Rishi Sunak declines to buy Reading FC in bizarre radio interview

Rishi Sunak has declined the opportunity to 'buy' troubled Reading Football Club after he was propositioned by local BBC radio hosts in Berkshire. The prime minister joked that he was focused on supporting his own side, Southampton, despite having 'enormous' sympathy for fans, after the club was relegated. "No look, I’m a die-hard life-long Saints fan", he admitted. "We are having a disappointing start to season ourselves so I’m focusing on that at this moment.” Click here to sign up for our newsletters.

2023-09-28 21:53

Violent protests after Quran burning in Sweden

Police arrest three people and detain 10 after a violent protest sparked by the burning of a Quran.

2023-09-04 19:25

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton says Trump is likely GOP 2024 nominee but Biden can still beat him

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that while former President Donald Trump is likely to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, she believes President Joe Biden can still beat him, describing the predicted rematch in stark terms.

2023-10-06 09:51

Canadian safety regulators open probe into fatal loss of Titan submersible

By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Canadian government regulators on Friday opened a safety investigation into the undersea implosion

2023-06-24 05:53

Staffing shortages, outdated facilities threaten US air safety -- report

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An independent U.S. aviation review team called on Wednesday for "urgent action" to prevent plane

2023-11-16 02:17

French police thwart €600,000 champagne heist

Thieves steal two truckloads of expensive bubbly but the loot is recovered after a high-speed chase.

2023-11-13 00:50

AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests

Artificial intelligence could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, a large Swedish...

2023-08-02 06:49

UN agencies 'alarmed' at scale of Jenin raid, concerned about access

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. aid agencies on Tuesday voiced alarm at the scale of the ongoing Israeli military

2023-07-04 20:48

To settle suit, NYPD agrees to scale back enforcement of protests

By Daniel Trotta The New York City Police Department on Tuesday agreed to scale back its enforcement of

2023-09-06 08:46

Which celebs are on Instagram Threads? A-listers make early entry to Meta's new 'Twitter-killer' app

Meta’s new app, Thread, was unveiled on Wednesday, July 05, a day before its supposed release date

2023-07-06 14:17

Accused Pentagon leaker was warned repeatedly about his mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors say

The Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media was repeatedly warned by his superiors in the Air Force over his mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors say.

2023-05-18 06:53

Top diplomat Wang hopes US, China can 'rationally' manage differences

China's top diplomat said Monday he hoped Washington and Beijing could manage their differences "more rationally" as he met with...

2023-10-09 13:53