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Despite loss, NU finds ‘relief’ after hazing fallout

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 3, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. PISCATAWAY, N.J....

Sports

Milroe makes statement with 5 TDs as Bama rolls

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2023, 12:17 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. TUSCALOOSA, Ala....

Politics

What are the key problems in Rishi Sunak’s in-tray as MPs return to Westminster?

Rishi Sunak will be under increased pressure as MPs return to Westminster on Monday after their summer recess. The prime minister has been accused...

Politics

Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer told to be ‘bold’ and ‘ruthless’ in anticipated shakeup of top team

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to promote fresh talent to the shadow cabinet in a reshuffle that is widely expected to take place...

Business

Music and fashion chiefs to join revamped government Board of Trade

The boss of Universal Music Group and the fashion designer Anya Hindmarch are among a coterie of British business leaders being lined up to...

Minnesota jail in lockdown with around 100 prisoners ‘refusing to return to cells’

A US jail has been placed under an emergency lockdown after about 100 prisoners refused to return to their cells. Members of a crisis...

Coventry: Two people dead as police investigate ‘series of collisions’ in the city

Two people have died following a “series of collisions” in Coventry on Sunday. West Midlands Police were called to Gosford Street in the city...

Boy thrown from 10th floor of Tate Modern walking and watching films with family again

A boy thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern art gallery is now mostly out of his wheelchair, his family says. The...

Hurricane Idalia: Warnings as flesh-eating bacteria lurk in post-hurricane floodwaters

Hurricane Idalia may have passed, but a hidden threat lingers in its aftermath. Florida health officials are warning Labor Day weekend beachgoers in affected...

Ta’Kiya Young: Pregnant black woman shot by police was ‘murdered’, family’s lawyer says

A lawyer representing the family of a pregnant black woman who was shot dead by police in Ohio has said she was “murdered” and...

Former Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean jailed for 18 years over January 6 Capitol riots

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean has been jailed for 18 years – the joint longest sentence given to anyone involved in the January 6...

Politics

More schools and other public buildings with structural problems could come to light, Jeremy Hunt says

The chancellor has admitted more schools and other public buildings with structural problems could come to light in the coming weeks. It comes as...

Politics

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Burning Man festival: Person dies as heavy rain leaves thousands stranded

A death at Burning Man is under investigation as rain lashes the festival and tens of thousands of people remain stranded. Roads into and...

Burning Man festival-goers urged to seek shelter and conserve food as rain turns site into mud bath

Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert have been asked to remain indoors and ration their supplies...

Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confident ‘inflation is coming down’ and on track to be halved this year

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is confident his plan to reduce rising prices is working and will soon ease the financial strain on UK households. Ahead...

Business

Steel rescue package could be a ‘missed opportunity’, Labour MP Stephen Kinnock warns

A government aid package aimed at securing the long-term future of steelmaking in South Wales could be a “missed opportunity”, a senior Labour MP...

Business

Investment in Port Talbot cannot come soon enough, but it might be the last roll of the dice

Sajid Javid, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Greg Clark, Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps and Kemi Badenoch: the list of Tory chancellors and business secretaries who have sought...

Business

Mohamed Al Fayed: Former Harrods and Fulham FC owner has died at the age of 94

Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94. His family say he “passed away peacefully of old age” on Wednesday. Sky News...

World

Fear, family and near-death experiences: 18 months as a Ukrainian refugee in the UK

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced millions of people to flee their homes. Almost 170,000 of them have spent much of the last 18 months...