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Starmer to no longer accept donations to pay for clothes, Sky News understands

Sir Keir Starmer will no longer accept donations in the future to pay for clothes, Sky News understands. Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner also...

‘All it could do was spin in circles’: Previous Titan sub passenger says his mission was aborted

A previous Titan submersible dive to the Titanic was aborted due to an apparent mechanical failure, one of the mission’s passengers has said. Fred...

Politics

Conservative leadership contest: Robert Jenrick claims mass immigration and ‘woke culture’ put England’s national identity at risk

Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has claimed mass migration and “woke culture” have put England’s national identity at risk. Mr Jenrick, who remains the...

Mohamed al Fayed ‘carried Viagra’ and ‘cherry picked’ women from Harrods shop floor, ex-employee claims

A former member of the Harrods management team has told how Mohamed al Fayed would “cherry pick” women from the shop floor. Speaking to...

Sports

‘What would Johnny want us to do?’ How the Blue Jackets are approaching this season

Emily Kaplan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions WHEN SIDNEY CROSBY remembers Johnny...

Technology

Apple iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4 debut around the world

Apple on Friday greeted customers at its stores around the world for the debuts of the iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods...

World

Defiance, but a rare admission of vulnerability – Hezbollah chief’s message means devastation will continue

The unscheduled speech by the Hezbollah leader was revealing as much as it was defiant. It came after back-to-back days of booby-trapped communication devices...

Environment

Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant, sell the power to Microsoft for AI

Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft, demonstrating the immense energy needs of...

Sports

Summer signings, trade additions who will rule the 2025 deadline, including Kakko, Mantha, Martinez

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL offseason is a...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer accepting Arsenal ticket freebies ‘not important’, says Jess Phillips

A government minister has said Sir Keir Starmer accepting more freebies than any other MP “is not important at all”. Jess Phillips said she...

Business

Consumer confidence slumps following warnings of ‘tough choices’ in budget ahead

A long-running measure of consumer confidence has slumped to levels last seen at the start of the year following warnings of “tough choices” ahead...

Business

Whitehall on alert as construction group ISG heads for collapse

Thousands of construction industry jobs are at risk as ISG, a construction group that builds prisons and police stations, faces imminent collapse. Sky News...

Business

National debt at 100% of GDP for first time since 1960s

The UK’s public sector debt has hit 100% of the value of the country’s annual economic output for the first time since the 1960s,...

Technology

Indian ed-tech startup Physics Wallah bags $2.8 billion valuation amid sector troubles

Alakh Pandey (R), CEO of Physics Wallah, along with the company’s co-founder Prateek Maheshwari (L). Physics Wallah Indian education technology startup Physics Wallah announced...

Indian ed-tech startup Physics Wallah bags .8 billion valuation amid sector troubles

Trump-backed North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson denies calling himself ‘black nazi’ on pornographic forum

A Republican backed by Donald Trump in his bid to be North Carolina’s governor denied reports he called himself a “black nazi” on an...

US Election: the big and small deciding factors that could swing the vote for Trump or Harris this November

This election is about the big and the small – as small as anything can be in the USA. The big number first –...

World

On the streets of the Mexican city being ravaged by a brutal and deadly drugs gang war

The sun is burning in the morning sky, the heat is intense, the humidity suffocating. Flies buzz around our sweating brows as we peer...

Sports

Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with ‘greatest’ game

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Sports

Soto to get X-rays after ‘scary’ slide into wall

ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after The 26-year-old Soto, a four-time All-Star and former batting...

Sports

Guardians clinch playoff spot with walk-off win

Associated Press Sep 19, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Soaked to the skin from being sprayed with champagne and beer,...