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Walter Cup unveiled as PWHL’s new title trophy

Associated Press Apr 4, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The six teams of the recently launched Professional Women’s Hockey League now know...

Technology

Twilio board shakeup prompts renewed activist scrutiny

For almost a year, Twilio has been under pressure from activist investors, who have urged the software vendor to shake up its board and...

Joe Lewis: British billionaire and former Spurs owner avoids jail over insider trading scheme

British billionaire Joe Lewis has avoided a jail sentence after admitting he orchestrated an insider trading scheme that helped those around him make millions....

Business

Joe Lewis: British billionaire and former Spurs owner avoids jail over insider trading scheme

British billionaire Joe Lewis has avoided a jail sentence after admitting he orchestrated an insider trading scheme that helped those around him make millions....

Sports

Panthers veteran Ekblad likely out until playoffs

Field Level Media Apr 4, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will likely miss the rest of the...

Joe Lewis – From humble beginnings in London’s East End to billionaire insider trader

Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has been sentenced in the US for orchestrating an insider trading scheme. The 87-year-old British citizen, resident in...

Man doesn’t know if ashes Hull funeral parlour gave him are his wife’s

A man has said he does not know if the ashes given to him by a funeral parlour being investigated by police are his...

Manchester: Teenage boy dies after being stabbed

A teenage boy has died of his injuries after being stabbed in Manchester. Police officers were called shortly after 4.15pm on Thursday to reports...

Sports

Inside Connor Bedard’s first season: How the first overall pick has lived up to the hype

Emily Kaplan, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard‘s remarkable rookie season...

Politics

Civil servants threaten to stop work over arms sales to Israel

Civil servants overseeing arms exports to Israel have requested to “cease work immediately” over fears they could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza....

Business

Dutch bank ING is key lender to Thames Water parent as cliff-edge looms

The Dutch banking giant ING has been thrust into a pivotal role in determining the future of stricken Thames Water’s parent company amid growing...

Business

Tube strikes called off, but walkouts on rail still set to go ahead – full list

Tube strikes planned for Monday and next month have been called off, the Aslef union announced. The walkouts had been planned for 8 April...

PC Sharon Beshenivsky stopped in terror then collapsed on the floor – how fatal armed robbery unfolded

PC Sharon Beshenivsky had only been a police officer for nine months when she responded to an alarm call at a travel agent in...

World

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza’s morgue network has effectively collapsed – how are they recording their dead?

During the first months of the war in Gaza, deaths were counted through a network of computers connecting morgues across the territory. It was...

Environment

U.S. crude oil breaks $86 as tensions mount between Israel and Iran

A Mobil gas station in Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. US crude futures hit $85 a barrel in New York...

U.S. crude oil breaks as tensions mount between Israel and Iran

Environment

The rally in oil cannot be ignored — here’s what it means for stock market investors

U.S. oil prices have climbed to their highest level since late October, as the rally in the key commodity becomes something equity investors cannot...

Business

Vodafone and Three merger in doubt amid price hike concerns

A planned merger between Vodafone and Three is in doubt after the competition watchdog said it would launch a major investigation into the deal....

Business

Horizon IT scandal: Post Office officials knew of instruction for Fujitsu to remotely change sub-postmaster accounts 10 years ago, leaked recordings suggest

The Post Office’s IT helpdesk was instructing Fujitsu, the maker of faulty accounting software, to change sub-postmaster accounts more than a decade ago, according...

World

Christian B trial: Witness claims he tipped off Madeleine McCann’s parents about main suspect in 2008

A witness against the main suspect in the Madeleine McCann case claimed he tipped off her parents about him – a year after she...

World

Taiwan earthquake: ‘Terrifying’ aftershocks strike as scared locals sleep in tents – and search for missing continues

“Terrifying” aftershocks have led to people sleeping in tents as the search for missing people continues following Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. More...