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Only a quarter of British adults think Sir Keir Starmer will win the next general election, as the party’s climbdown over welfare cuts affects its standing with the public. A fresh poll by Ipsos, shared with Sky News, also found 63% do not feel confident the government is running the country competently, similar to levels…
With a 6-1 annihilation of the downtrodden Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, the Dodgers extended their advantage in the National League West to eight games. Eight games, despite slumps by Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Eight games, despite injuries to Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. Eight games, despite being less than three weeks removed…
It’s a threat that will send a shiver down the spine of Downing Street and shake the City of London to its core. Even the notion that AstraZeneca (AZ) – the UK’s most valuable listed company – is thinking of upping sticks and switching its stock market listing to America is a frightening prospect on…
Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is “going nowhere”, Downing Street has said, following her tearful appearance in the House of Commons. A Number 10 spokesperson said the chancellor had the “full backing” of Sir Keir Starmer, despite Ms Reeves looking visibly upset during Prime Minister’s Questions. Politics latest: ‘A moment of intense…
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US media group Paramount has agreed to pay $16m (Β£11.6m) to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over what he alleged was a misleading interview with the former vice president Kamala Harris. The case involving a feature on CBS News, which is owned by Paramount, has been criticised as a challenge to free speech….
It is hard to think of a PMQs like it – it was a painful watch. The prime minister battled on, his tone assured, even if his actual words were not always convincing. But it was the chancellor next to him that attracted the most attention. Rachel Reeves looked visibly upset. Image: Chancellor of the…
Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is “going nowhere”, Downing Street has said, following her tearful appearance in the House of Commons. A Number 10 spokesperson said the chancellor had the “full backing” of Sir Keir Starmer, despite Ms Reeves looking visibly upset during Prime Minister’s Questions. A spokesperson for the chancellor later…
The sports investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a stake in the body which organises professional triathlons around the world. Sky News has learnt that Surj Sports Investment is in advanced talks about a deal to inject roughly $20m into the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO). A deal could be unveiled as…
BERLIN β In a country that saw its democracy die in 1933, the more than 170,000 people crowding into three of Germanyβs biggest soccer stadiums for Bruce Springsteenβs rock concerts in recent weeks have been especially receptive to his message and dire warnings about a politically perilous moment in the United States, one that has…
