Another eclipse is upon us. On Saturday, the moon will cast its shadow on Earth’s surface, a phenomenon that people in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa will get to experience as a partial solar eclipse. It is only partially as impressive as the total solar eclipse that cut […]
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland environment correspondent BBC Greg Jackson, the boss of Octopus Energy, says bills need to be calculated regionally The boss of one of the UK’s biggest energy providers says people living in Scotland could have the cheapest electricity in Europe. Greg Jackson, who founded Octopus Energy, wants the electricity market to be […]
Alex Pope BBC News, Bedfordshire Bedford Credit Union Katrina Allen said the free events were open to everybody whether they thought they were struggling or not Two cost of living fairs in a county aimed to lift “the taboo of wanting to save money and to be thrifty”, said their organiser. Bedford Credit Union is […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brian Vu has been a fan of the NBA for 14 years, but he has never experienced a game like the one he attended last week in Portland. Not only did his hometown Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies, but also for the first time in his life, Vu said he felt […]
Two big law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday, seeking to stop executive orders against them that could impair their ability to represent clients. The lawsuits filed by Jenner & Block and Wilmer Hale highlight how some elite firms are willing to fight President Trump’s campaign targeting law firms he doesn’t like, while others […]
Ruth Bradley Politics reporter, BBC Somerset BBC Bridgette Baker, 24, is the fifth generation of her family to farm at Windmill Farm near Yeovil “I reckon my schoolfriends think I’m mad. They probably thought I would give up – but I haven’t.” Bridgette Baker is a 24-year-old, fifth-generation farmer who farms alongside her dad and […]
Mar 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET LONDON — Near the half-hour mark of Thursday’s Women’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg, Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating went down injured. As she received treatment by the goal, both her teammates and Chelsea’s players gathered around their respective dugouts. They were grateful for this brief interlude in the […]
The woman who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez was denied early release from prison in Texas on Thursday. Yolanda Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison for the 1995 murder of the Tejano singer who became a music icon in the US. When Saldívar was sentenced, she was given the possibility of parole after serving 30 […]
In February, the airwaves in India were inundated with images of undocumented Indians shackled in chains on a military deportation flight from the United States. The shocking images made clear the devastating impact President Donald Trump’s draconian crackdown on “illegal immigration” would have on the lives of thousands of vulnerable Indian citizens who had risked […]
Lucy Hooker BBC Business reporter Getty Images The name WH Smith, a staple of UK town centres since the Victorian era when it became the country’s principal newspaper distributor, is set to disappear from the High Street after the firm agreed to sell its shops to Hobbycraft-owner Modella Capital. The sale does not include the […]