The work and pensions secretary has set out plans to “fix the broken benefits system” and tackle the “perverse incentives” driving people to depend on welfare. Liz Kendall’s announcement is designed to bring down the spend on sickness and disability benefits – which has massively increased over the last few years and is forecast to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine for 30 days after a phone call with US President Donald Trump. Putin ordered the Russian military to stop strikes against energy facilities, the Kremlin said in a statement following a lengthy phone call between the two leaders on Tuesday. […]
Jeff CarlisleMar 18, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The ownership group for Denver’s NWSL expansion team, which begins play in 2026, announced plans to build a 14,500-seat stadium on Tuesday. The project, to be located inside the Denver city limits at Sante Fe […]
TOKYO — During the early innings of a nighttime exhibition between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yomiuri Giants, Nori Kawana walked through the concourse of the Tokyo Dome in disbelief. As the head of Fanatics’ East Asia operation, Kawana leads MLB’s merchandising in Japan, and the day had already set his company’s sales record in […]
Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Dr Ross Hofmeyr / Wikimedia The Sanae IV research station in Antarctica where the alleged assault occurred A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical […]
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland environment correspondent Andrew Milligan/PA Wire There is both concern and optimism about the Grangemouth site’s long-term future The history of Grangemouth has been built on fossil fuels – but now its future depends on its reinvention as Scotland’s green energy industrial hub. The site, on the south bank of the Firth […]
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Getty Images The three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021 “Reasonable precautions” could have prevented the deaths of three newborn babies, a fatal accident inquiry has found. Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch all died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals, in 2019 and 2021. The […]
Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Getty Images Subsea cables are critical to the operation of the internet The diver had found the fibre optic cable lying on the seabed of the North Sea. He swam closer, until it was near enough to touch. He reached out his hand. But someone could tell he was lurking there. […]
Political pressure is mounting over a plan by a Hong Kong conglomerate to sell its Panama ports to BlackRock, the American investor, raising questions about the future of the $19 billion deal. John Lee, the leader of Hong Kong, added his voice on Tuesday to escalating warnings from China, saying the transaction deserved “serious attention.” […]
Frank Gardner Security correspondent Getty Images Germany’s military deployed two air defence units to Poland in January to protect supply routes to Ukraine – Germany has been Europe’s main donor of weapons What happens today, here in Berlin, will impact the entire future of Europe’s defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine. Germany’s Parliament, the […]