Another £75m will go towards “smashing the gangs” as the government beefs up its new Border Security Command unit. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce the additional funding as he hosts the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow from today, the first time the UK has hosted it in more than 50 years.
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Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8 trucks in the country.” First, we should state the obvious: as hard as it is to imagine a
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have one final day to win over voters in a US presidential campaign that will be decided in just a handful of states. The vice president is spending all of Monday in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state which offers 19 electoral votes and is expected to determine the outcome. Her
They’re calling Pittsburgh and its surrounding area “ground zero” in this election and we joined a crack team of Trump troops on manoeuvres in this crucial battleground territory. It’s 9am in a packed hotel room outside the city and the Mighty American Strike Force is mustering. “You are in the arena,” an organiser tells them.
Kemi Badenoch has made her first senior appointment as the new Conservative Party leader. It is understood that Rebecca Harris, MP for the Essex constituency of Castle Point, will be the party’s chief whip – replacing Stuart Andrew. Mr Andrew wrote on the X social media platform: “It has been an honour and a privilege
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Another MLB season is in the books, and what a ride it was. The 2024 season had a little bit of everything, from incredible individual performances
Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DEL MAR, Calif. — Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1½ lengths Saturday at Del Mar, ending a frustrating run of recent losses, including the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Sierra Leone ran 1¼ miles in 2:00.78. Sent off
A crowd of angry survivors have hurled mud and insults at Spain’s King Felipe during a visit to one of the worst flood-hit towns. The King and his wife, Queen Letizia, along with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, were touring devastated Paiporta, just outside Valencia, when they were confronted by locals. Police on horseback were forced
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT ZEEKR EV cars are displayed at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2024. Chalinee Thirasupa | Reuters Chinese electric carmaker Zeekr said Thursday its deliveries surged by 92% in October from a year ago, helping the company clock its best month
For director Roshan Sethi, his latest film is deeply personal. His project, A Nice Indian Boy, is set in the US and follows Naveen, an introverted doctor who brings home his fiance Jay to meet his traditional Indian family. Sethi, in addition to filmmaking, is a practising physician in palliative care at Dana Farber Cancer
The new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said the partygate scandal was “overblown” and the government should not have fined people for “everyday activities” during lockdown. Ms Badenoch, who won the battle to replace Rishi Sunak on Saturday, said the public was “not wrong to be upset about partygate” – when those working in Downing
Navantia, the Spanish shipbuilder, is racing to finalise a takeover of the stricken shipyard-owner that built the Titanic amid urgent talks to reshape a major government contract. Sky News has learnt that Navantia is attempting to negotiate more favourable terms for a deal to build three Fleet Solid Support ships (FSS) for the Royal Navy
Rachel Reeves has admitted she was “wrong” to say higher taxes were not needed during the election campaign – but businesses will have to make less money or pay staff less to cover the tax increase. A month before Labour won the July election, the chancellor said “we don’t need higher taxes, what we need
Margot Robbie has reportedly given birth to her first child. The Australian actress has welcomed a baby boy with her husband, British actor and film producer Tom Ackerley, according to People magazine. The couple have not publicly announced the arrival or revealed the baby’s name. The 34-year-old actress went into labour two weeks ago, shortly
A 19-year-old has died and six others have been taken to hospital after two cars collided in Cornwall. Two black Seat Ibizas collided at a set of crossroads between St Trudy and St Breward near the B3266 at about 11.15pm on Friday. The 19-year-old male, who was a front seat passenger in one of the
Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020. The vice president has a three-point lead in the midwestern state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters. “The poll shows that women – particularly those who
ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aric Almirola‘s victory Saturday at Martinsville Speedway helped nab Cole Custer a shot at the Xfinity Series championship after a heated race that may have earned the defending champion enemies in next week’s finale. Almirola is running a part-time schedule for Joe Gibbs
With a massive, 240 ton payload and a host of new features, the first of Caterpillar’s next-generation CAT 793 XE Early Learner battery electric trucks has arrived at Newmont’s Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Teller County, Colorado. Just weeks after the next generation of Caterpillar’s battery electric Large Mining Truck line was announced,
In this article XOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Exxon gas station is seen in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Oct. 6, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Exxon Mobil beat third-quarter earnings expectations, as the oil major reached its highest production level in more than four decades. Here