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This week’s budget will be big – and Starmer has some serious convincing to do as he fights for survival

Wednesday’s budget is going to big. It will be big in terms of tax rises, big in terms of setting the course of the...

CNBC Daily Open: Some hope after last week’s U.S. market rout

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty...

World

US hails ‘tremendous progress’ on Ukraine peace plan – but says negotiators ‘need more time’

The US secretary of state has hailed a “tremendous amount of progress” on peace talks after the US and Ukraine delegations met in Geneva...

Sports

MLB offseason grades: Judging the Nimmo-for-Semien swap for Mets, Rangers

Bradford Doolittle Close Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

Sports

Sources: Rangers, Mets to swap Semien, Nimmo

Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets and Texas Rangers have agreed to a trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to the...

Sports

Rangers’ Garcia highlights non-tendered players

Jesse RogersNov 21, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Texas...

Technology

Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges

Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed that people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to a legal filing that...

David Cameron reveals he has been treated for prostate cancer

Former prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer. The former Tory leader, who was PM from 2010 until...

Eight men arrested after attempted murder of couple in their 60s in Newcastle

Eight men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a couple in Newcastle, police have said. A man and a woman...

Technology

Google’s new AI model puts OpenAI, the great conundrum of this market, on shakier ground

Almost every night, for almost a decade, I got a phone call between 7:00 and 7:01 p.m. ET. I didn’t have to look at...

Sports

Sizing up the postseason picture, including every bowl matchup, with one week to go

Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach...

Politics

‘I like Angie a lot’: Sir Keir Starmer ‘absolutely’ wants Angela Rayner back in cabinet

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “absolutely” wants Angela Rayner back in his cabinet after she resigned for failing to pay the correct amount...

‘A real moral failing’: Manchester synagogue members still don’t feel safe weeks after attack

Sitting on the benches inside the synagogue, just metres from where last month’s attack in Manchester began to unfold, chairman Alan Levy remembers it...

Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at more welfare cuts after previous rebellion – but authority on shaky ground

It feels like the most torturous build-up to any budget in recent history. After a slow and painful climb up the mountain of manifesto-busting...

Business

FCA consumer chief Mills to leave City watchdog

One of the City watchdog’s top executives is to step down after an eventful eight-year tenure in which he also applied to run Britain’s...

Technology

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing economy

If you are holding onto your aging printer or cracked smartphone longer than you had planned, you are not alone. Heather Mitchell, 69, retired...

Science

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 With 29 Starlink Satellites, Marks Florida’s 100th Space Coast Launch of 2025

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 achieved Florida’s 100th launch of 2025, carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The milestone reflects a surge in launch...

Science

Webb’s Stunning View of Apep Shows a Rare Triple-Star System Wrapped in Spirals

Webb’s mid-infrared images of Apep reveal a rare triple-star system producing vast carbon-rich dust spirals from colliding stellar winds. The two Wolf–Rayet stars and...

Science

Study Traces Moon-Forming Impact to an Inner Solar System Neighbour Named Theia

A new isotopic study reveals that Theia—the Mars-sized body that struck Earth 4.5 billion years ago to form the Moon—likely originated in the inner...

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker

A Royal Navy patrol ship has intercepted two Russian vessels off the UK coast, the Ministry of Defence has said. It comes after Defence...