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King’s light touch approach to Trump is a masterclass in how to make friends

Months of planning, days of rehearsing and a dinner table that took almost a week to set up, the financial and reputational cost of...

Sports

Stewart to race against wife in ’26 NHRA season

Associated Press Sep 18, 2025, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Hall of Famer “First things first, though, we need to get the...

Science

Astronomers Reveal Sudden Explosion of Small Asteroid Over France

In February 2023, asteroid 2023 CX1 exploded suddenly over France, stunning scientists. Tracked only hours before impact, the tiny rock disintegrated in a powerful...

Science

Rare ‘Crescent Sunrise’ Solar Eclipse to Grace Skies Over Antarctica and New Zealand

A rare partial solar eclipse will bring a crescent sunrise on Sept. 21–22, coinciding with the equinox. Skywatchers in New Zealand, Antarctica, and the...

Science

Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds

A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from...

Science

IMAP Space Weather Mission to Lift Off Soon, NASA Confirms Broadcast Plans

NASA will stream the Sept. 23 launch of IMAP with two rideshare satellites from Kennedy Space Centre. IMAP will study the heliosphere, Carruthers will...

Politics

First Channel migrant deported to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal

The first Channel migrant has been deported to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ deal. The home office confirmed that a...

Business

The big story from Bank of England is an easing in tightening to avert massive losses

For the most part, when people think about the Bank of England and what it does to control the economy, they think about interest...

World

Gaza could be ‘real estate bonanza’, Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says

A controversial Israeli minister has said Gaza could be a “real estate bonanza” – and that a business plan for redeveloping it had been...

Business

Bank of England leaves interest rate unchanged and slows quantitative tightening

The Bank of England has announced it is scaling back the rate at which it is selling bonds into the financial market as part...

Politics

Starmer navigates Trump minefield

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 After yesterday’s pomp and pageantry at Windsor, today the US president gets down...

Trump-Starmer talks could be landmark moment – and join pantheon of UK-US summits

In years to come, it may become known simply as Chequers ’25. But today’s summit between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, at the...

Trump100: The King and the Donald

The pomp and circumstance. The man who some say wants to be king, meets The King. Trump and King Charles spend the day together....

Trump celebrates as Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments

US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has had his programme pulled over “offensive and insensitive” comments about Charlie Kirk. Kimmel used his show on...

What we can learn about Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson from his charging document

A charging document from prosecutors has revealed new details about Charlie Kirk’s suspected shooter, including incriminating messages he allegedly sent to his roommate. The...

Who’s who at Trump’s second state banquet

Business moguls, politicians and members of the royal family made up the guest list for the state banquet to honour Donald Trump. The glitzy...

Sports

What defines an ace in 2025? Breaking down what success looks like for today’s star pitchers

David SchoenfieldSep 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open...

Sports

Dodgers considering Ohtani helping as reliever

Alden GonzalezSep 17, 2025, 10:17 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Sports

Bubbly flows as Cubs reach 1st playoffs since ’20

ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs, who haven’t been to the postseason since...

Politics

Sadiq Khan calls out Gaza ‘genocide’, as Starmer ‘delays’ recognising Palestinian state until end of Trump’s state visit

London’s mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has for the first time described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide”, becoming the most senior Labour figure...