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California mocked over ‘billion-dollar’ bridge to nowhere

Authorities in California have been mocked over a “billion-dollar” bridge to nowhere. The state government of California has long planned for a Los Angeles...

Sports

Leafs show ‘fight’ in OT loss, as Matthews returns

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 5, 2024, 01:19 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON...

Bradford: One child dies and four other people taken to hospital after house fire

A 10-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Bradford. A woman aged 37 and three other children aged 11, six and three...

World

In Washington DC and Gaza two very different families are united by one very rare disease

It is a paradox that humanity at its very worst so often also brings out its very best too. This is a story about...

Sports

Judge: First ejection of career ‘very surprising’

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

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Phils SS Turner (hamstring) set to miss 6 weeks

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Turner has started all 30 games this season, helping the Phillies...

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Maple Leafs’ Matthews in, Woll out for series finale

May 4, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto star forward Auston Matthews, who missed Games 5 and 6 after exiting Game 4...

Politics

Labour taking ‘Tory crown jewel’ feels like a momentum shift

It was a wafer-thin victory, but a huge win. The symbolism of Labour taking the West Midlands mayor, a jewel in the Tory crown,...

Politics

Conservative Andy Street suffers shock loss to Labour in West Midlands mayoral race in blow to Rishi Sunak

Tory incumbent Andy Street has suffered a shock defeat to Labour in the West Midlands mayoral election after a partial recount was ordered. Labour’s...

Politics

West Midlands defeat for Tories fires starting gun on future of the party

Andy Street’s interview with Sky News fired the starting gun for discussion over the future direction of the Conservative Party. But the battlefield immediately...

Sports

Keys to the offseason: What’s next for the Predators, other eliminated teams?

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN...

Politics

Boris Johnson pays tribute to polling station staff who refused to let him vote without photo ID

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

Sports

Kentucky Derby to remain on NBC through 2032

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STAMFORD, Conn. — The Kentucky Derby will remain on NBC through 2032 after...

Politics

Conservative Andy Street’s bid to be re-elected West Midlands mayor on knife-edge

The battle for West Midlands mayor is down to the wire after a recount of votes was ordered. Incumbent Tory Andy Street’s hope of...

Sports

Who wins Game 7 of Bruins-Maple Leafs? Key players to watch, final score predictions

Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. After it looked as if the The NHL postseason is underway, with teams vying for...

Sports

‘That’s the kind of player to build a team around’: How Gunnar Henderson became an early AL MVP candidate

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Politics

Boris Johnson pays tribute to polling station staff who refused to let him vote without photo ID

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote...

Politics

Labour has ‘searching’ to do after losing votes in areas with high Muslim population, Jess Phillips says

The Labour Party has some “searching” to do following its underperformance in areas with a high Muslim population, according to MP Jess Phillips. Speaking...

Politics

Labour’s future success is less clear-cut after the local elections

We went into this set of local and mayoral elections with two big questions: Is Labour on course for a majority and how bad...

Politics

Follow the mayoral election results live here

There are 11 mayors being elected. There are contests for London mayor, nine Combined Authority mayors and for Salford City mayor. Ballots are now...