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Reading scientists create chocolate bars from Berkshire-grown cocoa
Scientists at the University of Reading have made six limited-edition chocolate bars using cocoa grown in Berkshire, reportedly the first made entirely from UK ingredients since 1932. Led by food security master’s student Maha Khan, the project is intended to demonstrate the vulnerability of global cocoa supplies to climate change and the importance of protecting…
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Supreme Court sets religious freedom case as Miami crane collapse traps workers
The US Supreme Court set oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy for 3 November 2026. The case concerns Colorado’s universal preschool programme and whether the state may require participating religious schools to comply with admissions non-discrimination rules that the Catholic petitioners say conflict with their religious mission. The Court had agreed in…
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Five teen friends killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado cliff, leaving community shattered
Five 17-year-old boys from Grand Junction, Colorado, were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in veered off Lookout Lane and plunged down a steep hillside late on Saturday. The tragedy has devastated the local community, coming just as the new school year begins, with schools, businesses and families left reeling from the loss of…
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Paul W. Downs Says He “Would Love” To Make A ‘Hacks’ Spinoff Around Kayla & Jimmy: “We Also Want To Leave The Show As It Is”
Paul W. Downs, co-creator and star of *Hacks*, said he “would love” to develop a spinoff centred on his character Jimmy LaSaque Jr. and Meg Stalter’s Kayla Schaefer, while stressing that he and the team also want the acclaimed series to remain as it ended. The comments, made during an appearance on Bravo’s *Watch What…
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UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
Repeated summer heatwaves are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost output so far this year, according to analysis by green thinktank Verdant. The findings highlight the growing economic toll of climate change, with the group’s director, James Meadway, calling for urgent government action to protect workers and businesses from…
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‘I turned down Gandhi because I’m terrified of snakes’: the amazing movie memories of Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern, the Hollywood veteran known for playing loners, cranks and outsiders, is bringing his new film Northbound to the Edinburgh film festival at the age of 90, still running through a career built on decades of near-miss leading roles and vivid supporting turns. The interview finds him in typically freewheeling form, reflecting on a…
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Adam Peaty’s ‘hero worship’ of father-in-law Gordon Ramsay has led to copycat poses in a ‘desire to impress him and bond with him’, body language expert claims
A body language expert has claimed that swimmer Adam Peaty’s tendency to copy poses and mannerisms of his father-in-law, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, stems from a form of “hero worship”. According to the analysis, Peaty’s mirroring of Ramsay is driven by a desire to impress him and strengthen their bond as family members. The claim…
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Minnesota House speaker ousts MyPillow CEO to win GOP governor nod
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth has won the Republican gubernatorial primary, securing the party’s nomination to contest November’s general election for the seat being vacated by outgoing Democratic Governor Tim Walz. Her win is notable because she had lost the official party endorsement at the state convention, yet chose to remain in the race and…
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Apple TV’s Greatest Horror Has the Best 4 Minutes of TV
This article from Collider is an opinion piece praising Apple TV+’s horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay, singling out a four-minute sequence in episode eight, “Your Baggage,” as the standout moment of 2026 television. The writer argues the scene subverts the horror genre’s “Final Girl” trope by giving overlooked character Patricia, played by Emmy-nominated actress Kate O’Flynn,…
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Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire says USC, Texas A&M and NC State all turned down scheduling requests
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire has revealed that USC, Texas A&M and NC State all declined requests to schedule non-conference games against his team, amid a broader college football debate over strength of schedule. The issue matters because scheduling difficulty heavily influences perceptions of team quality and factors directly into the College Football Playoff…