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An escalating dispute at major gas facilities in Australia could drive up European prices, analysts say

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

Technology

Apple buys Swedish classical record label

Karina Canellakis leading the Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall on Thursday night, May 22, 2014. Hiroyuki Ito | Getty Images Apple has acquired...

Sports

Create a path to the College Football Playoff for top contenders

We’re only in Week 2, but it’s never too early to start thinking about which teams have the best chance to make the playoff....

Business

Petrol prices ‘likely’ to rise further as cost of oil jumps

The price of petrol in the UK could soon rise further after the cost of oil jumped to its highest level this year. Brent...

Technology

Facebook is getting rid of the News tab in Europe

Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the...

Politics

Education secretary under fire for opening ‘Pandora’s box’ on concrete crisis

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has come under fire from colleagues for her “unilateral” decision to determine which school buildings need to close as part...

Technology

Apple, Google, Nvidia and other tech giants are considering buying Arm shares

A smartphone with a displayed Arm Ltd. logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Dado Ruvic |...

Business

Wilko store closures and 1,300 more job losses confirmed despite B&M deal

Another 1,332 redundancies at collapsed retailer Wilko have been confirmed despite a deal to snap up more than 50 of its branches. It comes...

Business

Voters prefer Rachel Reeves to Jeremy Hunt for chancellor, poll shows

Labour’s Rachel Reeves has opened up a clear lead over the Conservatives’ Jeremy Hunt when voters are asked who should be the next chancellor...

Business

Jeremy Hunt to set out next budget on 22 November

Jeremy Hunt will set out his next budget on 22 November, the chancellor has told MPs. He has commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

Politics

‘Outrageous’ education secretary tells school chiefs to ‘get off their backsides’ and fill out concrete survey

The education secretary is facing fresh criticism after saying school chiefs who have not responded to a survey should “get off their backsides” and...

Politics

Concrete crisis: Why are schools struggling to pay for repairs?

The amount of money available for schools to repair and maintain their buildings has fallen by more than a quarter since 2010 (28%), a...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt to set out next budget on 22 November

Jeremy Hunt will set out his next budget on 22 November, the chancellor has told MPs. He has commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

Politics

PM facing questions over concrete crisis – as hospitals told to bolster emergency plans

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh pressure over the concrete crisis after it emerged just four schools have been rebuilt under a programme the prime...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt to set out next budget on 22 November

Jeremy Hunt will set out his next budget on 22 November, the chancellor has told MPs. He has commissioned an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

Final words of helicopter pilot before crash that killed Leicester City owner revealed in official report

The final words of the pilot of the helicopter involved in a crash which killed the owner of Leicester City Football Club have been...

Technology

Meta employees are back in the office three days a week as part of new mandate

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, Dec. 20, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images...

Politics

Winston Churchill: Welsh government says ‘no truth’ in claims it would rename streets honouring wartime leader

The Welsh government has said there is “no truth” in claims it was looking to rename streets and buildings honouring historical figures such as...

Business

Healthcare tycoon Hester swells Tory election warchest with £5m donation

A healthcare entrepreneur who ranks among Britain’s richest people and whose company has had close ties to the government has handed a £5m donation...

World

Spanish women’s football team coach Jorge Vilda sacked in wake of Rubiales kiss furore

The Spanish women’s football team manager, Jorge Vilda, has been sacked in the wake of the Rubiales kiss furore, Reuters reports. The former coach...