Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 4, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Whatever happens to Manchester United between now and the end of the season, manager Erik ten Hag can at least point to the emergence of Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo as positives from an otherwise forgettable campaign. It was
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The father of nine-year-old Emily Hand, the Irish-Israeli girl held hostage by Hamas for 50 days, said she was threatened with a knife during her ordeal. Emily, who was released in November after her capture on 7 October, suffers from panic attacks and often speaks in whispers, her father said in an interview with Israeli
The owner of Tangle Teezer, the British hair-styling brand, has enlisted investment bankers to explore options for the company that could include an eventual sale. Sky News has learnt that Mayfair Equity Partners, the private equity backer of companies such as Ovo Energy, has hired Harris Williams to oversee a strategic review. The move comes
Rishi Sunak is visiting Northern Ireland to celebrate the restoration of power-sharing at Stormont, where he will meet the country’s first nationalist first minister. Over the weekend, an executive was finally re-established after almost two years without one in the region. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which had been holding up the process, allowed a
In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs abandoned an ill-fated push into consumer banking in late 2022, but an investment in a Texas energy retailer means its reach into American homes is about to grow. Rhythm Energy, a Houston-based electricity provider overseen and
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, Feb. 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images When Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in February 2014, the software company was
Feb 1, 2024, 09:40 AM England recovered from a slow start to begin their Six Nations campaign with a win over Italy in Rome. Getty England recovered from a scruffy start and a 17-8 deficit to beat Italy 27-24 in their opening Six Nations game in Rome on Saturday, ending a run of four successive opening
A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi as police release new information about his movements. Police have also released new information about the alkaline substance that was used for the attack – saying laboratory analysis shows it was either liquid
Friday and Saturday kicked off the inaugural season of the first-ever electric boat racing league when the first eight teams in the UIM E1 Championship Series motored, foiled, and splashed across the Red Sea in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Marc Anthony’s Team Miami had pole position heading into Saturday’s race, but two other famous names were
The Clapham chemical attack is “not really about asylum”, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has claimed. A manhunt is still under way for Abdul Ezedi following the attack on Wednesday 31 January in which a mother, 31, and her two children, three and eight, were hospitalised. After two failed attempts, the 35-year-old suspect’s asylum claim to
I put my ear plugs in and take a step back. The flash from the tank barrel comes first, then the boom. Snipers to my left open fire. Red machine gun tracer fire zips towards the village and laser guided artillery thuds into walls. Israeli paratroopers are attacking a mock Hezbollah village. It’s a drill,
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, England, on Feb. 1, 2024. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday was cleared of a public order offense over a protest at an oil and gas conference in October. Thunberg was arrested Oct.
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The US and Britain have launched a fresh wave of strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen. The further wave of assaults on 13 locations are designed to further disable Iran-backed groups that have attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, according to US officials. Launched by ships and fighter
Northern Ireland’s new first minister has told Sky News she “absolutely contests” the UK government’s claim that a referendum on Irish unity is decades away. Sinn Fein‘s Michelle O’Neill, the first nationalist to occupy the office, described her elevation at Stormont as “a historic day, truly representing a new dawn”. In a document, outlining the
Police have searched five properties as they hunt for Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi – with the Met releasing footage of officers entering a home in Newcastle where empty containers with corrosive warnings were found. The Met has said forensic tests are currently ongoing to see if the containers held the substance used in
British director Matthew Vaughn has dispelled online rumours that Taylor Swift was behind the pseudonym Elly Conway – the author of the novel connected to his new film Argylle. The film sees its protagonist Elly Conway, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, thrown into the world of espionage when she meets real spy Aiden, played by
The White Lotus has dropped actor Milos Bikovic, after Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused him of supporting the Russian invasion. The Serbia-born star, 36, is understood to have been cast as a Russian yoga-loving, life enhancement mentor at the hotel in which the third series is set. His casting was initially announced by HBO
Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill has made history by being appointed Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister. A power-sharing government has returned as politicians gathered at Stormont to appoint a series of ministers to the devolved executive, two years after it collapsed over the UK government’s deal with the EU. The Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) Emma
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 1, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here’s how big of a surprise corporate profits have been this earnings season: the fourth-quarter is now shaping up to be the best of 2023. Despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns that have