• Huge benefits rule change means 170,000 people won't face tax on payments

    The revamp of Child Benefit will take effect from April 2024, with further reforms coming in by April 2026

  • Julian Assange US extradition ruling live: UK court issues ruling

    London court to rule whether WikiLeaks founder can lodge a final appeal

  • Georgia's Kirby Smart: CFB Rules Committee Will Study NFL Kickoff Rule Change in 2024

    With the NFL drastically altering kickoffs, college football could eventually follow suit. On Tuesday, NFL owners passed a rule to adopt a kickoff style that

  • What to know about MLB's rule changes for 2024

    With the pitch timer, defensive shift restrictions and bigger bases, the 2023 MLB season featured arguably the most ambitious series of rules changes since the dawn of the game’s Modern Era. This year’s changes? Much more subtle. But because these modifications will still impact what we’re watching on a daily

  • The worst rule change in NFL history

    Despite opposition from the NFL players, owners have officially decided to ban the “hip-drop” tackle over player safety concerns. Starting next season, the tackle will result in a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down. Jason Whitlock is wondering whether the NFL owners are “intentionally trying to undermine the watchability of the game.” “There’s a point where this bubble is going to burst,” Whitlock says, adding, “We’ve given the referees another judgment call and what we’re going...

  • The Changing Face of Ramadan in Gaza: From Hope to Despair

      Ramadan of 2023 marked a positive beginning for Palestinians in Gaza, as they hopped from market to market shopping for food and decorating their houses. Little did they know that the following year would be one of the darkest and bleakest times in Gaza. The year 2023 was the first in many, where Gazans were feeling optimistic about the holy month, after years of Israeli wars, according to the New Arab. Palestinians were hoping for peace in the Gaza Strip during the holy month of Ramadan. “The...

  • NFL Approves Three Rule Changes For 2024

    The tackle that briefly knocked Geno Smith out of the Seahawks’ Week 4 win over the Giants didn’t draw a flag at the time, but next season that type of play, known as a swivel hip-drop tackle, will be illegal. That was one of three rule changes adopted by NFL clubs on Monday at the Annual League Meeting in Orlando, a change aimed at eliminating the type of lower-leg injuries that often result from such tackles. Illegal hip-drop tackles will result in a 15-yard penalty and automatic first down. ...

  • How online casinos have changed the landscape of UK gambling

    We look at how the landscape of UK gambling has undergone a significant transformation over the years.

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    The New Rules of Home Buying in a Changed Market

    Everything about the way Americans buy homes was already changing. On

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    Louisiana cities facing the greatest threat from climate change

    Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in recent years, but a new study finds that properties in some U.S. cities are especially imperiled.

  • UK High Court set to rule on Assange appeal

    London’s High Court is set to hand down its ruling on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal against extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States. Dame Victoria Sharp and Justice Johnson are due to give their decision in writing on Tuesday. Assange faces extradition to the US over an […]

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    London Mayor Sadiq Khan rules out Ulez changes

    The Mayor of London has ruled out any changes to the Ultra Low Emission