India hints it will keep buying Russian oil – despite Trump threats
India has indicated it will defy threats made by US President Donald Trump and continue buying Russian oil. The world’s third-largest crude importer –...
Smugglers advertising Channel crossings on social media could face five years in prison
Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new government plans. Research...
Tennessee: Man tries to detonate 14 explosive devices while being arrested
Police in Tennessee have discovered 14 improvised explosive devices in a man’s home as they were arresting him, the local sheriff’s office said. Officers...
90% of young carers could be under the radar – and missing out on vital support
Hundreds of thousands of young carers could be missing out on vital support because they are not registered with their local authority, according to...
Strictly Come Dancing: BBC responds as two TV stars accused of taking cocaine
The BBC has responded after it was reported that two Strictly Come Dancing stars have been accused of taking cocaine. The broadcaster is said...
NHS figures reveal impact of five-day resident doctors’ strike
The NHS has said 93% of planned operations, tests and procedures went ahead during a recent strike that saw fewer than a third of...
Lucy was murdered in 2005. There’s been no confirmed sighting of a key suspect ever since
Britain’s most-wanted fugitive is still on the run – exactly 20 years after the fatal shooting of a young mother of three. Kevin Parle...
No. 2 DT Geralds joins LSU’s touted 2026 DL class
Eli LedermanAug 2, 2025, 05:34 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...
Florida QB Lagway (calf) returns to practice
Associated Press Aug 2, 2025, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway practiced Saturday for the first time...
Ethereum turns 10: From scrappy experiment to Wall Street’s invisible backbone
CANNES — Ten years ago, Vitalik Buterin and a small band of developers huddled in a drafty Berlin loft strung with dangling lightbulbs, laptops...
Hamas responds to disarmament reports as health officials say 18 killed in Israeli fire – including people trying to access food
Hamas has said it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established with Jerusalem as its capital. The militant group said it...
North Korea’s opened its doors to Russian tourists. So… how was their holiday?
The world’s most secretive state is a mystery for billions of people – but not Anastasiya Samsonova. She has returned from a week’s holiday...
‘Drone followed Gaza colleague home and wiped out his family’, says British doctor
A British doctor who has just returned from Gaza says a drone followed her colleague home where it wiped out his family. Nada Al...
US manhunt for ‘dangerous’ murder suspect who dropped off baby after four relatives found dead
A car has been found during the search for a man suspected of killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of a baby girl found...
How Florida quietly surpassed California in solar growth
Solar energy is booming across the U.S. and, for the first time, Florida is catching up to industry powerhouses Texas and California. Despite removing...
Hamas says it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established as Israeli fire kills 18 in Gaza
Hamas has said it will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established with Jerusalem as its capital. The militant group said it...
What you missed from college football recruiting this summer
Eli LedermanAug 2, 2025, 07:33 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...
Making sense of the MLB trade deadline: Are Padres and Mariners title contenders? What were the Twins thinking?
Aug 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a wild final day, the 2025 MLB trade deadline is in the books. The...
Gold Defies Physics: Remains Solid at 14x Its Melting Point in Superheating Experiment
In a groundbreaking experiment, gold has defied the expectations that it was still solid even after being heated above the standard temperature. With the...
New Inelastic Dark Matter Model Could Bypass Current Limits of Particle Detection
A group of physicists at the University of São Paulo’s Institute of Physics has proposed a model of the behaviour of dark matter (DM)...