Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout – again – to keep their title defence alive and advance to the quarterfinals. Defender Antonio Rudiger scored the decisive spot-kick in a 4-2 shootout win on Wednesday after two Atletico players missed. Marco Llorente’s shot struck the bar after Julian Alvarez’s score after […]
The MP said “services that work for those with disabilities work better for everyone, and we urge the Government to put this perennially overlooked issue at the heart of every aspect of its plans to revitalise rail.” Whitehall officials have been in crisis talks with disability campaigners who have told the BBC they are unhappy […]
Four astronauts will have to wait at least one more day to the International Space Station on Wednesday night. This otherwise routine rotation of crew on the space station is garnering extra attention because it will at last allow the return to Earth of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, two NASA astronauts whose brief scheduled […]
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images US President Donald Trump has pledged to impose more tariffs after his latest move to introduce import taxes on steel and aluminium entering the US prompted retaliation from the European Union (EU) and Canada. Trump said “of course” he would respond to the countermeasures, repeating his warning […]
Harvard University is one of more than a dozen institutions of higher learning nationwide that recently announced a hiring freeze, citing uncertainties around federal funding. Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images Harvard University, the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh are among the latest institutions […]
An 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles who pulled the Paul Skenes MLB Debut Patch card will likely sell it for more money than Skenes will make from his 2025 base salary with the Pittsburgh Pirates. With 56 bids as of Wednesday night, the gem-mint PSA 10 graded autographed one-of-one rookie card bearing the patch Skenes […]
European Union leaders have been clear that they want to negotiate with the United States on trade to avoid a full-blown conflict. But with no deal in sight, officials announced a plan on Wednesday that is meant to hit back hard as steel and aluminum tariffs come into effect. President Trump has imposed 25 percent […]
Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them and help people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction return to their jobs and families. They work closely with the federal government through an agency that monitors their productivity, connects them […]
Policymakers are grappling with “exceptionally high” uncertainty, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, said on Wednesday, just hours after the European Commission announced tariffs on U.S. imports in response to levies imposed by the Trump administration. Later, Canada announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports. The unpredictability of trade […]
Getty Images The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) paid farmers to protect the countryside and boost wildlife habitats Farmers may turn their backs on environmental work for more intensive food production after the government suddenly closed a green funding scheme, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which pays farmers in […]