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More than 100 climate activists arrested after two-day blockade at Newcastle coal port in Australia

More than 100 climate change activists have been arrested in Australia after a two-day blockade of the world’s largest coal port. Climate activist group...

Business

Debt-laden Saga turns to Lazard to shore up balance sheet

Saga, the financial services and travel services provider to the over-50s, has drafted in a team of City bankers to help shore up its...

Joanna Parrish: Devastated family of British student murdered in France to see justice three decades after her death

In a quiet graveyard in Gloucestershire, the only sounds are the bells ringing at the top of the hour, and the birds in the...

Environment

Nuclear’s uncertain role in the shift away from fossil fuels is seen as critical and very contentious

Cooling towers at a nuclear power plant in Slovakia. Nuclear power is likely to be discussed in great detail at the COP28 climate change...

Three Palestinian students shot in Vermont ‘hate crime’

The families of three Palestinian students who were shot in Vermont have called on US officials to investigate the incident as a hate crime....

Is RFK Jr an embarrassment for the Kennedys or a gamechanger in the US election? America’s royal family has a new challenger

President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, 60 years ago. I do not remember that fateful day on 22 November 1963, as...

South China Sea: Accusations traded after Beijing ‘warns away’ US destroyer from disputed waters

Tensions over the disputed South China Sea have been reignited after Beijing said its military had driven away a US warship that had entered...

Business

Prime minister to unveil multibillion-pound investment plan for ‘12,000 new jobs’

A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime...

Politics

James Cleverly to tell MPs migration measures still under review

James Cleverly will announce he is still reviewing measures to reduce legal migration on Monday, as the government fights to convince its own backbenchers...

Politics

Politics At Jack And Sam’s: The Week… Rishi and the King go to Dubai

Two of Westminster’s best-connected journalists, Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard, guide us through their predictions of how British politics will play...

Politics

Prime minister to unveil multibillion-pound investment plan for ‘12,000 new jobs’

A multibillion-pound investment plan which promises to create more than 12,000 new jobs in the UK is expected to be announced by the prime...

World

Four-day Gaza truce enters final 24 hours as calls for extension mount

As the four-day truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza enters its final 24 hours, calls for an extension are growing from various quarters....

World

Israel-Hamas war: ‘We were treated like dogs’ – released Palestinian prisoners complain of mistreatment

We’ve seen Israel’s hostages coming home in a blaze of coverage, but very little of Palestinian prisoners returning to Jerusalem as part of the...

World

Three Palestinian students shot in Vermont ‘hate crime’

The families of three Palestinian students who were shot in Vermont have called on US officials to investigate the incident as a hate crime....

World

Who are the first 40 Israeli hostages released by Hamas?

Fourteen more Israeli hostages have been released by Hamas after being held for almost seven weeks. They include four-year-old Abigail, a dual Israeli-American national,...

Business

Christmas dinner favourites at risk after washout harvest

Christmas dinners could be in jeopardy with storms causing havoc for farmers struggling with one of the toughest harvests on record. Britain’s latest potato...

Sports

Sources: Texas A&M, Duke’s Elko agree on deal

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M and Duke‘s Mike Elko have reached an agreement to make him...

Sports

Mississippi State hires OU’s Lebby as next coach

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby will be the new coach at Mississippi State,...

Sports

Ban over for thrilled Harbaugh, but ‘I never left’

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 26, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

Sources: Maeda, Tigers reach 2-year, $24M deal

Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 26, 2023, 08:14 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...