The outgoing boss of the Post Office has said he does not need to clear his name following criticism of his leadership over the Horizon IT scandal. Nick Read made the comments as he arrived for the first of three days of evidence to the inquiry into the scandal, in which more than 900 sub-postmasters
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Florida is bracing for winds of up to 160mph as people continue to evacuate ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. The storm has the “potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes” the area has seen when it makes landfall late Wednesday or early on Thursday, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Nick ParkinsonOct 9, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Saturday brings another stacked boxing card in Saudi Arabia, headlined by the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol matchup for the undisputed light heavyweight championship. It’s a fight of rare
Delays in the court system are leading to survivors of sexual violence experiencing suicidal thoughts and being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a new report has found. The Criminal Bar Association says the backlog of criminal cases is on track to reach 80,000 by March 2025. Survivors of rape and sexual violence are among those
Hurricane Milton reduced a US meteorologist with 33 years’ experience reporting on hurricanes to tears live on air. What prompted the moment, said NBC’s John Morales afterwards, was atmospheric pressure. “It’s funny how millibars can get a nerd to lose it,” he said. Falling barometric pressure is the best predictor of the growing intensity of
Miranda Hart has shared she’s become a “young bride at 51” after marrying her “best friend”. The actress and comedian announced the news on The One Show while promoting her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. Hart also said she had had “a tough few years” after being diagnosed with Lyme disease,
Solar power in New Mexico. (2023, December 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_New_Mexico With solar leading the way, renewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, says a new IEA report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its “Renewables 2024” report, which projects that by the end of this decade,
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Parliament Road in Middlesbrough feels a world away from the establishment it shares a name with, but for one Sunday in August, the terraced streets of central Middlesbrough were at the centre of national attention. That afternoon, what was advertised as a peaceful protest, turned into a riot, with hundreds of people, many of them
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen hopes his new film will get “people off their iPhones” and “refocus our gaze” on what war is like for the children who live through it. His new movie Blitz, set in wartime London and starring Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, will open this year’s London Film Festival later today. In
ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn’t get out of control.
Donald Trump sent Vladimir Putin COVID test machines for his personal use back in 2020, a new book has claimed. US author and famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward also claimed in his latest book “War” that Mr Trump and Mr Putin shared as many as seven private phone calls since the former president left office.
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions RICH PAUL WAS sitting on a couch
After Rivian (RIVN) lowered its production goal for the year, the EV maker said it was because of a supply shortage. A new report sheds some light on the situation. Following third-quarter delivery and production numbers on Friday, Rivian cut its production plans for the year. Rivian now expects to build between 47,000 and 49,000
Nearly 16% of gas stations in Florida had run out of fuel as of late morning Tuesday as people flee north to escape the path of Hurricane Milton, according to data from GasBuddy. Many stations simply can’t keep up with gasoline demand as millions of Floridians collectively evacuate, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum
Investors managing more than £9trn in assets have backed a more “competitive” approach to British boardroom pay amid a growing debate about London’s attractiveness as a listing destination. Sky News has learnt that the Investment Association (IA), the influential industry trade body, will publish on Wednesday a revised set of remuneration principles aimed at the
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 8, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been an up-and-down season for Coco Gauff. After winning her first major title at the 2023 US Open, the now 20-year-old started her year by earning the trophy at Auckland and reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open but never quite found
NASA‘s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale Crater on Mars, has revealed critical insights into the planet’s ancient climate. The research uncovers how Mars transformed from a potentially habitable environment, abundant in liquid water, to the cold, arid landscape we see today. An artist’s concept illustrates early Mars, where liquid water may have existed in river
An unexpected discovery concerning gene regulation has earned Victor Ambros from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Gary Ruvkun from Harvard Medical School the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The duo’s research identified small RNA segments, known as microRNAs, which play a significant role in regulating protein production in the body.