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Chancellor says ‘everything on the table’ in autumn statement as he promises to remove tax ‘barriers’ for business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says “everything is on the table” when it comes to tax cuts in this week’s autumn statement. Speaking to Sky News’...

Troubled Las Vegas Grand Prix hit by lawsuit on behalf of 35,000 fans

The troubled Las Vegas Grand Prix has been hit by a lawsuit on behalf of 35,000 fans. Already controversial for its price tag, comparisons...

Adam Johnson: Ice hockey player’s shirt number retired as memorial game held in his memory

A memorial game of ice hockey has been played in Nottingham for Adam Johnson, the player who died after his neck was slashed by...

John Madore named as gunman who killed guard at psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire

The gunman who killed a security guard in a shooting at a psychiatric hospital in the US has been identified. John Madore, 33, entered...

Politics

Adam Boulton: Rebellion and reshuffle could hurt Starmer and Sunak – but something else is distracting voters

One of the most quoted pieces of folk wisdom is that “voters don’t like divided parties”. The implication is that a political party which...

World

Shifa Hospital in Gaza is ‘death zone’ with mass grave at the door – WHO says

The Shifa Hospital in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is a “death zone” with a mass grave at the entrance and a “desperate” situation inside,...

Sports

No. 4 FSU QB Travis carted off after leg injury

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2023, 07:41 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Sports

Wolverines ‘ecstatic’ after program’s 1,000th win

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

USC rues sloppy loss to UCLA as ‘epitome’ of ’23

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNNov 18, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — As UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond and Bruins players dragged...

Politics

The chancellor, the autumn statement… and the fantasy of tax cuts

There will be a lot of positive talk from the chancellor when he delivers his autumn statement on Wednesday, but this will be a...

Technology

Facebook-parent Meta breaks up its Responsible AI team

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, attends a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023....

Technology

OpenAI investors pushing to bring Altman back as CEO one day after he was ousted by board

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images OpenAI...

Technology

Sam Altman’s last days as OpenAI CEO gave no indication trouble was brewing

Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, and Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speak during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live...

Technology

Musk threatens ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ against media watchdog, calls advertisers ‘oppressors’

Elon Musk lashed out at large advertisers and Media Matters, a media watchdog group, on Friday after several major brands decided to pause spending...

Adam Johnson: Ice hockey player’s shirt number retired as memorial game held in his memory

A memorial game of ice hockey has been played in Nottingham for Adam Johnson, the player who died after his neck was slashed by...

World

Israel-Hamas war: Families of hostages plead for help from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s beleaguered prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has bowed to pressure after a five-day march by families of hostages taken by Hamas and thousands of...

World

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas claims ‘at least 50 killed’ in Israeli attack on Gaza school

The Hamas-run health ministry has claimed at least 50 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a school in northern Gaza. The...

Las Vegas Grand Prix like the ‘National League’ of racing, Max Verstappen says

The Formula One world champion has compared this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix to the fifth tier of English football, while suggesting fans just...

Waterloo: At least five people arrested at pro-Palestinian sit-in at London station

At least five people have been arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters staged a sit-in at London’s Waterloo Station. About 100 people gathered at the central...

World

French senator Joel Guerriau investigated over claims he drugged MP to sexually abuse her

A French senator is being investigated over allegations he drugged an MP with the intention of sexually abusing her. Joel Guerriau is a member...