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Burnham Administration Authorises Oil Expansion As Iran Crisis Deepens; Spain Wins World Cup, Fox Captures Open Championship
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has commenced his tenure by approving North Sea oil and gas expansion as international tensions intensify. The United States and Iran remain locked in escalating military confrontation, now in
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‘That’s just ludicrous!’ – best shots from The Open 2026
Enjoy the best shots from the 2026 Open Championship, featuring Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and tournament winner Ryan Fox.
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Young Aussie reveals why she took a $100,000 pay cut and ditched a very enviable job to live in a sharehouse and serve food at a restaurant
An Australian woman has spoken publicly about her decision to leave a high-paying job, taking a pay cut of around $100,000, in order to move into a shared house and work as a server in a restaurant. The move reflects a broader trend of young professionals reassessing career priorities, choosing lifestyle, wellbeing or personal fulfilment…
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Food delivery rider wins China’s top literary prize
Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.
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Scottie Scheffler comments on Bryson DeChambeau’s two-shot Open Championship penalty: ‘not a cheater’
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, has weighed in on the controversial two-shot penalty imposed on Bryson DeChambeau during the second round of The Open Championship. Scheffler, who played alongside DeChambeau during the round in question, was asked for his view the following day and largely declined to offer a detailed opinion, though he did…
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DeChambeau is not a cheater – Scheffler
World number one Scottie Scheffler has defended Bryson DeChambeau, insisting he is “definitely not a cheater” after DeChambeau’s two-shot penalty overshadowed the closing stages of The Open at Royal Birkdale. The penalty, imposed after his second round for inadvertently improving his swing path by trampling down rough behind his ball, effectively ended DeChambeau’s hopes of…
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Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak
US health officials have traced a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection causing “explosive diarrhoea”, to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, which supplies Taco Bell. The Food and Drug Administration confirmed a positive sample came from lettuce sourced in central Mexico, but the affected batch falls outside the recall Taylor Farms had already…
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From coffee grounds to guinea pig bedding – the composters keeping it local
A husband-and-wife-style business partnership in Machynlleth, Powys, has built an award-winning community composting scheme that turns food waste and other organic scraps into locally used, peat-free compost. Steph Robinson and ffin Jordao, who met at the Centre for Alternative Technology, run Criw Compostio, collecting waste from paying cafes and businesses and returning the finished compost…
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Celebrity chef Parveen Ashraf speaks out publicly for first time after husband of 38 years shot in cold blood in front of son in Ghana
Celebrity chef Parveen Ashraf has spoken publicly for the first time since her husband of 38 years was shot dead in front of their son in Ghana, in what has been described as a cold-blooded killing. The case has drawn wide attention given Ashraf’s public profile, and her decision to break her silence marks a…
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Violent offenders jailed in 2026 including urine chucker, sex pest bus driver attacker and knife-toting chef
Two Sheffield thugs cost licencees their pub after “grotesque” violence involving a machete broke out and a “repulsive” South Yorkshire inmate threw urine over a female prison officer – leaving her “dripping”