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The US Senate has cleared President Donald Trump’s pick Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors – part of a panel responsible for setting the country’s interest rates. Mr Miran, who is the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, will be the first sitting White House …

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes discusses where he thinks his former team will finish this season under Ruben Amorim. BBC News

I received an email earlier this week saying my claim had been approved in In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation, a class action settlement that covered anyone who had a Facebook account between 2007 and 2022. The agreement settled a variety of privacy accusations against Facebook (now …

Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died following a training crash in Chile on Saturday. He had been placed in a medically induced coma in a Santiago hospital after suffering a head injury in a collision with a fence in La Parva. Franzoso, who would have celebrated his 26th birthday on …

CCTV captured a shoplifter hiding steaks worth more than £250 in a mobility scooter just six days after he had pleaded guilty to eight other counts of theft. The footage shows Malcolm Ravenhill, 63, of Dogsthorpe Road in Peterborough, placing meat in the rear compartment of his scooter at the …

Ireland Women will begin their maiden FIH Pro League campaign in Dublin in December. Gareth Grundie’s side will take on Belgium and England at the Sport Ireland campus in Blanchardstown in December in the first two of their eight fixtures in the competition. They will then travel to Australia where …

BBC A 21-year-old woman had to be rescued from a flat in South Ayrshire after it was set alight. Police are treating the incident in Whiteford, Girvan, which happened at about 22:45 on Saturday, as attempted murder. A member of the public forced entry to the property to get the …

Loose forward Will Gardiner is one of six players who will leave Hull FC following the conclusion of the 2025 season, the Super League side have confirmed. The 24-year-old joined the club as a youngster, making his debut for his hometown side in 2022, and has gone on to make …

Google Emergency services were called to Slochd, south of Inverness, at about 07:10 Two people have died following a crash between a car and a van on the A9 near Slochd, south of Inverness. The 45-year-old woman and 43-year-old man were in a white Ford Fiesta car involved in the …

Elon Musk is responding to the unprecedented pay package proposal from Tesla’s board of directors by slightly increasing his stake in the company. Musk bought $1 billion in Tesla stock through an irrevocable trust on September 12th, according to a regulatory filing released Monday. Tesla shares were trading up over …

If you’ve been running out of storage on your PC or PS5, or you just want an SSD that’s faster than what you have, here’s a great deal: the PCIe Gen 5-compatible 990 Evo Plus M.2 SSD from Samsung is selling at a bargain today, with its 2TB and 4TB …

This is why the African Union has backed calls to stop using the Mercator map of the world. BBC News

Owen Cooper, 15, has won the award for best supporting actor in a limited series at the 77th Emmy Awards. The star of Adolescence is the youngest ever male Emmy winner. “I was nothing about three years ago, I’m here now,” he said while accepting the award. Follow this story …

Microsoft has started testing a change to how Xbox controllers operate on Windows 11. The change will allow Xbox controllers to easily access the Task View on Windows 11 to tab between apps and games, using the Xbox button. “A new change we’re introducing is when you long press the …

Conservative MP Danny Kruger has defected to Reform UK. Kruger has been an MP since 2019, and sits on Kemi Badenoch’s team as a shadow work and pensions minister. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest …

Hatton, who won 45 of his 48 professional bouts during his 15-year career, was world champion at light-welterweight and welterweight, and last fought professionally in 2012. “Richard was so much more than a world champion. To us he was simply ‘Richard’, our son. A loving father, grandfather, and brother, and …

Neil Poulton succeeded in elevating the design of external drives two decades ago with the introduction of LaCie’s Rugged line, which features a bright orange bumper to protect data from drops. Today, Seagate announced an updated version of the LaCie Rugged Mini SSD with a few small design tweaks and …

What grade does each England player get from their performances this summer? BBC News

Arango, who was dealing with illness, battled hard in the opening set but faded in the second as the match was wrapped up in 95 minutes. “You showed so much fight and gave the people a show,” Jovic said. “It’s not easy to start out on tour when you’re young… …

USA midfielder Savannah DeMelo is “stable and alert” after collapsing on the pitch while playing for Racing Louisville in the National Women’s Soccer League. The incident occurred in first-half stoppage time during Louisville’s match at Seattle Reign on Sunday. DeMelo, 27, received treatment on the field before being taken to …