Jason Aldean + Wife Brittany Carve Most Beautiful, Least Scary Pumpkins Ever

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany, celebrated Halloween in 2025 by carving and painting the most beautiful, but least scary pumpkins ever. How Does Jason Aldean Celebrate Halloween? Their two kids, Memphis and Navy were there for support, but it...

Ex-prince Andrew should answer US questions on Epstein if asked, UK minister says

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should go to the US to answer questions on Jeffery Epstein if asked to do so, a UK government minister has said, as it emerged that the former prince’s name has already been struck from the official roll of the peerage....

Are deadly mosquitoes, pathogen laden ticks, and waterborne infections being brought to the UK by climate change?

Evidence is mounting that climate change is bringing new disease threats to the UK. Kate Bowie reports Climate change is no longer a distant concern for health systems; it is already reshaping patterns of disease in Europe and the UK. Warmer...

BRIT Awards creative team revealed

BRIT Awards operator the BPI has announced details of the creative team that will spearhead the event’s first incarnation outside London. Oak View Group-operated Co-op Live (cap. 23,500) arena will host the event, due to tale place 28 February...

Allies & Morrison’s turnover slips as income outside UK more than halves

Allies & Morrison’s turnover dropped by 17% in the year to the end of March 2025 with its income outside of the UK falling by more than half. The firm’s profit was also cut by almost a third, from £9.3m earned in the preceding period to 31 March...

Bank of England interest rate cut finely balanced

The Bank of England is set for a knife-edge decision on whether to cut interest rates next Thursday amid lower-than-expected inflation and concerns that budget tax rises could harm growth. Markets have performed an about-turn in recent weeks to...

Sen. Britt joins new Stewardship Caucus to protect public lands, promote conservation

U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, has joined a bipartisan coalition of Senate colleagues in launching the new Senate Stewardship Caucus. The caucus, co-chaired by Senators Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, and Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, will look to...

CMA CGM tests waters with first Asia–Europe ULC poised for Red Sea transit

THE 17,859 teu CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin (IMO: 9706891) appears poised to enter the Suez Canal for its return journey to Asia, marking what would be the largest containership to use the vital waterway since early 2024. The vessel is also likely to...

PPDS appoints Bruce Wyrwitzke as Senior Director of Sales for North America

PPDS promotes Bruce Wyrwitzke to Senior Director of Sales for North America, strengthening its leadership and growth strategy across the region. Amsterdam – PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, has announced the...

ESPI AC25 – George Freeman on Europe’s Space Power Potential and UK Cooperation

In this interview, Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, speaks with George Freeman, MP, former UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, about Europe’s space ambitions, the UK’s position, and the importance of collaboration in...

Two huge bands announce joint 2026 UK tour dates including Manchester shows

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Aviva Studios in Manchester(Image: Manchester Evening News) Indie-rock legends Interpol and Bloc Party have today announced a...

Another victim of Hurricane Melissa? Migratory songbirds that breed in New England

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s skies could look and sound a little different next year. Hurricane Melissa has devastated the Caribbean, and it’s also taking a toll on migratory songbird species that overwinter there. The impact could be felt in...

I went in search of Britain’s best taprooms – here are my 20 favourites 

Popping down the local has never been more fitting than at these pubs, where the beer is brewed on site, and the venues are as characterful as the pints The Brewery Tap, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire One of the country’s first modern taprooms....

Ghana's School Hair Policy: A Question of National Interest, Not Western Fashion

The debate over school hair policies reveals a deeper question: who determines what serves Ghana's children best? The reflexive appeal to Western educational models betrays a colonial mentality that assumes European and American practices...

Iran sets November 30 as national day for Persian Gulf trio islands

The Iranian government has designated the anniversary of the British withdrawal from Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb as the Persian Gulf Trio Islands National Day. The occasion is set to be observed on the 9th day of Azar, the ninth month...

VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India

Exclusive VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that employment protections won't apply. Employees in the operator's UK Network Development division were last week...

Two of Britain's rarest gold coins

The upcoming second wave of collectable British coins to wash over Heritage Auctions in Texas shows how important coins from this country are to collectors around the world and not just in Britain. An Edward VIII bronze proof 1/2 penny from 1937...

Exiled Russian founders build new startups across Europe

Bogdan Leonov, a Russian national, is building a chain of power-bank rental stations in Cyprus and Greece, and setting up a franchise in Portugal. His WE53 startup, launched in 2023, has already seen annual revenues rise to about €600,000...

UK could be on verge of losing confidence of US, Donald Trump's former national security adviser warns

Donald Trump's former national security adviser has claimed Ireland has lost the support of the United States and warned the United Kingdom could be next. Former US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien wrote in a foreword to a report from...

Skills England urges employers to get up speed with AI

Skills England has published a report detailing the ‘persistent barriers’ facing UK employers in building AI skills as it announces a suite of tools to support them. According to ‘AI skills for the UK workforce’, employers are failing to keep up...