When the first pictures of downed Iranian rockets emerged on Sunday morning, they didn’t look real. Even seasoned military spokesman Peter Lerner was fooled. “I thought it was fake news,” he told Sky News. The huge black tubes littering the Dead Sea and other parts of Israel seemed too colossal to be genuine. We had
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Birmingham Airport has temporarily suspended operations due to a “security incident on an aircraft”. A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew have disembarked. “All customers due to travel should make their way to the airport and check in as normal.” This breaking news story is being updated and
New defeats for the government’s Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday – forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak’s stop the boats plan. Downing Street wants to get the bill – which declares Rwanda a safe country and stops appeals from asylum seekers being sent
A judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned the former president about “intimidating” potential jurors in the case. Justice Juan Merchan warned he would not tolerate Trump speaking while potential jurors were questioned in court on Tuesday. He said the former president was audibly uttering something while his lawyers were questioning prospective jury
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 14, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Alex Pereira continued his run as one of UFC’s most dynamic big-fight athletes. Pereira has already won two championships at New York’s Madison Square Garden. And on Saturday, he knocked out former champ Jamahal Hill to retain the UFC
Nick ParkinsonApr 16, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions It took years for rival promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn to even speak to each other, but now they are working together to create boxing events, and on
Taylor Swift fans in the UK could have already lost more than £1m to con artists pretending to sell concert tickets for her Eras tour, a major bank has estimated. Lloyds Bank has issued a warning to fans based on an analysis of purchase scams reported by its customers, as well as those of Halifax
In a world that has grown more dangerous in recent years, the nightmare scenario of a Third World War is in the public consciousness. Earlier this year, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warned the world could be engulfed by wars involving China, Russia, North Korea and Iran in the next five years, and said we
Johnny Depp has said he tried to talk the director of his new film out of casting him in one of the lead roles. The Hollywood star plays France’s King Louis XV in historical drama Jeanne Du Barry, and attended the UK premiere in London on Monday evening. Depp, 60, made his return to the
Chinese flag on a background of coal. Andrzej Rostek | Istock | Getty Images The world added more coal power capacity last year than any year since 2016, with China driving most growth and future planned capacity, according to new research. A report by Global Energy Monitor released Thursday found that net annual coal capacity
Photo: Arin Waichulis After Tesla’s price cuts pulled a quarter of overall EV prices down in February, higher Model 3 prices increased EV prices in March. According to EV transaction price data from Kelley Blue Book’s March Average Transaction Price report released today, the average price Americans paid for an EV in March was $54,021,
A weaker than expected easing in the pace of pay rises means real earnings growth, when inflation is taken into account, is at its highest rate in almost two and a half years, according to the latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular pay, excluding bonuses, stood at 6% in
Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters SHENZHEN — Baidu CEO Robin Li said Tuesday the company’s ChatGPT-like Ernie bot has exceeded 200 million users. He added the company would hold another round of its AI development competition,
NBA Insiders Apr 15, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA postseason is here. Let’s look closer at the 20 teams that still have a chance to win the 2023-24 title — including a trio of MVPs who will need to survive the play-in tournament to advance. In the Eastern Conference bracket, the
The owners of a US funeral home have been accused of spending nearly $900,000 (£723,000) in pandemic relief funds on things such as holidays, cosmetic surgery, jewellery and cryptocurrency. Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of Return To Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, already face more than 200 criminal charges connected to last year’s discovery of
Markets kept their cool on Monday amid a fast-moving and volatile geopolitical landscape in the Middle East — but the longer-term risk premium has likely risen, while oil prices remain on edge, analysts said. Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles against military targets in Israel on Saturday, marking the first direct attack on the Jewish
Simon Cambers Apr 15, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barring any last-minute issues, Rafael Nadal will return to action Tuesday when he plays in the Barcelona Open. It will be his first clay-court event of the year, just his second tournament in the past 15 months — and his eagerly anticipated comeback will
Take the win, or strike back? The question exercising Israeli minds in the wake of Iran‘s missile onslaught and the focus of intense debate in Jerusalem. The outcome will decide the immediate fate of this region. A return to shadow war, or all-out escalation into something much more serious. Joe Biden and other allies say
Apr 15, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Eagles and DeVonta Smith have agreed to a three-year extension that ties the wide receiver to the team through the 2028 season. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the contract is worth $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed.
MPs have rejected a series of Lords’ amendments to the government’s Rwanda bill – as a week of parliamentary showdown on the legislation begins. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is currently in the middle of what is known as ping-pong, where the two houses propose, debate and vote on amendments. So far,