7:40 AM ET Max Holloway still believes he’s a better mixed martial artist than Alexander Volkanovski. That’s a pretty simple, straightforward statement, but it answers the potentially difficult question facing Holloway. He is only 31 years old and undoubtedly one of the top featherweights in the world. But he’s also 0-3 in UFC title fights
Spotify has announced it is dropping Heardle – the name-that-tune game inspired by Wordle. The streaming giant had acquired the game last July, five months after it took the world by storm. Heardle played small snippets of music and challenged gamers to guess the song as quickly as possible. But in a new statement, Spotify
An Indian gangster-turned-politician has been shot dead on live television. Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were being escorted for a medical check-up in handcuffs at the time of the attack. Both men were accosted by camera crews – and police say the gunmen who killed the pair had been masquerading as journalists. Three people
The mother of Ava White, a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed to death, says new police powers to tackle adult knife crime should also be applied to younger offenders. When Ava was murdered in Liverpool city centre in 2021, it was a crime that stunned and appalled the nation. Her mother Leeann, now a knife
It has been one those weeks in America where you end up with whiplash from a flood of remarkable news. So much news, in fact, we couldn’t cover it all in the depth we’d like to have done. The main stories were all familiar American themes – guns, intelligence leaks, abortion, drugs. But within each,
‘We expect very significant disruption’, the group director of Network Rail Jake Kelly has warned. Passengers should not travel tomorrow ‘unless they absolutely have to’, he added. This comes as Storm Eunice is expected to batter the UK with 100mph winds, with the Met Office issuing a red weather warning for parts of Cardiff, north
Louisville police have released the 911 audio from Monday’s mass shooting inside Old National Bank. One of those calls came from the shooter’s mother, who called 911 after hearing secondhand that her son had a gun and was heading toward the bank. #CNN #News
1:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Corach Rambler, the 8-1 favorite, produced a strong finish to win the Grand National after the world-famous horse race was delayed for 15 minutes Saturday because animal rights activists scaled fences around the perimeter of the course and got onto the track. The race took place after three people
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The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) pictured on February 03, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany’s energy worries are over and Europe’s largest economy has the “inherent strength” to recover from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to Bundesbank
The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled following concerns over safety and costs. Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construction – will be removed from government road-building plans, Downing Street has confirmed. Existing stretches will remain but be subjected to a safety refit so
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in principle amid a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms. In a joint statement with Royal Mail, CWU confirmed the agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before it goes before the membership. The details of the proposed
In this article WMT AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT For years, Amazon warehouse staffers have complained about unsafe working conditions and the injury risks they face when rushing to fill packages and get them to customers in two days or less. While Amazon claims its injury rate is coming down, facility-level data released
The Grand National got under way following a 12-minute delay after protesters were removed from the racecourse at Aintree. The race started at 5.27pm after around 15 demonstrators were reported to have been on the track, clinging to some of the 30 fences. Horses were taken away from the parade ring while racegoers were informed
The US ambassador to Sudan has been forced to take shelter after sustained fighting broke out in the capital Khartoum, as tension between the military and powerful paramilitary forces escalates. John Godfrey said he and embassy staff were sheltering in place as heavy firing was heard in a number of areas. The Rapid Support Forces
The SNP has been accused of hiding the fact that auditors stopped handling their accounts six months ago, despite the accountant firm’s resignation having been announced last week. Days before, former party Chief Executive and Ms Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell was arrested and questioned by police investigating the party’s finances. Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf,
Dr. Jason Smith, Chief Medical Officer for University of Louisville Health, made an emotional plea to policy makers, saying he is “weary” after responding to Monday’s bank shooting due to the frequency of gun violence in the community. #CNN #News
The giant American financial investor Carlyle is in talks about a major investment in Manchester United Football Club as the auction of the Premier League side nears its concluding stages. Sky News has learnt that Carlyle is among a handful of parties which have pitched proposals to acquire a minority stake in the Old Trafford
Global wind energy will pass the 1-terawatt (TW) threshold for installed capacity by the end of 2023, according to the newest market outlook from Wood Mackenzie. Luke Lewandowski, Wood Mackenzie research director, said: After needing more than 40 years to reach one TW of installations, the wind industry will reach the next TW of installations
G-7 nations have so far decided not to revise their cap on Russian oil. Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images The Group of Seven advanced economies is not expected to update its price cap on Russian oil in the coming weeks amid contrasting views on whether the policy is truly denting the Kremlin’s revenues.