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Longtime Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down after 15 years leading the company through the Covid pandemic, the US-China trade war, and two Trump presidencies.Apple — which just celebrated its 50th birthday — said 65-year-old Cook would step down on September 1 as part of “thoughtful, long-term succession planning process”. Cook will be stayi

Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for another day under scrutiny as former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins prepares to answer MPs questions on the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.Sir Olly was sacked from his post as head of the Foreign Office last week, with the prime minister blaming him for deliberately keeping him in the

The 2026 World Snooker Championship has arrived, with the 17-day marathon at the Crucible Theatre set to provide the usual array of sporting drama as the best players on the planet vie to lift the famous trophy.Zhao Xintong heads to Sheffield as defending champion after making history as the first Chinese winner of the tournament 12 months ag

The number of savings accounts and cash ISAs available in the UK has reached a record high, with competitive interest rates still above 4 per cent. From April 2027, individuals under 65 will only be able to deposit a maximum of £12,000 into a cash ISA, with the remaining £8,000 of the £20,000 annual allowance reserved for investments. This ch

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised the repeated visits made by Donald Trump’s envoys to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, saying it was “disrespectful” that they had not once travelled to Kyiv.Former real estate magnate turned diplomat Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have flown to Moscow several times and me

Japan has lifted all tsunami warnings and advisories issued after Monday’s powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake, with the highest tsunami waves recorded at around 80cm in Iwate prefecture on the east coast.Authorities warned that the risk of another, even more powerful earthquake would remain for up to a week, with the likelihood of a magnitude

After a game at Manchester City that demanded everything, Mikel Arteta has given his Arsenal players two days off. It could be said that is needed now more than ever to afford them some breathing space, but this was always the plan.What’s more, the mood in the Arsenal dressing room isn’t as devastated as perception would have it. A tone was s

Carlos Alcaraz will be absent from the Madrid Open this week, but that is not to say there won’t be huge Spanish interest in events in the capital, especially if Martin Landaluce can source enough tickets for his relatives to join him inside the Caja Mágica. “We are a huge family, like 30 or 40 cousins, and many of them live in Madrid,” the 2