Fatemeh Tajdin Ffion Phillips (right) and Ailsa Dixon (left) incorporate Celtic and Gaelic music into their performances The thousands of people attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival may well be expecting to see shows in German, French or Spanish. But for one performance duo, it is the Welsh language that takes centre stage as they bring […]
President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska – President Trump said he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday to talk about how to end Russia’s […]
Holders Celtic will visit Partick Thistle in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals, while Rangers host either Hibernian or Livingston. Aberdeen take on Motherwell at Pittodrie and St Mirren head to either Kilmarnock or Dundee United. The ties will take place on the weekend of 20-21 September. Thistle, managed by former Celtic defender Mark Wilson, are […]
Mark Simpson BBC News NI community correspondent BBC This weekend’s repairs are part of a £400,000 maintenance scheme. Two major roads have been closed as traffic disruption in Belfast continues. Motorists have been warned to expect delays and disruption in Belfast this weekend due to repairs on the M3 Lagan Bridge. Meanwhile, the M2 northbound […]
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of the Texas Democratic lawmakers for their walkout to block a vote on a congressional redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP SACRAMENTO, […]
The US health agency is reviving a task force on childhood vaccine safety after pressure from anti-vaccine activists to re-establish the panel. In a statement, Health and Human Services (HHS) said it was reinstating the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines – which was disbanded in 1998 – “to improve the safety, quality, and oversight […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Intel stock closed over 7% higher yesterday and is up in US premarket price action today amid reports that the government is in talks to acquire a direct equity stake in the company. […]
BBC Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister and by far the dominant force in its politics, has not budged from what he believes is the essential truth about the war in Gaza. He has given Israel – and the outside world – a consistent message since Hamas attacked Israel almost two years ago. He stated […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the July Producer Price Index (PPI) jumped 0.9% from the previous month. This marks the fastest monthly increase in the PPI since March 2022 […]
Firefighters battle overnight wildfires in Spain The European Union has sent two firefighting planes to Spain to help battle raging wildfires, after the country activated the bloc’s disaster assistance mechanism for the first time. The assistance comes as the country recorded a third wildfire-related death on Thursday morning. There are concerns the wildfires could continue […]