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Benjamin Netanyahu ‘shouldn’t’ lead Israel in the long run after country’s ‘most severe blow’, ex-PM says

A former prime minister of Israel has said Benjamin Netanyahu should not remain the leader of the country in the long run after Hamas’s...

Diminished SNP conference hints at worse to come for party – even after independence dream kicked into long grass

This is a conference with various elephants in the room. Delegates are gathering in what should have been the final moments of a second...

Politics

SNP rejects using next election as ‘de facto’ referendum on independence

The SNP will not use the next general election as a de facto independence referendum, in a shift away from the strategy employed by...

Politics

Labour and the Conservatives agree on Israel-Hamas war for now – but how long can consensus hold?

Since the horrific attacks last weekend we’ve heard the same headline message from both the government and Labour; that the UK stands with Israel,...

Business

Metro Bank seeks bids within weeks for £3bn mortgage book

Metro Bank has set a quickfire timetable for rivals to snap up a substantial chunk of its mortgage book. Sky News understands that Metro...

Environment

U.S. oil is back, and ExxonMobil’s $60 billion deal isn’t even the biggest signal

Workers connect drill bits and drill collars used to extract oil in the Permian basin outside of Midland, Texas. Brittany Sowacke | Bloomberg |...

U.S. oil is back, and ExxonMobil's billion deal isn't even the biggest signal

Israel-Hamas war: Police seek two women who wore images of paragliders at London protest

Two women who wore images of paragliders on their backs during yesterday’s protest for Palestinians are now being sought by London police. The women,...

Politics

Britons trapped in Gaza will be supported, vows foreign secretary

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has insisted the UK will maintain support for Britons trapped in Gaza, as he said it was proving “incredibly difficult”...

World

Israel preparing for ‘coordinated offensive’ in Gaza Strip – as Iran pledges cooperation with Hamas

Israel is preparing to launch a “coordinated offensive” on the Gaza Strip, after the deadline given to Palestinians to move south to escape passed....

Sports

Blues’ Buchnevich leaves in first period with injury

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2023, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Buchnevich, beginning his third season in St. Louis, posted 67 points (26...

Sports

Penix lifts Washington to wild win over Oregon

Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Before Rome Odunze left the room, he wanted to share a...

Sports

Oregon’s Lanning: Loss to UW is ‘100% on me’

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2023, 10:03 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended...

Sports

Georgia’s Bowers injures ankle, X-rays negative

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 14, 2023, 01:46 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Sports

Herbst scores 1st NASCAR win on home track

Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Riley Herbst scored the first NASCAR national series win of...

Sports

Astros’ Valdez to face Rangers’ Eovaldi in Game 2

ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Justin Verlander already had been tabbed the Astros’ starter in...

Sports

Astros reliever Graveman not on ALCS roster

Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston Astros reliever Kendall Graveman won’t be on the AL Championship...

North Korea has sent ‘1,000 containers of weapons’ to Russia for war in Ukraine, White House says

North Korea has sent large amounts of weapons to Russia to help Moscow fight its war in Ukraine, the White House has said. Pyongyang...

World

Israeli soldier reveals couple’s desperate last messages to each other before Hamas massacre

Holding out his phone, a soldier walked towards me in the shattered ruins of a kibbutz in southern Israel. “This is my friend,” he...

Politics

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘evil’ Hamas attack on Israel one week on

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has condemned Hamas’s “evil” attack on Israel one week on from the group’s surprise raids. In an unprecedented incursion, Hamas...

World

British-Israeli soldier injured by Hamas grenade describes ‘total anarchy’ caused by surprise attack

The left corner of Yoav’s forehead is held together by metal staples where shrapnel hit him from an RPG or grenade. He doesn’t know...