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UK’s 2022 weather – which saw 40C temperature record – to become ‘typical’

Last year’s multi record-breaking hot and dry weather will become “typical” in the UK in under 40 years, the Met Office has warned. The...

Sports

Maximum Security’s trainer gets 4 years in prison

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 06:59 PM ET NEW YORK — The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security was sentenced to four years in...

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty over tax charges as plea deal unexpectedly unravels

President Biden’s son Hunter has unexpectedly pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes after a plea deal fell apart in court. The 53-year-old appeared...

Business

Legal bills push up costs at Meta but revenues and user numbers up

Tech giant Meta is the latest company to beat Wall Street revenue expectations as the number of people using its platforms grew, but Metaverse...

E-bike battery ‘exploded like grenade’ and ripped through family home – as calls grow for regulation

A man has described the moment a fire ripped through his home after the battery for his son’s e-bike “exploded like a grenade” in...

Sports

Petitti: Big Ten to be proactive on CFP inclusion

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 05:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. INDIANAPOLIS —...

Dramatic rise in ‘looting’ and staff abuse at Co-op shops in past year

Crime, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour has increased by over a third in Co-op shops in the past year. The company has revealed that almost...

Technology

Meta’s Reality Labs has now lost more than $21 billion since the beginning of last year

The Meta Quest Pro. Meta Meta reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday and said that its Reality Labs unit, which develops virtual reality and augmented...

Meta’s Reality Labs has now lost more than billion since the beginning of last year

Technology

Tesla under investigation by California attorney general over Autopilot safety, marketing

The California attorney general’s office is investigating Tesla, seeking information from customers and former employees about Autopilot safety issues and false advertising complaints, CNBC...

Sinead O’Connor: Irish singer dies aged 56 as family ‘devastated’

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has died aged 56, her family has confirmed. She was best known for her 1990 song Nothing Compares 2 U...

World

Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56 – Irish media reports

Sinead O’Connor has died aged 56, according to Irish media. The singer was best known for her 1990 song Nothing Compares 2 U –...

Politics

Infected blood inquiry: Rishi Sunak heckled as he fails to answer compensation questions

Rishi Sunak was heckled for failing to answer questions over delays to a full compensation scheme for victims of the NHS infected blood scandal....

Politics

Infected Blood Inquiry: Shifty Sunak appears evasive… again

For someone who’s supposed to be a details man, Rishi Sunak clearly doesn’t like being subjected to forensic interrogation. At a painful appearance before...

Business

US interest rates back on the rise

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank known as the Fed – has recommenced its programme of interest rate increases. The rate has...

Technology

Meta reports better-than-expected results and issues optimistic guidance for third quarter

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. ...

Kevin Spacey argued he was ‘cancelled’ – can he now revive his Hollywood career?

“My world exploded,” Kevin Spacey told jurors as he gave evidence during his sexual assault trial. “There was a rush to judgement and before...

Technology

Microsoft shares fall after earnings report as analysts process a delayed A.I. ramp

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella listen to an audience member question during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Bellevue, Wash., on November 30, 2016. Stephen...