‘Ketamine Queen’ to plead guilty to supplying dose of drug that killed Matthew Perry
A woman who was charged with selling Friends star Matthew Parry the dose of the drug that killed him has agreed to plead guilty....
Hurricane Erin reaches wind speeds of up to 160mph near Caribbean
A hurricane making its way past the Caribbean Sea has been downgraded after initial gusts whipped at up to 160mph. Hurricane Erin – the...
Putin has agreed Ukraine can have ‘NATO-style’ security guarantee, Trump envoy says
Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow Ukraine’s allies to offer it a NATO-like security guarantee as part of an eventual deal to end the...
Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June...
Irish Farmageddon, a new option team and … UTEP?! Your guide to CFB fun in 2025
Bill ConnellyAug 18, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has...
There’s one thing scarier than markets lurching around – and it’s happening right now
There is one thing scarier than markets lurching around. And that’s markets lurching around without a very compelling explanation. Just yesterday, the yield on...
Palo Alto Networks reports earnings beat, says founder Nir Zuk retiring from company
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25,...
Musk’s Starlink suffers apparent outage as SpaceX launches more satellites
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Satellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief...
TikTok and Instagram accused of targeting teens with suicide and self-harm content
TikTok and Instagram have been accused of targeting teenagers with suicide and self-harm content – at a higher rate than two years ago. The...
Consumers could get new roles in effort to rebuild trust in water companies
Consumers could be allowed to attend water company board meetings under new rules proposed by the regulator. Companies may survey and research customers to...
Hamas ‘agrees to ceasefire-hostage deal’ with Israel, senior official says
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas...
O’Reilly to sponsor NASCAR’s second-tier series
Associated Press Aug 18, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — O’Reilly Auto Parts will take over as the title sponsor...
More than 200 pub closures in six months in ‘heartbreaking’ trend, figures show
More than 200 UK pubs closed in the first half of the year as part of a “heartbreaking” trend which industry bosses fear is...
Soho House returning to private ownership – and picks up a celebrity investor
Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business...
BlackRock backs Gupta’s bid to retain grip on UK steel empire
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is backing a controversial bid by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta to retain control of his faltering UK...
Redundancies begin at UK’s largest bioethanol plant after government rejects bailout
Redundancies are to begin on Tuesday at the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, which is to close after the government refused to offer the owners...
Why Putin’s demands make it difficult for Zelenskyy to agree a deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly demands that he be given control of the whole of the Donbas as part – and only part –...
Revealed: The roads set to face worst bank holiday traffic
Drivers are being warned they could face long delays on major routes over the August bank holiday period, while train journeys will be impacted...
Guardian-backed research firm Streetbees on brink of collapse
An AI-powered market research firm which has counted Unilever and Vodafone among its clients is on the brink of collapse. Sky News understands that...
Swatch apologises for ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash
Watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled ads featuring an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes backwards following accusations of racism. Images...