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Tory mayor hopeful Daniel Korski withdraws from race after groping allegation ‘with heavy heart’

Daniel Korski has stood aside from the race to be Tory candidate for mayor of London following an allegation of groping. The claim was...

Environment

Just Stop Oil protesters halt second Ashes Test at Lord’s | England’s Jonny Bairstow carries one protester off

Jonny Bairstow of England removes a “Just Stop Oil” pitch invader during Day One of the Ashes 2nd Test match between England and Australia...

Donald Trump countersues woman jury says he sexually abused

Donald Trump is suing a woman he was found to have sexually abused – claiming she falsely accused him of rape. E. Jean Carroll...

World

Ukraine war: Russian missile ‘designed to bring down a plane’ hits crowded pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk

At least 10 people have been killed – including children – and 61 injured after a Russian missile struck a pizza restaurant in the...

Technology

Nvidia dips on report U.S. considering new A.I. chip export restrictions for China

Gina Raimondo, US secretary of Commerce, from left, Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, and Katherine Tai, US trade representative, at a discussion during...

Business

Government ‘prepared for range of scenarios’ amid fears of Thames Water collapse

The government said it is prepared for a range of scenarios amid fears Britain’s biggest water company could collapse. Sky News has learnt that...

Business

Jeremy Hunt to hold pension fund talks as major reforms loom

Jeremy Hunt will hold talks on Wednesday with some of the pensions industry’s top executives weeks before he unveils reforms aimed at jumpstarting retirement...

Business

No emergency coal-fired power for National Grid to keep lights on this winter

The National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) has confirmed it will have no coal-fired power as back-up this winter, if needed, to help keep...

Business

Union claims ‘whopping’ 17% Manchester Airport pay win as Bank of England demands restraint

The country’s second-largest union says it has negotiated a “whopping” 17% pay deal, just days after the governor of the Bank of England urged...

Politics

Chancellor meets regulators to demand price scrutiny in inflation fight

The chancellor has called in the country’s main consumer watchdogs for talks as part of efforts to help curb the UK’s inflation problem. Jeremy...

Politics

Official complaint made against Tory London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski

A formal complaint has been made against London Conservative mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski following a groping allegation. TV producer and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin has...

Environment

Asia must reach net zero before the world can do so, says Petronas CEO

Petronas sign against the backdrop of the Twin Towers. Goh Seng Chong | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia needs to achieve net zero before...

Sports

NHL trade grades: Kings make a big bet with Dubois trade, extension

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Los Angeles Kings have pushed the Edmonton...

Sports

Why the Toffoli trade is a huge win for the Devils

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 09:24 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The New Jersey Devils finished the 2022-23 campaign...

World

What dramatic videos of Wagner march on Moscow reveal about rebellion – and what’s now expected to happen

More than 130 videos of the Wagner march on Moscow have been verified and reviewed by Sky News and the Centre for Information Resilience,...

Sports

Francona sent to hospital for tests, misses game

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 08:57 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

Mets GM not panicking, backs skipper Showalter

Joon Lee, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate The New York Mets might be...

Sports

Jays’ Manoah allows 11 runs in rookie-level game

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2023, 03:22 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — 1 Related After Manoah, 25, allowed an RBI single to Hans Montero...

Technology

Google cuts jobs at Waze as it continues to merge mapping products

Google Maps’ Go tab. Todd Haselton | CNBC Google is cutting jobs at its Waze mapping service as it merges the unit with its...

Politics

Lisa Nandy to rebuke critics within Labour and insist party’s housing policy is not ‘Tory-lite’

Shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy is expected to criticise opposition from within her own party following complaints about Labour’s plans to increase homeownership if...