Consumer prices in the US rose at the slowest pace in more than three years last month, bolstering the case for the central bank to start cutting interest rates. Overall, prices rose 2.9% over the 12 months to July, the smallest annual increase since March 2021 and down from 3% in June, the Labor Department […]
Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s about-face on joining talks dampens hopes they will lead to the end of 16-month war. A new round of talks aimed at ending a 16-month civil war in Sudan that has sparked a humanitarian crisis in the Northeast African country has begun in Switzerland despite the army’s absence. Army leader […]
Family handout Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar were stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane The families of the victims of the Nottingham attacks say those responsible for failings in Valdo Calocane’s care have “blood on their hands”. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were killed by Calocane, who […]
BBC Brandon, who is a student at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic school in Port Talbot, thinks the town will struggle once the blast furnaces shut down. Brandon Hookings said he had always looked beyond his hometown of Port Talbot for his future, but the news about significant job losses at its steelworks this year has […]
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge wanted a change. One of the most feared hitters in the majors, the New York Yankees center fielder had struggled through the first several weeks of the season. By the end of April, he was hitting just .207. “I wasn’t doing too hot,” he recently said. So, Judge — who, like […]
Aug 13, 2024, 04:19 AM ET Premier League clubs spent £100 million in the 2024 January transfer window — the lowest single-window expenditure in the men’s game since 2012 (£60m) and a significant drop from the record £815m splashed out in 2023, according to Deloitte. Editor’s Picks 2 Related After record-breaking spending in the past […]
At least one person has died after one of Greece’s worst wildfires this year broke out on the outskirts of the capital, Athens, on Sunday. Authorities say the fires are now mostly under control with only a few “scattered hot spots”, but could spark up again later in the week. In recent years, wildfires have […]
SWNS / BBC Documents seen by the BBC show there had been concerns about Canon Hindley for years The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found. A senior member of staff at Blackburn Cathedral resigned over the […]
Instagram/Bella Humphries Comedian Bella Humphries says her show is “very honest” and “a bit raw at times” Telling hilarious or embarrassing stories from your personal life is something many stand-up comedians do night after night on stage. But what about turning your periods into a laughing matter? That’s what comedian Bella Humphries has done for […]
Getty Images Bartender Athena Young cleans glasses while speaking to the Review-Journal about the “no tax on tips” policy at Atomic Kitchen in Las Vegas, July 31. In the hotly divided US presidential campaign, a rare area of agreement has emerged: Workers’ tips should not be taxed. Former president Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, was […]