Nationwide kicks off search for successor to chairman
Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society, is kicking off a search for its next chairman, months after it completed the biggest takeover deal in its...
Layton Carr: Family pay tribute to ‘caring and loving’ boy killed in Gateshead fire
The family of a 14-year-old boy who died in an industrial fire in Gateshead have described him as a “kind, caring and loving boy”...
Royal Family watch flypast from Buckingham Palace to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
The Royal Family watched a flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony to mark the start of four days of celebrations for the 80th anniversary...
Israel approves plan to seize all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely, officials say
Israel has approved a plan to capture all of the Gaza Strip and remain there for an unspecified length of time, Israeli officials say....
At least 15 injured in ‘US-British’ strike on Yemeni capital, according to Houthi group
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has said 15 people have been injured in “US-British” airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa. Most of those hurt...
Jets rally, take 2OTs to bounce Blues in Game 7
ESPN News Services May 4, 2025, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Trailing 3-1 in the third period of Game 7,...
Stars expect Robertson, Heiskanen back in semis
Field Level Media May 4, 2025, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stars coach Pete DeBoer expects to have leading goal scorer Robertson, 25,...
Logano gets 1st win this season in OT at Texas
Associated Press May 4, 2025, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano overcame a lot...
Eight arrests in connection with two separate terrorism investigations
Eight men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected but “significant” terrorism investigations. In one operation on Saturday, counter-terror officers arrested...
Royals, last in HRs, belt team-record 7 vs. Orioles
ESPN News Services May 4, 2025, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Taking a break from their usual small-ball style, the Kansas...
Sources: Yanks send SS Lombard, 19, to Double-A
Open Extended Reactions Top shortstop prospect George Lombard Jr. was promoted to Double-A by the New York Yankees on Sunday, sources told ESPN, bringing...
Red Sox 1B Casas out for year after knee surgery
Associated Press May 4, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — 1 Related Casas batted just .182 with three homers and 11...
Trump calls for reopening of Alcatraz to house ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’
US President Donald Trump has called for the reopening of notorious prison Alcatraz. In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Mr...
VE Day: Veterans to join King for tea party as Keir Starmer praises ‘selfless dedication’
Veterans are set to join the King for a VE Day tea party today as the prime minister has paid tribute to the “selfless...
U.S. crude oil prices fall more than 4% after OPEC+ agrees to surge production in June
Logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures fell more than...
Fourteen children arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over Gateshead fire released on bail
All 14 children arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a boy died in a fire have been released on police bail, officers said. Layton...
WH Smith buyer ‘faces 12-month ban’ on mass shop closures
The new owner of WH Smith’s high street chain has effectively been barred from launching a wave of mass store closures for at least...
Netanyahu vows to retaliate against Houthis and Iran after missile attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian “masters” after the group launched a missile attack on...
Woman missing for more than 60 years found ‘alive and well’
A woman in the US who has been missing since 1962 has been found “alive and well”, authorities have said. Audrey Backeberg left her...
Terror arrests came in context of raised warnings about Iran, with ongoing chaos in its own backyard
These are two separate and unrelated investigations by counter-terror officers. But the common thread is nationality – seven out of the eight people arrested...