Rand Paul recoils at Trump's Gaza takeover plans: 'I thought we voted for America First'
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The former world No 1 won two Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon in 2019, but the last two years have been overshadowed by her suspension for testing positive for a banned substance
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Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Furlong remain absent for the visitors, though Finlay Bealham is also expected to be fit to feature
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Ronaldo’s 923 career goals leaves him perhaps less than two years away from an almighty milestone while he continues to score at a phenomenal rate for Al-Nassr and Portugal
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Amelia Neath looks at some of the dark places people are drawn to where tragedies have occurred, such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia
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We take a closer look at the odds on whether Liverpool can achieve an historic quadruple in Arne Slot’s first season
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Sir Keir Starmer was asked about Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take over the Gaza Strip by Lib Dem leader Ed Davey
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Philip Hamer groomed girls in their early teens as he fulfilled his ‘arrogant’ sexual fantasies
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Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bn
The Norwegian oil company fighting to open a giant new oilfield off Shetland has cut billions of pounds from its green spending plans in favour of producing more fossil fuels.
Equinor set out plans on Wednesday to halve its investments in low-carbon energy while producing more oil and gas, becoming the latest in a line of fossil fuel firms to backtrack on its green promises.
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Rafael Hermoso said in court that the national team coach asked him to tell Jenni to record a video to show she was OK with the kiss
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Families say they want accountability for ‘bad decision-making’ relating to Valdo Calocane
The families of the Nottingham attacks victims have called for individual doctors responsible for Valdo Calocane’s treatment to be named and held accountable.
At a press conference on Wednesday, after the publication of a report detailing Calocane’s mental health treatment before his killing spree in June 2023, the families of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates said they wanted accountability for “poor leadership and bad decision-making”.
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Company saw ‘strong start to the fiscal year’ according to its CEO, partly due to higher profits from streaming business
Walt Disney sharply outperformed Wall Street’s quarterly earnings estimates on Wednesday, with results buoyed by the strong holiday box office performance of animated sequel Moana 2 and higher profits at the company’s streaming business.
The strength in entertainment helped offset a decline at Disney’s domestic theme parks, which were impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida. The parks-led Experiences group also incurred about $75m in expenses associated with the December launch of the Disney Treasure cruise ship.
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Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have been left divided after the president proposed that the U.S. ‘own’ the war-torn territory
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