Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 1, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Manchester United won their appeal against Bruno Fernandes’ red card during the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. Fernandes was sent off for a challenge on James Maddison in the first half. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The United captain appeared to slip as he closed Maddison down […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday in Erie, Pennsylvania. Trump continues to campaign in battleground swing states ahead of the final day of voting on November 5, Election Day. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Swensen/Getty Images At a pair of weekend speeches, former President Donald […]
There was a bleak feel to the spectacle at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag and his players walked around the pitch amid pouring rain to applaud fans who had remained in the stands to the final whistle. Those few hundred in the Stretford End kept singing, even though there was not much to sing […]
Luxury handbag maker Mulberry has received a takeover approach from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group. The offer values Mulberry, which has seen sales fall sharply following a downturn in the luxury sector, at £83m. Frasers Group, which owns several retailers including Sports Direct, Flannels and Evans Cycles, already holds a 37% stake in the firm. The […]
Hunt claims economy, and government’s fiscal position, much better than Labour says Jeremy Hunt, the shadow chancellor, is speaking at the conference hall now. He is being interviewed by Daniel Finkelstein, the Times columnist and Tory peer. Hunt says Rachel Reeves’ claim that the Tories left the worst economic inheritance since the war is one […]
A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, following a tight race that saw him […]
Record high inflation was caused by the Bank of England keeping interest rates too low for too long, according to its former head. Lord Mervyn King said inflation has now been tamed, but criticised all central banks for failing to act fast enough initially. Speaking to BBC Radio Four’s Broadcasting House ahead of the Budget […]
Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an application from the UK Health Security Agency to keep the identities of two junior clinicians secret. Lawyers for UKHSA applied for an order preventing publication […]
The government is to tighten transparency rules for ministerial hospitality, after a row over freebies received by Labour ministers. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden told the BBC ministers would now have to declare hospitality linked to their government job in their MP’s register too. This information is currently published by departments, but less frequently and […]
SpaceX has launched its mission to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June. The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday. The pair’s mission at the space station had only been expected to last about […]