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JD Vance’s new chicken coop puts spotlight on growing American backyard trend that family has ‘loved’
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have had a custom Carolina Coop chicken enclosure installed at their official residence, 1 Observatory Circle in Washington, D.C., highlighting a broader American trend of keeping backyard chickens. Builder Matt DuBoise, who has also constructed coops for figures such as Mike Tyson, said his team worked…
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IRON MAIDEN Kicks Off 2026 ‘Run For Your Lives’ North American Tour In Toronto
Iron Maiden concluded the announcement phase of their “Run For Your Lives” tour by opening its 2026 North American leg on Saturday, 29 August, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The British heavy metal veterans are marking their 50th anniversary with the run, taking an expanded, purpose-built stage production to stadiums and large amphitheatres across the…
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Pastor killed as festival arch collapses in West Sussex winds
A pastor died and six other people were injured when a large wooden archway collapsed in high winds at the Big Church Festival on the Wiston Estate near Steyning, West Sussex, on Friday. Robert Guanco, 41, a pastor at Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, was killed when the sign, which read “Everything’s Unmissable”, was…
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UK asks banks for feelgood stories about keeping out dirty money
The UK Treasury is asking banks, lawyers and other City firms to submit positive case studies showing how they have blocked dirty money, as ministers try to convince the global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that Britain’s anti-money-laundering controls have improved. The push follows a damning 2018 FATF assessment that helped cement London’s reputation as…
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Police in Middlesbrough ‘had five pleas for help ignored by government’ before deadly gang violence that precipitated A66 crash
Cleveland’s police and crime commissioner, Matt Storey, wrote at least seven letters to the government since July 2024 warning that his force was “woefully underfunded” and struggling to protect the public, but only two received a response. The warnings preceded a fatal crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough on 22 August, in which two police…
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Political shake-up, teen stabbed in Rochdale Taco Bell, Hovland leads at Atlanta
Burnham strikes a pay deal averting Avanti driver strikes as Davey angers Lib Dem MPs; a 13-year-old is seriously hurt after a mass knife attack at a Rochdale Taco Bell, plus Shoreditch’s rider encampment, Vantara’s animal rescue, Hovland’s lead and KATSEYE’s festival surprise.
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Arrest made after man threatened and gun fired
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of firearm offences after a gun was fired during an incident in Barnsley in which another man was reportedly threatened. South Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses, warning that such reckless use of firearms could easily have resulted in serious harm even though no one was injured…
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649 years ago, a prominent Muslim scholar warned us about Mayor Mamdani’s ideas
A Fox News opinion piece argues that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for city-owned grocery stores echoes warnings made 649 years ago by the 14th-century Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun, whose 1377 work the Muqaddimah described a historical pattern in which governments that subsidise and enter commerce directly end up undermining private enterprise, shrinking…
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Remember When Meat Loaf Released His Sophomore Album After Plenty of Time and Momentum Had Passed in 1981?
This piece from American Songwriter looks back at Meat Loaf’s 1981 album Dead Ringer, released four years after his blockbuster debut Bat Out Of Hell, and examines why the long gap undermined the record’s impact. Rather than following up quickly, Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman were derailed when relentless touring damaged Meat Loaf’s voice,…
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‘Devoted’ father and pastor was killed when sign fell on him in high winds at Christian music festival
A father and pastor died after a large wooden sign collapsed on him during high winds at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, prompting organisers to cancel the remainder of the event. Robert Guanco, 41, from Eastbourne, was killed when the archway fell on Friday, and six others were injured, four of whom were…