9:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN If Brazil isn’t the birthplace of the UFC, it is at least the playground for the promotion’s formative years. The inaugural event in 1993 took place in Denver, and the company’s first 15 fight cards all happened in the United States. It took the UFC nearly five years before finally
The rate of inflation eased to 10.5%, according to official figures – down from 10.7% in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the reduced cost of motor fuels led to the decline in the core consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation along with cheaper clothing and footwear, and recreation and culture. Pushing
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John Kerry photographed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The world will eventually move to a low-carbon economy, but it may be too late to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to John Kerry. Speaking at the World Economic Forum
Amazon Prime Video is likely to cut ties with Jeremy Clarkson following the comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex in a newspaper column, according to reports. The streaming service has worked with Clarkson since 2015, with the TV star hosting hit shows The Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm. Series two of Clarkson’s Farm
Motorists in some parts of England are being urged to only travel if “absolutely essential” after freezing weather led to dozens of road accidents. Avon and Somerset Police received more than 100 reports of road-related incidents in the space of just five hours last night – with treacherous conditions causing most of them. Between 6pm
The education secretary has criticised a teaching union for planning to go on strike, telling Sky News: “Our children don’t deserve it.” Speaking to Kay Burley, Gillian Keegan said she was “very disappointed” after members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted in favour of industrial action, with thousands of staff set to walkout next
There were 467,000 working days lost to strike action in November last year, official figures show, bringing the number of strike days in 2022 to a 30-year high. The loss in days due to labour disputes in the month is the highest since November 2011. The total number of strike days lost to strike action
The co-pilot of Nepal’s fatal plane crash had lost her husband who was a pilot in another Yeti Airlines accident 16 years ago. Anju Khatiwada, 44, was the co-pilot on Sunday’s fatal flight from Kathmandu which crashed into a gorge in clear weather near Pokhara airport killing at least 70 people. Ms Khatiwada’s career in
Sky’s Beth Rigby gives her analysis of today’s PMQs, with “spirited performances from both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer”. She says the really interesting thing to emerge from the session was the Prime Minister answering the question he has been avoiding for weeks – about his own healthcare arrangements. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-anti-strike-laws-to-be-presented-to-parliament-more-questions-over-mps-funding-raised-by-westminster-accounts-12593360 #bethrigby
Taylor Dudley, an US Navy veteran who has been detained in Russia for nearly a year, was released from Russian custody after months of negotiations spearheaded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a family spokesperson tells CNN. CNN White House reporter Natasha Bertrand has the story. #CNN #News
Ukraine is set to be top of the agenda as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly begins a two-day trip to the US and Canada. Speaking ahead of his departure, Mr Cleverly said: “The UK, US and Canada always have each other’s backs when it counts, protecting the rules-based order for nearly 80 years.” He continued: “Today
Harley-Davidson was one of the first major motorcycle manufacturers to add electric motorcycles to its lineup last decade. It should come as no surprise then that the company’s CEO Jochen Zeitz is already saying that the brand’s future will be 100% electric. It won’t happen overnight but rather is likely to take decades for the
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told CNBC Monday that the European Union has something to learn from Washington and its new policies to fight inflation, saying he hopes that a trade war between the two sides can be avoided.
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A controversial anti-strike bill has moved a step closer to becoming law – hours after teachers and nurses announced fresh walkouts. Under the government’s draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, the right to strike would be restricted by imposing minimum service levels and bosses would be legally able to fire employees who ignore a “work
The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs there is still “something of a hangover effect” in the wake of the mini-budget market chaos last year but declared that the hit to mortgages was over. Andrew Bailey used remarks to the Treasury committee to declare that market conditions had returned to normal after
Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s current leader in Westminster had previously told Sky News that revelations uncovered by the Westminster Accounts project will be “of huge concern to the public”. Ian Blackford reflects on the Westminster Accounts as produced by Sky News and Tortoise, reiterating that MPs have ‘a responsibility’ to serve their constituents. #WestminsterAccounts #IanBlackford
David Schoen, attorney for Steve Bannon, joins CNN This Morning after he pleaded with a Manhattan judge to relieve him from representing Bannon, who is facing charges related to his fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern US border. #CNN #news
7:27 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Mike Coppinger After more than a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the fight promotion, Francis Ngannou is officially no longer the UFC heavyweight champion. Ngannou (17-3) fought out his UFC