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Grant Shapps abandoned Ukraine port visit over Russian missile threat

Grant Shapps was forced to abandon a visit to a port city in Ukraine after British intelligence warned of a credible missile threat from...

World

Iceland volcano erupts for fourth time since December, spewing lava into the air

A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December after previous eruptions destroyed roads and forced a town to evacuate....

Sports

The lefty Aaron Judge? Untouchable in trades? Why Spencer Jones has Yankees so excited

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Christian Horner: Formula 1 boss’s accuser appeals decision to clear Red Bull boss of misconduct

The female employee suspended by Red Bull has appealed against the decision to clear team principal Christian Horner of misconduct following allegations of inappropriate...

Suspected gunman barricades himself in home with hostages after three shot dead in town near Philadelphia

A suspected gunman has barricaded himself in a home with hostages after allegedly shooting dead three people in suburban Philadelphia. Police were in a...

Sports

Yankees’ Cole (elbow) won’t throw for 3-4 weeks

ESPN News Services Mar 16, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related “I feel really comfortable based on all the feedback and...

Sports

Ohtani: Seoul games to offer ‘great memories’

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — 1 Related “So I think it’s going to be...

Hampshire: Police investigating after dozens of dead animals dumped outside shop

People in a sleepy village in Hampshire say it is “horrifying” that dozens of dead animals were left strewn outside a shop. Warning: This...

Business

M&S in talks to create banking and loyalty ‘superapp’

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is nearing a deal with one of Britain’s biggest high street lenders to overhaul its banking arm as a financial...

Technology

Doctors are turning medical generative AI into a booming business

Attendees at HIMSS in Orlando, Florida 2024. Courtesy of HIMSS The hottest new technology for doctors promises to bring back an age-old health-care practice:...

Technology

How Tesla became the top-selling car company in Norway

Norway has had massive success with EV adoption — 82% of new cars sold in the country in 2023 were electric, according to the...

Politics

Vaughan Gething set to become next first minister of Wales after winning Welsh Labour leadership race

Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, 50, will also become the first...

Politics

Vaughan Gething: The vet’s son and cricket fan who’s set to become Wales’s first minister

Vaughan Gething has been elected leader of Welsh Labour, but who is the man expected to be voted in as Wales’s first minister? The...

Politics

Diane Abbott hits out at ‘level of racism still in Britain’ as MP is cheered by supporters at rally

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the “level of racism that is still in Britain”, following a row...

Politics

Diane Abbott hits out at Speaker Lindsay Hoyle after not being called to speak at PMQs during racism debate

MP Diane Abbott has criticised Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions during a debate...

Vaughan Gething to become next first minister of Wales after winning Welsh Labour leadership race

Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, 50, will also become the first...

Politics

Vaughan Gething set to become next first minister of Wales after winning Welsh Labour leadership race

Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, who will also become the first...

Sainsbury’s and Tesco apologise for ‘inconvenience’ to customers after in store and online ‘technical issues’

“Technical issues” that affected Sainsbury’s in store contactless payments and online delivery services have been resolved after causing chaos for shoppers. The supermarket said...

Business

Sainsbury’s suffering ‘technical issues’ and is unable to fulfil ‘vast majority’ of online deliveries

Sainsbury’s has said it is suffering “technical issues affecting some stores” and impacting its ability to fulfil the “vast majority” of online deliveries today....

United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Oregon missing Boeing plane panel on landing

US air safety officials are investigating a Boeing 737-800 plane that was missing a panel when the United Airlines flight landed on Friday. The...