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Post Office: Police identify seven suspects related to Horizon scandal

Police investigating the Horizon Post Office scandal have now identified seven suspects, with more than 45 people classed as “persons of interest”. A “scaled-up”...

Technology

Quantum computing is having a moment. But the technology remains futuristic

Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum computing chip Microsoft It doesn’t quite have the buzz of artificial intelligence, but quantum computing is having a moment of...

Four people arrested after aircraft vandalised at RAF Brize Norton

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after two aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in...

Business

New Look owners line up bankers to fashion high street exit

New Look is to hire investment bankers to undertake a strategic review which is expected to trigger an auction of the high street fashion...

Politics

What are the concessions to the welfare bill – and will MPs back it?

Number 10 has made concessions on its welfare bill after crisis talks with Labour rebels. Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping the changes are...

World

UN data on Gaza deaths ‘disinformation’, claims head of controversial aid group

The chief of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has called figures by the United Nations on people killed at aid hubs “disinformation”. The UN...

World

Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered nine people

A man guilty of murdering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, has been executed in Japan. Takahiro Shiraishi,...

Sports

NASCAR teams ordered to provide financial data

Associated Press Jun 25, 2025, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams...

Business

Trade war: UK car exports to US halved in May ahead of truce

The extent of the harm inflicted on UK car exporters from US tariffs has been revealed, with shipments plunging by more than half last...

Sports

Rays’ Franco found guilty in sexual abuse case

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and received a suspended two-year...

Sports

Top vote-getters Judge, Ohtani first two in ASG

Associated Press Jun 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Shohei Ohtani and the New York...

Sports

Alabama gets commitment from No. 3 RB Crowell

Eli LedermanJun 26, 2025, 07:44 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

Technology

SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg |...

Politics

Government makes concessions to Labour rebels over welfare reforms

The government has made an offer to rebel Labour MPs over its controversial welfare reforms, Sky News understands. More than 120 Labour MPs were...

Sports

A famous dad, the perfect swing and elite Fortnite skills: Meet MLB’s most fascinating hitter

Open Extended Reactions Warning: What you’re about to read is Jacob Wilson‘s opinion. He is a professional baseball player — a very good one...

Sports

Sources: NHL, NHLPA close to 4-yr. CBA extension

Open Extended Reactions The NHL and NHLPA are in the final stages of agreeing to a four-year extension of the CBA that includes an...

Technology

What’s driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions up for grabs in the future and banks getting ready for it

After a brief pullback this week, shares of stablecoin issuer and recent IPO darling Circle were in rally mode again, soaring double-digits on a...

Technology

Core Scientific shares surge 33% on report of buyout talks with CoreWeave

Piotr Swiat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Core Scientific shares surged 35% on Thursday following a report from The Wall Street Journal that artificial...

Technology

Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death

Digital boards are seen due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cybersecurity services to U.S. technology company Microsoft, on July...

Politics

Keir Starmer is in a hot mess – and I’ve never seen anything like it

Less than a year ago in Downing Street, the bunting was out, and Keir Starmer was walking into No 10 to a chorus of...