President Trump’s policies could threaten many big green energy projects in the coming years, but his election has already dealt a big blow to an ambitious California effort to replace thousands of diesel-fueled trucks with battery-powered semis. The California plan, which has been closely watched by other states and countries, was meant to take a […]
Adidas has unveiled its first batch of away kits for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament, which is due to get under way in Switzerland this summer. Six of the qualified federations have been supplied with fresh new looks, with Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Wales all furnished with designs directly informed by some […]
An advertisement that was set to run in some editions of The Washington Post on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government was abruptly canceled, according to one of the advocacy groups that had ordered the ad. Common Cause said it was told by the newspaper on Friday that […]
Journalists from The New York Times, The New Yorker and ProPublica were among the winners of the George Polk Awards, which were announced on Monday. Long Island University, the home of the awards, selected the winners from 493 submissions of work published in 2024, many of which focused on reports from wars and conflict zones […]
Felicity Evans Money editor, BBC Wales News Getty Images The local authority in Gwynedd charges a 150% council tax premium on second homes or holiday lets House prices in a county where the council has introduced measures to crack down on second homes have fallen by more than 12% year-on-year, according to new figures. The […]
Feb 17, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Following a brief hiatus for the FA Cup, the Women’s Super League (WSL) returned in full force over the weekend and, once again, the question was: can anyone stop Chelsea? Lauren James’ last-gasp winner to seal a 2-1 victory against Everton quickly suggested that, even when they are run […]
Seven men have appeared in court charged in connection with anti-social behaviour outside a barber shop. Newport Magistrates Court heard that the case centred on a “barbers’ turf war” on Blackwood’s High Street at about 14:45 GMT on 13 February. The incident related to a disagreement about a new barber’s shop potentially opening in nearby […]
There are a lot of things to admire about Rose Zhang. Before turning pro two years ago, she was arguably the winningest amateur in the history of women’s golf. Now she’s competing on the LPGA and already has a pair of professional wins at age 21. Zhang is as poised as they get and her […]
Ireland’s goods exports to the United States surged by 34% to €72.6bn (£60.4bn) in 2025 while its imports from the US fell slightly to €22.5bn (£18.7bn). That meant Ireland had a goods-trade surplus with the US of just over €50bn (£41.6bn), according to the data from Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO). These trade patterns have […]
“Paddington 2 is the greatest film ever made,” one user posted on X in 2022. This tweet was not ironic. In the seven years since its release in January 2018, the film about a marmalade-loving bear’s quest to find the perfect gift for his beloved aunt has become an internet phenomenon, spawning memes, think pieces […]