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One dead and multiple injured after severe turbulence on London Heathrow to Singapore flight

One person has died and a number of others have been injured during severe turbulence on a plane that left the UK and was...

Politics

Ken Clarke should be stripped of peerage, victims of infected blood scandal say

Victims of the infected blood scandal have called for former health secretary Ken Clarke to be stripped of his peerage. Lord Clarke was heavily...

Business

Superdry plots emergency sale process if creditors block rescue plan

Superdry is preparing to run an emergency four-week sale process if creditors block its founder’s plans to inject up to £10m of his own...

Business

South West Water: Surge in profits for parent company of utility responsible for fixing contaminated supply in Devon

The parent company of South West Water has insisted it is focused on returning safe water supply to Brixham in Devon as it announced...

Business

Former tech darling Cazoo crashes into administration

Cazoo, the British online car retailer once-valued at well over £5bn, will crash into administration on Tuesday. Sky News understands that insolvency practitioners from...

Business

Grocery inflation at lowest level since October 2021, industry data suggests

Grocery inflation has eased to its lowest level since October 2021, according to industry data released before official figures tipped to show a big...

World

President Raisi’s death a perilous moment for Iran regime – but don’t expect a change to foreign policy

This is a delicate time for Iran. President Raisi was the second most important man in Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His...

World

Biden says Israel’s action in Gaza ‘not genocide’ after arrest warrant request for Netanyahu

Joe Biden has said ‘what is happening in Gaza is not genocide’ following an arrest warrant request by the International Criminal Court prosecutor for...

World

Russian theatre director and playwright go on trial in ‘absurd’ case over 2020 play

A theatre director and a playwright have appeared in court accused of justifying terrorism with a play they first staged in Moscow back in...

World

Portal connecting Dublin and New York ‘reawakens’ under new restrictions after ‘inappropriate behaviour’

A portal which links people in Dublin and New York via a live stream has been reactivated after “mooning” and other inappropriate behaviour was...

Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked and angered’ after OpenAI allegedly recreated her voice without consent

Scarlett Johansson has said she was “shocked” and “angered” after OpenAI allegedly recreated her voice without her consent for a new ChatGPT system. The...

Sports

The Oilers’ playoff run continues to the conference finals: How they got here, what to expect from Stars matchup

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The...

Sports

Larson quick on second qualifying try at Indy

Associated Press May 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — 1 Related “I’ll definitely take that,” said Larson, who also will...

Sports

Devers’ 6-game HR streak breaks Red Sox record

ESPN News Services May 20, 2024, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston Red Sox star Rafael Devers set a...

Sports

Padres’ Bogaerts injures shoulder diving for ball

ESPN News Services May 20, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — San Diego Padres second baseman Xander Bogaerts injured his left...

Sports

Tigers’ Olson leaves 8-3 loss with hip contusion

Associated Press May 20, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a few warmup pitches in front of the...

Business

‘We’ve got to fight for our livelihoods’: Port Talbot’s uncertain future as the cost of going green hits home

“Workers united, will never be defeated!” a man shouts into a loud hailer. He is part of a crowd marching through the streets of...

Business

Skills ‘boot camps’ to be offered – as minister says UK has relied on foreign workers ‘for too long’

The government is set to offer “skills boot camps” in an attempt to get people on benefits back into work and to fill job...

Politics

Government to reveal infected blood compensation scheme after ‘decades of refusal’

The government will outline how it plans to compensate the victims and families of the infected blood scandal when it makes a statement in...

Sports

Ex-Toledo assistant files wrongful termination suit

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former Toledo...