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Holiday debt hangover poised to be 'particularly nasty' this year, analyst says

While retail sales are strong, typically an indication of a healthy consumer, an industry economist is deeply concerned about how consumers will pay it all...

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Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young US children. There was some hope that children in...

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North Korea fires ICBM after condemning US ‘war’ moves

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday that has a range to hit anywhere in the United States, said South Korea and...

World

BP pauses all shipments of oil through Red Sea after attacks by Houthi rebels

BP has announced it is pausing shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels. The oil giant...

Business

BP pauses all shipments of oil through Red Sea after attacks by Houthi rebels

BP has announced it is pausing shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels. The oil giant...

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Ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace warns Israel against ‘killing rage’ in Gaza

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned Israel risks losing its “legal” and “moral” authority if it continues with its “killing rage” in Gaza,...

Politics

Labour demands Gove answers questions over Michelle Mone PPE controversy

Michael Gove is facing calls to answer questions before MPs over PPE firm Medpro after Baroness Michelle Mone admitted she stands to benefit from...

Car crashes into vehicle guarding President Biden’s motorcade

A car crashed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night while he was leaving a visit to...

World

Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza

Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border...

Sports

Transfer portal updates: FSU-Miami for Cam Ward, who won the week, commitments to watch

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended...

Sports

Ivy League DPOY Slackman transfers to Gators

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 08:31 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended...

Sports

Toledo quarterback Finn transferring to Baylor

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 09:38 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended...

Sports

Sources: D-backs, OF Gurriel agree on $42M deal

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterDec 17, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com...

Sources: D-backs, OF Gurriel agree on M deal

World

MP Leyla Moran worried family trapped in Gaza church will not survive one week before Christmas

An MP who has family members she says are trapped in a church in Gaza is worried they will not survive until Christmas. Layla...

Man hit and killed when van drove into group in Ilkeston named as Samuel Wilson

A 26-year-old man who died after being hit by a van which drove into a group of people in a Derbyshire town centre has...

Politics

The ministers No 10 trusts the most to face the public

Grant Shapps and Mark Harper are the most trusted public faces of this government, according to new research for the Politics at Jack and...

Liverpool ‘utterly condemn’ bottle attack on Manchester United team bus

Liverpool have condemned the actions of a fan who threw a bottle at Manchester United’s team bus before Sunday’s Premier League match. A video...

Business

Edinburgh Airport owners pick banks to take flight with £2.5bn sale

The owners of Edinburgh Airport have picked bankers to launch an auction next year that could draw bids of £2.5bn. Sky News has learnt...

Missing Alex Batty ‘had been staying in French guesthouse without his mother’

The owners of a French guesthouse have revealed missing British teenager Alex Batty spent recent years staying with them under a fake name without...

Technology

The techno-optimists and doomsdayers inside Silicon Valley’s most dangerous AI debate

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters on his arrival to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum...