman says

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park,...

World

Putin: Long-range missile approval will put NATO ‘at war’ with Russia

President Vladimir Putin has warned that allowing Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles would put NATO “at war” with Russia. The...

Technology

Oracle bumps up fiscal 2026 revenue forecast, lifting stock 6%

Oracle Corp. CEO Safra Catz walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as Oracle rang the opening bell in celebration of...

Assisted dying should be allowed in England, according to ‘citizens’ jury’

Assisted dying should be legalised in England, according to a panel made up of members of the public. The so-called “citizens’ jury” – a randomly...

Plan to build cheaper version of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled – and journeys would only be 15 minutes longer

A proposal to build a new 50-mile railway line as a cheaper but slower alternative to a scrapped section of HS2 has been unveiled....

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer says Russia started Ukraine war and ‘could end the conflict straight away’

Sir Keir Starmer has said that Russia started the Ukraine war and “could end the conflict straight away”. The prime minister is heading to...

Technology

Intel getting help from Commerce Secretary Raimondo as part of effort to spur U.S. production

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo listens as President Joe Biden participates virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS)...

Technology

Adobe stock slips on soft fourth-quarter revenue guidance

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 20, 2024. Brendan...

Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands in mid-September

Sep 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Midway through September, the 2024 playoff picture looks mostly set. While no team has secured...

Revenge porn laws to be strengthened to make online firms do more to prevent ‘humiliation and suffering’

Sharing revenge porn will be upgraded to the most serious type of offence in a change to the Online Safety Act. It means social...

Environment

Here’s the deflation breakdown for August 2024 — in one chart

D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Inflation cooled in August and fell to its lowest level since February 2021, which was around the time...

Business

National debt to triple due to climate change and sick population – OBR

The gap between how much money the state takes in and its spending will triple in the next 50 years, according to independent forecasters....