Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News Gareth Bryer BBC Wales News Beacon Park Boats/As You See It Media The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is set to mark its 225th anniversary this year There are fears one of Wales’ most popular canals could start to dry up within a week, prompting calls for the Welsh […]
Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images Housebuilding is forecast to hit a 40-year high, with reforms to the planning system expected to boost the economy by £6.8bn, according to the independent spending watchdog. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said changes including mandatory housing targets for councils and making it easier to build on green […]
US president said ‘we have to convince them’, as he claimed taking control of Greenland was essential for US national security. United States President Donald Trump has re-asserted his desire for Washington to take control of Greenland, in advance of a controversial planned visit to the Danish autonomous territory by Vice President JD Vance. “We […]
André Onana intends to stay at Manchester United even if he receives an offer from Saudi Arabia, a source has told ESPN. Onana has been linked with a summer move to the Saudi Pro League after a mixed season at Old Trafford. United head coach Ruben Amorim is looking to revamp the squad ahead of […]
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and car parts that were imported into the United States, a move that is likely to raise prices for American consumers and throw supply chains into disarray as the president seeks to bolster U.S. manufacturing. The tariffs will go into […]
ATHENS, Ga. — They were the most tense, most exciting moments of the Georgia football season, arguably the most exciting in the entire college football season: an epic game against Georgia Tech that stretched to eight overtimes and well past midnight. And as Nazir Stackhouse stood on the sideline, he was fighting an internal battle. […]
An NHS software provider has been fined £3m by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over security failings that led to a ransomware attack on the NHS. The Advanced Computer Software Group was fined for a breach that put personal information of 79,404 people at risk, the UK’s data protection watchdog said. The firm provides IT […]
It’s an annual tradition: My column explaining why I think your favorite team isn’t going to win as many games as you think they are. These predictions are for fun, not a demonstration of my deep-seated loathing for your favorite team, and not the product of a sophisticated machine-learning algorithm to produce impeccable forecasts. I […]
Stocks slumped on Wednesday ahead of President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on auto imports, as investors braced for levies that could disrupt carmakers’ supply chains and raise costs for consumers. The S&P 500 fell roughly 1.1 percent for the day, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 2 percent lower. The downturn reflected ongoing volatility in […]
The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics. The government’s rationale is that the Covid pandemic has ended, which “provides cause to terminate Covid-related grant funds,” according to an internal N.I.H. document viewed by The New York Times. […]