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BT Tower dials in new future after £275m sale to hotel chain

The iconic BT Tower in London is set to become a hotel, if its new owner gets its way. BT Group revealed on Wednesday...

World

Pablo Neruda: Investigation reopens into mysterious death of poet in Chile – 50 years on

An investigation has been reopened into the mysterious death of a poet in Chile. Pablo Neruda was a Nobel Prize winner, and complications from...

Sports

Yamamoto, Glasnow ‘safe bet’ to start in Seoul

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Sports

Devers: Red Sox needed to do more in offseason

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Devers batted .271 with 33 homers and 100 RBIs in 153...

Sports

Judge: Toe will require ‘constant maintenance’

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge‘s big toe is more than a footnote for...

World

Woman describes trauma after 72 members of her family killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake

“I will never be able to forget what happened – I can still feel the earth shaking,” says Rana Bitar, her voice catching in...

Two men charged with murder over shooting at Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebrations

Two men have been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. A woman...

Business

Sir Jim Ratcliffe completes purchase of Manchester United stake – seizing control of football operations from Glazers

Petrochemicals billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed the purchase of a 27.7% stake in Manchester United through his INEOS conglomerate – enabling him to...

Trident missile misfired and crashed into ocean during rare test launch

A Trident missile has misfired and crashed into the ocean off the coast of Florida during a rare test launch by a British nuclear...

UK weather: Met Office issues yellow warning with almost three inches of rain forecast

Nearly three inches of rain could fall over parts of England and Wales on Wednesday, forecasters have warned. A yellow weather warning has been...

Sports

CFP approves 5+7 model for 12-team playoff

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 20, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended...

Sports

Tide’s DeBoer hires OC Sheridan amid staff adds

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — 1 Related Sheridan spent two years as Indiana‘s offensive coordinator...

Sports

NCAA boss against additional transfer limitations

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of...

Environment

SolarEdge tumbles on weak first-quarter guidance

A SolarEdge Technologies logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SolarEdge‘s stock...

Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber and influencer jailed for child abuse

A former YouTuber who gave parenting advice online has been jailed for up to 30 years after she admitted to physically and emotionally abusing...

Politics

Home Office fires chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal

The Home Office has fired the chief inspector of borders and immigration after he “lost the confidence” of the home secretary. The department said...

Politics

‘Being Jewish in UK is getting worse’: Father’s anger after baby’s birth certificate ‘defaced’

The father of a baby whose birth certificate was allegedly defaced to remove reference to Israel has told Sky News his daughter did nothing...

Politics

Labour calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza for first time

Labour has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza for the first time, saying the situation there is “intolerable”. The party leadership has been...

Technology

Adobe launches AI assistant that can search and summarize PDFs

David Wadhwani, senior vice president of digital media for Adobe, speaks during the launch of Adobe Creative Cloud and CS6 in San Francisco on...

Business

The Body Shop to shut half of its stores – some will close today

The Body Shop has announced it is closing half of its stores in the UK – including seven today and cutting 40% of roles...