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2025 College Football TV Schedule for Week 5; September 25th-27th
Time Game TV/Stream 12 p.m. No. 25 USC at No. 9 Illinois FOX 12 p.m. No. 18 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest ESPN 12 p.m. No. 24 Notre Dame at Arkansas ABC / ESPN3 12:00 p.m. Rutgers at Minnesota BTN 12:00 p.m. Duke at Syracuse ACCN 12:00 p.m. Louisville at Pittsburgh ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati […]
Zarah Sultana drops legal threat over feud with Jeremy Corbyn | Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana has said she will call off legal action after a public row with Jeremy Corbyn over the fledgling party they were to co-lead. The Coventry South MP acknowledged people felt “demoralised” after the quarrel over her push for members to sign up to Your Party, the political outfit she established with the former […]
Latest recognitions of Palestinian state will deepen global diplomatic rifts | Palestinian territories
The recognition of a Palestinian state by the UK, Canada and Australia will set off a global diplomatic scramble as Israel considers a retaliatory annexation of parts of the West Bank, a move that would deepen its standoff with Europe, widen its rift with the Arab states, and further distance the US from its allies […]
At least 40 killed in Gaza and five in Lebanon in Israeli strikes | Israel-Gaza war
Israeli strikes killed at least 40 people in Gaza on Sunday, including 19 women and children, as well as five people in Lebanon. At least 14 people were killed in a single strike on a residential block in southern Gaza City, health officials at al-Shifa hospital said. Another attack killed at least eight Palestinians in […]
Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty | Brazil
Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to demand no amnesty be granted to their country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro after he was convicted of plotting a coup. The far-right populist was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this month for illegally attempting to cling to power after he lost the […]
Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan | Gatwick airport
Gatwick airport’s £2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. With the privately financed project, the West Sussex hub is aiming to increase its capacity by 100,000 flights a year. Gatwick will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for departures of narrow-bodied […]
Lib Dems should ditch Ed Davey’s stunts and talk policy, survey finds | Liberal Democrat conference
The Liberal Democrats should drop their stunts and offer a more serious policy programme if they want to gain support among voters, according to a study presented at the party’s annual conference. Polling by the More in Common thinktank, shown to Lib Dem members at the gathering in Bournemouth, suggested that while it has the […]
British soldier accused of murdering Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru named | UK news
The British soldier accused of murdering the Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru in 2012 has been named as Robert James Purkiss. Purkiss, 38, was named in court documents at the high court in Nairobi this week, where a court issued a warrant for his arrest. The high court judge Alexander Muteti issued the arrest warrant on […]
Kenya’s arrest warrant is milestone in Agnes Wanjiru case but lengthy UK process awaits | Kenya
In the spring of 2012, David Cameron was prime minister and British troops were still fighting in Afghanistan under the stewardship of the then defence secretary, Philip Hammond. Before deploying, soldiers from the UK would be flown 3,000 miles south-west of Helmand province, to Kenya, for hot weather training. They would train at Batuk, the […]
A’ja Wilson snags a record fourth WNBA MVP : NPR
A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces has been named the 2025 WNBA Most Valuable Player. She won the MVP award for a record fourth time. Harry How/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Harry How/Getty Images A’ja Wilson has done it again. The star of the Las Vegas Aces has won the WNBA’s most valuable […]