The Earth had a near miss early today when a giant asteroid hurtled past almost as close as the Moon.

British Gas was braced for another customer backlash today after hiking household energy bills by 14.2%.

IRISH equities got the thumbs-up from one of the country's leading investment management firms yesterday. Hibernian Investment Managers (HIM) said it was upbeat about the prospects for the Irish economy in the year ahead and that it would invest a greater portion of its funds in Irish stocks than most of its competitors.

Kentucky racing officials have called a press conference for later on today after inquiring into allegations that Jose Santos used an illegal electrical device in the Kentucky Derby.

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