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Comedian and impersonator Mike Yarwood dies, Royal Variety Charity says

Comedian and impersonator Mike Yarwood has died aged 82, the Royal Variety Charity has said. He became a household name in the 1960s and...

Technology

Here’s how Google plans to fight the DOJ

Kent Walker speaks at a “Grow with Google” launch event in Cleveland. via Google Google previewed Friday how it plans to fight off the...

Business

Crisis-hit CBI business group faces new cash crunch amid talks with rival

The CBI, once Britain’s most influential business organisation, is facing an urgent cash crunch as it races to cut costs and seal a potential...

Elon Musk sparks fury as billionaire admits scuppering Ukrainian attack on Russia

Elon Musk has sparked a backlash as he admitted his Starlink satellite communications network was not activated near the Crimean coast – effectively thwarting...

Technology

FAA orders Musk’s SpaceX to take 63 corrective actions on Starship, keeps rocket grounded

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that SpaceX is not yet clear for another test flight of its Starship Super Heavy launch vehicle. The...

Jimmy Fallon apologises after allegations of toxic work environment at the Tonight Show

Late night TV show host Jimmy Fallon has apologised to colleagues after allegations emerged about a difficult work environment at the Tonight Show. During...

Daniel Abed Khalife: How escaped terror suspect is likely surviving – and what may cause him to slip up

Escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife is likely to survive on scavenged food and drink – but the increased adrenaline of a police chase may...

Environment

European gas prices jump 10% as strikes get underway at major LNG facilities in Australia

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage units at Grain LNG importation terminal, operated by National Grid Plc, on the Isle of Grain on August 22,...

Politics

Rishi Sunak says India trade deal is ‘not a given’ as he arrives in Delhi for G20 summit

Rishi Sunak has sounded a cautious note about the prospects of signing Britain’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal, saying it is “not a given”. Speaking...

Business

Blow for green energy plans as no firms bid for offshore wind contracts

The government’s green energy plans have been dealt a blow after firms snubbed an auction for contracts to run new offshore wind sites, sparking...

World

Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in almost 140 years as black rainstorm warning issued

Record-breaking rainfall in Hong Kong has caused widespread flooding – shutting schools and businesses and turning streets into rivers. On Thursday night it experienced...

Sports

Witness reported incident that led to Urías’ arrest

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2023, 07:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — 1 Related Urías posted $50,000 bail and was released early Monday. He...

Sports

Reports: Betts hurts foot, but X-rays negative

Sep 7, 2023, 10:55 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts left LoanDepot Park in Miami on crutches after fouling a ball...

World

A warning shot: One city in the Himalayas shows why climate change is a top priority at the G20

In the foothills of the Himalayas is Shimla – once the summer capital of the British Raj, known as the Queen of the Hills....

US Open: Climate activists interrupt women’s semi-final and glue their shoes to the ground

Climate activists have interrupted the women’s semi-final at the US Open. The protesters were wearing shirts that said End Fossil Fuels – and began...

Danny Masterson: That 70’s Show actor given 30 years to life in prison for raping two women

Actor Danny Masterson has been given a jail sentence of 30 years to life for raping two women 20 years ago. Masterson, best known...

Business

Number of Britons worried about the cost of housing hits record levels

About 80% of mortgage holders and renters are now worried about rising housing costs, according to a poll. Which? said the figure was the...

Business

A trade deal between the UK and India isn’t guaranteed any time soon – and this is why

With his heritage and large extended family in the country, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will receive a warmer welcome than most of the other...

Business

Ministers ‘blind’ to rising levels of fraud after billions lost during COVID, MPs say

MPs have accused ministers of “flying blind” and “shrugging their shoulders” at the scale of fraud – which has quadrupled since the start of the...

Business

Pensions triple lock adds £11bn a year to public spending – report

The triple lock for state pensions has led to an extra £11bn being spent on the benefit per year, new research has shown. A...