Donald Trump has recorded an emphatic defeat of Kamala Harris, racing past the 270 electoral votes he needed with states to spare. A win in Wisconsin tipped him over the line, but it was victories for Mr Trump in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina – all three largest battlegrounds – that
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A man described by not one but two of his closest former aides as a fascist will become the most powerful man in the world when he takes office. How worried should we be? Very, say another dozen White House staffers who served under Donald Trump and watched him in action for his first four
India has delayed its inaugural astronaut mission under the Gaganyaan programme to 2026, pushing the timeline a year beyond the original schedule. The decision, announced by S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), reflects a commitment to safety in light of recent aerospace industry setbacks. According to Somanath, India’s first manned mission
London Underground drivers have been suspended planned strikes over pay after saying they received an “improved offer”. Members of Aslef were due to walk out on Thursday and again next Tuesday – which would have heavily impacted Tube services. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union had already called off strikes by its members after resolving
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 5, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexander Zverev claimed the final Masters 1000-level title of the year with a 6-2, 6-2 rout over local favorite Ugo Humbert in Paris on Sunday. It had been an impressive week for the 27-year-old German, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals and
A TikTok star has announced her death from cancer in a poignant pre-recorded video. Bella Bradford, 24, created a final goodbye for her followers on the social media platform after months of sharing details of life as a young woman living with a rare form of the disease. “I’m really sad to be making this
Anthony Gharib, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE MOMENT IS still fresh in his mind. It’s March 2023 and a Los Angeles-based photographer who goes by the moniker Xavier Luggage is in the middle of his first pickup basketball game at Poinsettia Recreation Center. The park typically fills around 6 p.m.
Irish actor Barry Keoghan has defended his parenting choices, claiming his relationship with his young son is being used as “ammunition” against him. The 32-year-old star, who is currently dating US singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, has a two-year-old son, Brando, with a former partner. Keoghan had a difficult childhood, which saw him grow up in foster
Oasis have added five dates in South America to their 2025 reunion tour. Liam and Noel Gallagher will begin their tour of the continent with two shows in Argentina, at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, on 15 and 16 November. The band will then play at Chile’s national stadium in Santiago on 19
Glastonbury is changing the way fans can buy tickets for the world-famous festival. While the booking process itself will remain the same, the way people join it is different. Organisers warned hopefuls to log in “at least a few minutes” before the sale opens on 14 November, to avoid refreshing the page and not to
On January 15, 2022, the Hunga volcano near Tonga erupted in an explosive event that sent shockwaves across the planet. The eruption happened around the same time as Cyclone Cody. It created a shockwave powerful enough to trigger low, booming sounds that were heard from New Zealand to Alaska. It also caused a tsunami that
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates is yet to receive a reply from Sir Keir Starmer, despite writing to him over a month ago. Sir Alan said he had written to the prime minister to remind him the “clock is still ticking” on a financial redress deadline for victims. In his letter, he demanded a
Sara Sharif’s father tried to save his daughter and begged for an ambulance but was told “leave it, she’s already dead”, his defence team told jurors. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering the 10-year-old girl, along with her stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29. Sara
Police have made a direct appeal to those involved in the murder of a teenager to finally bring her family closure, exactly 30 years after she disappeared. Lindsay Rimer, 13, went out to buy a box of Corn Flakes late in the evening on 7 November 1994 and never returned home. Her body was found
A monumental predator-prey event in Norway’s coastal waters has captured scientists’ attention. It marks the largest observed marine feeding spectacle and highlighting significant dynamics in the food chain. Leading the research, Professor Nicholas Makris from MIT’s Department of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, alongside his team, witnessed this unprecedented event where vast shoals of cod pursued
Ukraine has begun firing on North Korean troops inside Russia for the first time since they were deployed in the conflict, a Kyiv official said. They added that Pyongyang’s units were struck in the Kursk region of Russia following a deployment that was criticised by the US and Ukraine’s other Western allies. US, South Korean
A Labour MP has been mugged on the way back to his London flat. Chris Webb said the attack happened on Monday evening as he walked home from Parliament. The 38-year-old, who represents Blackpool South, said he was “attacked and mugged by a group of individuals” who were on bikes and wearing balaclavas. “Luckily, I
A recent discovery by UCLA scientists has challenged a century-old principle in organic chemistry, reshaping fundamental knowledge and broadening possibilities for pharmaceutical research. Researchers who were led by Professor Neil Garg, have found a way to synthesise and stabilise anti-Bredt olefins (ABOs), molecular structures. These structures were long considered too unstable to exist. This accomplishment
NatWest Group, the high street banking group, has struck what is thought to be the UK’s biggest-ever deal to outsource pension payments to a specialist insurance company. Sky News has learnt that pension trustees at NatWest, which is on track to become wholly owned by private sector investors after more than 15 years in partial
Researchers at the China University of Geosciences in Beijing, led by Professor Shaofeng Liu, have shed light on the mysterious transformation of the North China Craton (NCC). This research, published in Nature Geoscience, presents a breakthrough model that explains the processes behind the craton’s gradual erosion, which began in the Mesozoic era. Using detailed mantle-flow