Moment giant explosions seen near Beirut airport Israeli bombing caused large explosions just outside Beirut’s international airport during a further night of air strikes targeting Hezbollah in the city. The target was unclear but the airport borders Dahieh – Hezbollah’s stronghold in the capital. Plumes of smoke could be seen over the city as dawn […]
The NFL’s biggest surprise teams through Week 4 reside at opposite ends of the standings. The Minnesota Vikings are 4-0 after losing their highly drafted rookie quarterback and substituting the well-traveled Sam Darnold in his place. GO DEEPER Assessing 4-0 teams, from Vikings’ shocking start to Chiefs’ WR setback: Sando’s Pick Six The Jacksonville Jaguars […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Nike stock (NYSE: NKE) fell 6.7% yesterday as markets gave a thumbs down to its fiscal Q1 2025 earnings. Here are the key takeaways from the report and how analysts reacted to the […]
Getty Images The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock smashed into the sea off the coast of West Africa creating a large crater during the same era. It would have been a “catastrophic event”, the scientists […]
Before Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, spoke to this paper’s economics editor, the pound was the best-performing currency among Group of Ten (G10) wealthy nations. It was just a fraction away from reaching its level on the day of the 2016 Brexit referendum. While financial capital flows primarily determine the pound’s […]
Getty Images Many people who take up vaping have never been regular smokers The number of adults in England to have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers has reached one million, scientists estimate. This is a sharp increase on 2020, with disposable vapes having been available since 2021. The rise is driven mostly […]
Getty Images The Bank of England could cut interest rates more quickly if price rises remain under control, its governor has suggested. Andrew Bailey told the Guardian that the Bank could be a “bit more aggressive” at cutting borrowing costs, depending on the rate of inflation. The Bank cut interest rates from 5.25% to 5% […]
The deal includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States as a military base. The United Kingdom says it is giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while the UK retains use of the […]
Gordon has started eight of Hearts’ 10 matches this season after missing a large chunk of the last campaign as he battled back from more than a year out with a double leg break. He became Scotland’s oldest international as a late substitute in the last warm-up match before Euro 2024, having already been told […]
BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding up the diagnosis and treatment of more than 200 rare diseases. At present, newborns are given a heelprick blood test that […]