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Harvick places 7th in Phoenix in NASCAR farewell

Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick pulled onto pit road after his final race...

Business

16m Britons have missed payments on crucial bills this year – 2m of them for the first time

More than 16 million people have missed payments on key household bills this year – two million of them for the first time. The...

A ‘very close’ US election is a year away today: What will decide it?

The next US presidential election will take place a year today – and the Democrats think it will be “very close”. A memo from...

Donald Trump ahead of Joe Biden in five key swing states, poll suggests

Donald Trump is ahead of US President Joe Biden in five key swing states a year ahead of the 2024 election, according to a...

Matthew Perry laid to rest in Los Angeles – as Friends co-stars attend funeral

Matthew Perry has been laid to rest in Los Angeles – with all five of his Friends co-stars attending the service. A private funeral...

Mark Zuckerberg has surgery after injuring knee during training for mixed martial arts fight

Mark Zuckerberg has torn one of his anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) while training for a fight. The mixed martial arts (MMA) enthusiast posted a...

Israel-Hamas war: How much influence does Biden’s America have over its ally?

Maybe there will be a breakthrough in the hours or couple of days ahead. But it doesn’t feel likely from the language we’ve heard...

Sports

ESPN’s Melbourne Cup Day tips: Who should you back in every race?

Jarryd Barca Nov 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation and, in 2023, it’s...

‘Where is the water?’: Residents queue to collect bottles after major incident leaves thousands without water supply

A major incident has been declared by Surrey County Council as thousands of households are without water. Thames Water has apologised to residents for...

King’s Speech: The King will have to announce measures we know he is bound to dislike

This is King Charles’s first King’s Speech as monarch. This matters to him, not only because he knows the world will be looking to...

Luis Diaz pleads with father’s kidnappers to release him, saying he and his brothers are ‘desperate’

Liverpool’s Colombian winger, Luis Diaz, has pleaded with his father’s kidnappers to release him, saying he and his brothers are “desperate”. The 26-year-old’s parents...

Leader of Burnley Council and 10 councillors quit Labour Party over Starmer’s Gaza ceasefire stance

The leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors have resigned from the Labour Party over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to push for...

Politics

Leader of Burnley Council and 10 councillors resign from Labour Party over Starmer’s Gaza ceasefire stance

The leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors have resigned from the Labour Party this evening over Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to...

Antony Blinken ‘committed’ to establishment of Palestinian state in West Bank visit – as Hamas claims dozens killed in Gaza camp strike

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the...

World

Israel-Hamas war: Mutilated, charred remains bear witness to the extreme barbarity of militant attack

Day after day, the victims of the Hamas terror attacks arrive at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv. For the scientists...

Business

England striker Ollie Watkins aims to score with backing for sneaker platform

The England footballer Ollie Watkins is among a group of investors ploughing new funds into a fast-growing British online sneaker and streetwear marketplace. Sky...

Technology

Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok’ AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens |...

World

Antony Blinken ‘committed’ to establishment of Palestinian state in West Bank visit – as Hamas claims dozens killed in Gaza camp strike

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state in an unannounced visit to the...

Politics

Activists need to show ‘Jewish lives matter’ like BLM, deputy PM says

The deputy prime minister has said he fears there has not been the “moral clarity” that “Jewish lives matter” after the Hamas attack on...

Politics

Tories have ‘zero tolerance’ for sexual misconduct, says Oliver Dowden in face of rape cover-up claims

The Conservatives have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, the deputy prime minister has told Sky News after claims the party covered up for a...