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A lot can happen during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). The half-hour weekly session in the House of Commons is a key opportunity for MPs to grill the prime minister on the government’s actions and policies. Over the years, PMQs has involved everything from name-calling to politicians defecting to the opposition. This week, all eyes were…
Fernando Urquiza screamed himself hoarse, slapping palms with strangers on the field level of Dodger Stadium. Heβd waited six innings β each on the very edge of his seat. He refreshed flight options to Milwaukee in case Clayton Kershaw made him wait until his next start for strikeout No. 3,000. Roderick Abram, a diehard New…
Ryanair is increasing its underseat bag allowance by 20% after the EU set out proposed new laws for more free baggage. The budget airline currently allows people a “personal bag” that fits under the seat in front for free, typically a handbag or small backpack. The maximum size is going up from 40x25x20cm to 40x30x20cm….
A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming in the River Wye at Glasbury. The body of Lord David Lipsey, 77, was recovered on 1 July, after…
In a time of exploding success and creativity in rock music, Creedence Clearwater Revival was quite possibly the finest singles band of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in suburban El Cerrito in Northern California by frontman John Fogerty, his brother Tom on guitar, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford, CCR put up…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh in on the growing controversy over transgender athletes and decide if federal law bars transgender girls from womenβs school sports teams. βBiological boys should not compete on girlsβ athletics teams,β West Virginiaβs attorney general said in an appeal the court voted to hear. The appeal had the backing…
It wasnβt so much the culmination of a career as it was another signpost pointing the way to the Hall of Fame. It certainly wasnβt the last pitch Clayton Kershaw will ever throw for the Dodgers, but it will likely be among the most memorable. Because when Chicago White Sox third baseman Vinny Capra took…
One of Britain’s biggest online travel agents (OTAs) is exploring a stock market listing – a move which could deliver a welcome boost to London’s fragile pipeline for initial public offerings (IPOs). Sky News has learnt that the owner of Loveholidays is working with bankers on a flotation likely to value the company at well…
Kou Mariya hasnβt shown her work to her family. Thatβs because Mariya, not her real name, is living a dual identity, and to protect her privacy, only the most sacred of confidants β or business partners β can know her true persona. Mariya, to her more than 84,000 followers on YouTube, is a friendly, flirtatious…
For months, CBS News has been roiled with trepidation that parent company Paramount Global would write a big check to make President Trumpβs $20 billion lawsuit go away. On Tuesday night, those fears came true. Paramount Global agreed to pay $16 million to settle Trumpβs legal salvo against β60 Minutesβ over the editing of an…
