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Reindeer block dual carriageway in Suffolk

A major road was closed by police in both directions after a “large number” of reindeer wandered in front of traffic. Police were called...

Sports

College Football Playoff first look: Previewing Michigan-Alabama and Washington-Texas

Dec 3, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The final four-team College Football Playoff field is set, with the selection committee having to...

UK weather: New warnings issued as 1,500 properties still without power

Around 1,500 homes and businesses are still without power after heavy snow caused major power cuts in Cumbria. It came as much of the...

Business

CBI faces autumn deadline to refinance rescue funding

The CBI faces a deadline next September to refinance millions of pounds of funding put in place to avert its collapse during the autumn....

Technology

Meta’s AI chief doesn’t think AI super intelligence is coming anytime soon, and is skeptical on quantum computing

Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, speaks at the Viva Tech conference in Paris, June 13, 2023. Chesnot | Getty Images News |...

New York stabbing: Knifeman kills four members of his extended family, including two children, police say

Four people, including two children, have been killed by a relative in New York, according to police. Those stabbed to death included a 12-year-old...

World

Gaza: Decomposing bodies of babies ‘seen in footage’ from abandoned children’s hospital

A video taken in an abandoned Gaza hospital appears to show the decomposing bodies of babies who were left behind during evacuations. The paediatric...

Politics

NHS will remain free at point of use ‘as long as I’m alive’, new health secretary Victoria Atkins vows

The new health secretary has promised the NHS will remain free at the point of use as long as she is “alive” as the...

Los Angeles: Suspect identified in deaths of three homeless people after car matched to separate killing

A man suspected of killing three homeless people in a matter of days is already in custody over a separate fatal shooting, Los Angeles...

Rock legends Kiss ‘immortalised’ as digital superhero-style avatars

US rock band Kiss will live on as superhero-style digital avatars after playing their final live gig in New York. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley,...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer tries to woo Tory voters – telling them: ‘Take a look at Labour again’

Sir Keir Starmer has launched an impassioned pitch to woo Conservative voters – urging those who feel abandoned by their party “to take a...

Politics

Adam Boulton: A PM in waiting? Why Sunak is getting uptight about Starmer

The Greek prime minister’s party got the call that Rishi Sunak was cancelling his meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis when they were on the way...

Sports

Elliott gets 6th straight most popular driver award

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 09:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 1 Related Bill Elliott, father of the 2020 Cup champion...

Sports

Penske taps brakes on Blaney’s Indy 500 dream

Associated Press Nov 30, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One NASCAR championship down and Kyle Larson will try to...

Sports

NASCAR reaches 7-year, $7.7B media rights deal

Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to...

Sports

FSU goes with freshman Glenn in ACC title game

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2023, 08:09 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open...

Sports

Smart: Georgia still among ‘the best four teams’

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 2, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Sports

Alabama upsets Georgia, wins SEC, awaits CFP

ESPN News Services Dec 2, 2023, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Alabama is again the top dog in the Southeastern Conference...

World

Israel-Hamas war: Israel divides Gaza into numbered blocks telling Palestinians to move before bombings begin

Israel’s determination to completely dismantle Hamas means that takeover of the south is an absolute military necessity. The southern campaign has already started, with...

World

UK to conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza to help find hostages held by Hamas

The UK will conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza as part of hostage rescue efforts. The Ministry of Defence said the surveillance aircraft “will...