Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for £3.7bn
Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for £3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline. The insurance firm announced the...
Rocket Lab Delays Launch of Synspective’s Earth-Imaging Satellite
Rocket Lab’s planned mission to deploy a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective faced a setback when the launch attempt on December 20,...
Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge after the Japanese car giants struggle to match rivals in electric vehicles
Japanese car giants, Honda and Nissan, have announced plans to merge. That would make them the third largest car maker by sales, behind Toyota...
Arctic Siberia Summers 10 Degree Celsius Warmer in Last Interglacial
A study currently under review in Climate of the Past has reported that Arctic Siberia experienced summer temperatures up to 10 degree Celsius warmer...
Biodegradable Microbeads Could Replace Plastic Exfoliants in Skincare Products
A degradable microbead made from a polymer has been developed by researchers, potentially replacing plastic exfoliants in skin cleansers. These beads break down into...
UK economy showed no growth in last quarter, revised figures show
The UK economy showed no growth in the last quarter, according to the revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The previous...
How the lives of the few child amputees allowed to leave Gaza are being rebuilt elsewhere
Warning: This story contains distressing images To find safety from Gaza, you need first to become the victim of a catastrophic injury and then...
How the lives of the few child amputees allowed to leave Gaza are being rebuilt elsewhere
Warning: This story contains distressing images To find safety from Gaza, you need first to become the victim of a catastrophic injury and then...
UK economy heading for ‘worst of all worlds’, CBI warns – as businesses expect fall in activity
The UK economy is “headed for the worst of all worlds” as businesses expect activity to fall at the start of next year, according...
UK economy heading for ‘worst of all worlds’, CBI warns – as businesses expect fall in activity
The UK economy is “headed for the worst of all worlds” as businesses expect activity to fall at the start of next year, according...
Day’s Buckeyes had that ‘look’ in rout of Vols
Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterDec 22, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before...
Sources: Steve Belichick to join dad at UNC as DC
Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderDec 22, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended...
Woman set on fire while on New York subway
Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was set on fire while on a subway train in New York. Detectives say the...
Nine-year-old boy killed in German Christmas market attack named as Andre Gleissner
The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to “my little teddy bear”. Andre Gleissner was...
Phils acquire lefty Luzardo in trade with Marlins
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open...
Nationals land 1B Lowe in trade with Rangers
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...
NASCAR not yet committed to Chicago past ’25
Field Level Media Dec 22, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR will conclude its initial three-year agreement for the street race held...
Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect threatened act to ‘attract international attention’ in 2013
The suspect in the German Christmas market attack “threatened to do something that would attract international attention” in 2013 and was flagged as a...
Bryant: Rickey Henderson wasn’t as good as he says he was — he was better
Howard Bryant, Columnist, ESPN.comDec 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life...
What Google’s quantum computing breakthrough Willow means for the future of bitcoin and other cryptos
Google’s recent announcement of the arrival of Willow, a quantum chip that has reduced the error tendencies of some of its predecessors, is a...