Targeted support for the poorest households who rely on heating oil is coming, we understand, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to make an announcement as soon as Monday. It follows calls from rural Labour MPs who have warned of constituents living in fuel poverty, unable to heat their homes, restock their supply, or afford the…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Directly outside the Washington Hilton ballroom, as the yearly White House Correspondentsβ Assn. dinner got underway Saturday, a Times reporter had just entered the menβs room when he heard a handful of loud pops ring out. βShooter!β someone shouted. βGet down! Shots fired!β Inside the ballroom, thousands of journalists and politicians began to duck for…
James Conlon has begun his long goodbye as music director of Los Angeles Opera, and he does so by boasting big numbers. Twenty seasons with the company (half its history). More than 500 performances of 70 different operas at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and occasional neighboring venues, such as the Cathedral of Our Lady of…
Sanjeev Gupta, the metals tycoon who saw his main UK business forced into insolvency this week, is facing a struggle to secure the funding required for a competitive bid to regain control of it. Sky News understands that an asset-based loan from BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, would be expensive for Mr Gupta, with…
The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said. John Healey also signalled that British forces needed to be ready in coordination with allies to evacuate UK nationals from the Middle East if the US and Israeli war with Iran worsens….
A duo for the ages is convening once again. The Williams sisters β Venus, 45, and Serena, 44 β will bring back their doubles partnership at Wimbledon in under two weeks. The All England Club announced the doubles wild card invitation on Tuesday. Should they win for a record seventh time, the Williams sisters would…
Peter Mandelson’s ministerial assistant sent Jeffrey Epstein a copy of a government speech before it was delivered to the public, just days after the paedophile financier was released from prison, documents uncovered by Sky News appear to show. The assistant signed off the message as executive assistant to the secretary of state on the email…
Longtime on-air anchor Glen Walker is making his way back to broadcast news in Los Angeles. After being laid off from KTLA in February, alongside other veteran broadcasters like Lu Parker and Mark Kriski, Walker is starting a new chapter with KTTV, L.A.βs local Fox affiliate. He began his new role as a per-diem anchor…
Rwanda has demanded the UK pay more than Β£100m over the failed migrant deportation deal which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024 when Labour came to power. During a hearing at The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, the East African country claimed Britain owed the money under the agreement which was struck by Rishi Sunak’s…
High school girls’ flag football results for Monday and Tuesday.