Toronto's Leafs, Raptors adjust times for World Series' Jays
Open Extended ReactionsTORONTO -- The Maple Leafs and Raptors are changing the times of their games this weekend and next week to avoid overlap with the Blue Jays' World Series games. Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto will host Games 1 and 2 of the World Series on Friday and Saturday. The Raptors' home opener against Milwaukee on Friday was moved from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30, and the Maple Leafs' game against Buffalo on Saturday was moved from 7 p.m. to 5. Games 3-5 of the World Series are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Maple Leafs and Raptors will also show the World Series games on the Scotiabank Arena videoboard following their games.
Source:The Times
October 23, 2025 03:15 UTC
Rayner vows to pay any taxes owed over home purchase in resignation statement
Ms Rayner was emotional in the Commons as she spoke in the chamber for the first time since she stood down. All of us in public life know all too well the toll of the intense scrutiny we face places on our loved ones. Bridget Phillipson, who is vying with Lucy Powell to win Labour’s deputy leadership election to replace Ms Rayner, was also in attendance. There has already been calls for Ms Rayner to return to Government since her departure. At Labour’s party conference in Liverpool, Health Secretary Wes Streeting told members: “We need her back.”On Wednesday, Ms Rayner recalled her maiden speech in 2015 when was elected as MP for Ashton-under-Lyme.
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October 23, 2025 01:42 UTC
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms
Britain's antitrust watchdog on Wednesday targeted Google and Apple for their "strategic" roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition.The Competition and Markets Authority escalated scrutiny of the two US tech companies by labeling them with "strategic market status." "Following the CMA's decision today, our mobile business in the UK faces a set of new - and, as of yet, uncertain - rules," said Oliver Bethell, senior competition director at Google. "The CMA's next steps will be crucial if the UK's digital markets regime is to meet its promise of being pro-growth and pro-innovation. "Google was already given the "strategic market status" designation earlier this month, when the CMA wielded its new powers for the first time by targeting the company's role in a separate investigation into the online search advertising market.The CMA says being labeled with "strategic market status" doesn't imply any wrongdoing. But it means the watchdog has the power to use targeted measures to open up competition and ensure consumers and businesses are treated fairly.The watchdog has said Apple and Google hold an "effective duopoly," with 90-100% of mobile devices in Britain running on either mobile platform.
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October 23, 2025 01:05 UTC
News Broadcasting delivers strong set of RAJAR results
Over the last quarter, News Broadcasting illustrated its strength in video with 561 million views on YouTube across its brands. News UK EVP, President of Broadcasting, Scott Taunton, said: “This is another strong quarter for News Broadcasting, reinforcing our position as the UK's most digital-first audio broadcaster. Looking ahead to the end of the year, the Drive programme will be broadcasting live from New York for the FIFA World Cup draw in December. The Network continues to deliver strong results, with Virgin Radio 80s recording 314,000 listeners, growing its audience 4.3% year-on-year. Graham Norton also made his much-anticipated return, broadcasting live from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with guests including Miriam Margolyes.
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October 23, 2025 00:22 UTC
Trump announces ‘tremendous’ new raft of sanctions against Russia
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October 22, 2025 22:50 UTC
British decline is a choice that we can challenge
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October 22, 2025 22:37 UTC
Sugary ‘ORS’ a danger, good riddance, say doctors
“But when we checked, it turned out they had been using a sweetened energy drink sold online as an ‘ORS substitute’. The child’s condition worsened instead of improving.”Gupta added that blood tests in such cases often show dangerously low sodium and high sugar levels. No energy or sports drink can replace true ORS.” “When parents walk into a pharmacy looking for ORS, they trust the product to save their child’s life. Around eight years ago, many children’s conditions worsened due to this ORS, though fortunately, no deaths were directly linked then. The court granted temporary relief, allowing companies to sell their current stock, but stopped the production of new sugary drinks labelled as ORS.
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October 22, 2025 21:23 UTC
UK-based researcher deported from Indira Gandhi International Airport
Orsini had reportedly arrived in Delhi from Hong Kong before she was deported.“She was denied entry in line with the visa rules. It had come to the agencies’ notice that she was doing research projects while in India on a tourist visa. This is a clear violation of her visa conditions. As per standard global practice, if a person is found violating visa conditions, he or she can be blacklisted,” a senior govt official told TOI. Her ‘overseas citizen of India’ was also cancelled later.An application for R visa must specify the subject or topic of the research project, details of places to be visited in India during the project period, details of any previous visits to India, certificate of affiliation from a recognised Indian university or institution and evidence of financial resources to meet the expenses for stay in India.
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October 22, 2025 20:26 UTC
Politics latest: Starmer says he has 'confidence' in Jess Phillips - after grooming gang survivors demand she resigns
Five survivors back Jess Phillips - saying they will only support the inquiry if she remains in postFive survivors have written to the PM saying they will only continue to work with his grooming gangs inquiry if Jess Phillips remains in post. It follows four survivors last night writing a separate letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, calling for the opposite. In that letter, the four survivors - who have all already quit the inquiry's survivors panel - said they would only work with the inquiry if the safeguarding minister resigns. In the letter backing the minister, they wrote: "Jess Phillips MP has remained impartial to the process, only listening to feedback, we want her to remain in position for the duration of the process for consistency. The survivors added that they had asked for the scope to be larger than grooming gangs - conflicting with the demands of the letter by the other group of survivors.
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October 22, 2025 20:16 UTC
Grooming gang victims say Phillips should quit with inquiry in crisis
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October 22, 2025 19:37 UTC
JLR cyber attack cost the UK £1.9 billion, say experts
Around 5,000 businesses across the country have been hit by the fallout of the attack, according to research from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC). Experts from the non-profit organisation have analysed the impact of the cyber attack across the economy and wider supply chain. The cyber attack led to factory shutdown from September 1 (Jaguar Land Rover/PA)JLR stopped production across its UK factories for five weeks from September 1 after being targeted by hackers. The incident also led to warnings from suppliers that they could collapse without trading rapidly resuming or financial support. Recent cyber attacks on UK retailers, such as M&S and the Co-op, were deemed a category 2 incident.
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October 22, 2025 19:36 UTC
Blueprint for AI regulation could cut NHS waiting times
Blueprint for AI regulation could cut NHS waiting timesLiz Kendall, science secretary (Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)The government has announced a new blueprint for AI regulation which could help cut NHS waiting times for patients and time demands on frontline NHS staff. Liz Kendall, technology secretary, confirmed the new AI Growth Lab on 21 October 2025, which will look at how companies and innovators can test new AI products in real-world conditions, with some rules and regulations temporarily relaxed under strict supervision. Known as sandboxes, individual regulations are temporarily switched off or tweaked for a limited period in safe, controlled testing environments. Speaking at the Times Tech Summit, Kendall said: “To deliver national renewal, we need to overhaul the old approaches which have stifled enterprise and held back our innovators. The government has launched a public call for views on its AI Growth Lab proposals, to help consider whether the programme should be run in-house by the government or overseen by regulators.
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October 22, 2025 18:34 UTC
UK gilt yields fall as investors ramp up rate cut bets after steady inflation
Live Eventsas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channelYields on British government bonds fell sharply across maturities on Wednesday as investors bet that unexpectedly steady inflation data will prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates at the end of this year.Yields on short-term UK government bonds hit their lowest since the run-up to finance minister Rachel Reeves' first budget in October 2024, when she announced significant extra borrowing to fund long-term investment.Britain's annual inflation rate remained at 3.8% in September for the third month in a row - in contrast to market expectations of a rise to 4% - and underlying measures of price growth, closely watched by the BoE, also held steady.Two-year gilt yields - which are particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations - fell as much as 11 basis points to 3.739%, the lowest since August 23, 2024, and were last down 7 bps.Five-year yields touched their lowest since October 1 at 3.831%.Longer-term borrowing costs also fell, with 10-year yields hitting a 10-month low of 4.370% and 30-year yields falling nearly 10 basis points to 5.168%.Interest rate futures were pricing a 78% chance that the BoE will cut its Bank Rate to 3.75% from 4% by its December meeting, up from about 46% before the inflation data. They were fully pricing in a 25 basis-point cut by February 2026, a month earlier than before the figures were published. "We expect headline inflation to resume its descent, supported by ongoing cooling in labour demand - which may be happening faster than expected - and by the fiscal consolidation likely to be delivered in the Autumn Budget," analysts at BNP Paribas said in a note to clients. "The extent of the downside surprise on Wednesday, and its implications for the path of inflation mean that a November rate cut cannot be written off entirely," they added.Markets are now pricing in a 40% chance of a 25 bp cut by the BoE in November, and 65 bps of cuts by December 2026, compared with about 57 bps before the inflation data.
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October 22, 2025 17:35 UTC
Iman reveals all of the times she almost met late husband David Bowie before their fateful blind date as she calls him 'her destiny'
Iman has spoken about her marriage to David Bowie and all of the times they nearly met before their were finally set up by friends on a blind date. The supermodel, 70, said that meeting the late singer was her 'destiny' as she recalled meeting during the 'most romantic' night together. Speaking about how she has adjusted six years on from his death Iman told Vogue: 'He is not my "late husband". He'd always say, "Meet Iman, my wife." The star told PEOPLE magazine that it was 'love at first sight' when she met David on a blind date in Los Angeles years ago and still feels his presence after all this time.
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October 22, 2025 16:02 UTC
Trump demands DOJ pay him $230M for cases against him. His ex-lawyer Blanche could decide the claim
It’s possible the settlement’s approval could land in front of a key Justice Department official whom Trump has known for years. He also defended Trump in his federal classified documents case and election interference case. For years, Trump has railed against the prior administration and Democrats for “weaponizing” the Justice Department to pursue criminal cases against him for political reasons. The classified documents case against Trump and two co-conspirators, was thrown out by a Trump-appointed judge in Florida last year. There does not appear to be a specific rule about the Justice Department disclosing settlements of administrative complaints.
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October 22, 2025 13:44 UTC