House prices fell in April as buyers faced paying thousands of pounds more in stamp duty, according to new figures from Nationwide. Prices were down 0.6% month-on-month, the building society said. The slowdown in the market was expected due to changes to stamp duty thresholds kicking in on 1 April. Annual house price growth also […]
Juliane Keane Juliane Keane, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), set a Guinness World Record after completing the 2025 London Marathon A woman from Larne, County Antrim, has made history by setting a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon completed by a woman with multiple sclerosis (MS). Juliane Keane, a primary school teacher, has […]
Starbucks will hire more baristas and scale back plans to roll out automation, the coffee shop giant’s chief executive Brian Niccol says. The move, which is part of his strategy to win back customers, comes as other food and drink chains increasingly adopt technology to cut costs. Also on Tuesday, the firm announced worse-than-expected financial […]
Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt BBC Climate & Science Getty Images The government has made very little progress in preparing the UK for the growing threats posed by rising temperatures since coming to power, its climate watchdog has warned. In a highly critical report, the independent Climate Change Committee says progress is “either too slow, […]
Apr 29, 2025, 06:40 PM ET LONDON — Ousmane Dembélé handed Paris Saint-Germain a crucial UEFA Champions League advantage by scoring the only goal in a 1-0 semifinal first-leg win against Arsenal at the Emirates on Tuesday. Dembélé, who gave PSG an injury scare by limping off in the second half, now has 45 goal […]
These are the key events on day 1,161 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Wednesday, April 30: Fighting Swarms of Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Dnipro late on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least 38, including two children, officials said. The Russian […]
Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain. For more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies on the health effects of environmental […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. General Motors (NYSE: GM) released its Q1 2025 earnings today. While the Detroit auto giant posted better-than-expected earnings for the quarter, it held back its 2025 guidance, citing tariff uncertainty. GM also put […]
Faster coffee. More baristas. More seating. Despite headwinds from higher coffee prices and tariffs on certain products, Starbucks is seeing progress on its turnaround strategy, its chief executive, Brian Niccol, told investors and Wall Street analysts on a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. “We’re not just building back our business,” he said. “We’re building back […]
Apr 29, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Arne Slot is set to be handed a bumper summer transfer budget by Liverpool, while Chelsea are plotting a double summer raid for Marc Guéhi and Dean Huijsen. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s […]