Sarah TurnnidgeBBC News Bristol Cooper scored 92 points out of a possible 100 An 11-year-old who went viral for his seagull-mimicking skills says he had a “whale of a time” judging a screeching competition. Cooper was the guest of honour at the first ever Weston-super-Mare Seagull Screeching Championship earlier. ‘Seagull …
Read More »Scottish gossip: Chermiti, Dolberg, Dessers, Cornelius, Boyd, Kirk
Rangers are close to sealing an £8m deal for Everton striker Youssef Chermiti. (Scottish Sun), external Rangers face competition for Marseille defender Derek Cornelius from Serie A clubs Cremonese and Bologna, according to reports in Italy. (Scottish Sun), external Panathinaikos have moved ahead of Greek rivals AEK Athens in the …
Read More »Young Germans enjoy alcohol-free beer as lager sales fall flat
Bethany BellBBC News in Bavaria BBC Beer sales in Germany have fallen to their lowest level for 30 years Germans are drinking less and less beer, but non-alcoholic varieties are more popular than ever. Germany’s Destatis federal statistics office says non-alcoholic sales have more than doubled in recent years – …
Read More »Weekend sleep apnea severity is worse than on weekdays, study shows
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For those suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the condition could be significantly worse on the weekends. After investigating changes in severity, researchers at Flinders University in Australia discovered that symptoms of OSA were markedly more prominent at the end of the …
Read More »Trump administration moves to fire most Voice of America staff
The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The step is the latest in President Donald Trump’s drive to strip back the outlet, which the White House has accused of being “radical”. Acting CEO of VOA’s parent agency, Kari …
Read More »Royal Black Institution holds 2025 Last Saturday parades
Pacemaker The Royal Black Institution traditionally brings the parading season to a close at the end of August The Royal Black Institution marked the finale of the parading season with six major Last Saturday demonstrations, also known as Black Saturday. More than 17,000 members took part in the parades involving …
Read More »Minute’s silence for teenage shinty players killed in crash
Floral tributes and a minute’s silence for teenage shinty players killed in crash A minute’s silence has been held for three teenage friends who died in a crash on a Highland road late on Thursday night. Fort William Shinty Club (FWSC) has named two of the teenagers as Fergus Ward …
Read More »Police can order Epping hotel protesters to remove masks
Louise ParryBBC News, Essex Reuters Essex Police said “the right to protest does not include a right to commit crime” Officers will be able to order people to remove face coverings if they are worn during a protest outside a hotel that is housing asylum seekers. Essex Police said a …
Read More »Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries
Russia launched a “massive” overnight attack on Ukraine’s southern and central regions, authorities said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries. One woman was killed in Zaporizhzhia and 28 people were injured – including three children – according to local officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched over 500 drones …
Read More »There’s a Total Lunar Eclipse Coming, but You Might Not Be Able to See It
Fresh on the heels of August’s black moon is September’s full moon, which will be among the most interesting full moons of 2025. It’s coming with a total lunar eclipse, making it a blood moon. Viewers in the US won’t be able to see the upcoming lunar eclipse, but the moon …
Read More »US Open 2025: Taylor Townsend beats fifth seed Mirra Andreeva to reach last 16
Taylor Townsend put aside the controversy over comments made about her by Jelena Ostapenko to stun fifth seed Mirra Andreeva and reach the US Open last 16. The 29-year-old American said her 7-5 6-2 win over the Russian was “bigger than me” as she reached the fourth round at Flushing …
Read More »West Belfast slam inspires Irish language poets
BBC Organiser Caoimhe Ní Cathail says the Slam Filíochta has “inspired a whole new generation of slam poets” Poets from across the island of Ireland have gathered in west Belfast for an Irish language poetry slam competition. The event was initially set up nine years ago in response to the …
Read More »US Open 2025: Cameron Norrie loses again to Novak Djokovic as Serb great reaches last 16
Pushing one of the all-time greats at a Grand Slam tournament is a measure of how far Norrie has come over the past several months. After a chastening first-round exit at the Miami Open in March, Norrie flew home to Europe and had a deep think about the direction of …
Read More »German Bundesliga: St. Pauli beat Hamburg 2-0 in first league derby in 14 years
Hamburg’s first home match in the Bundesliga in seven years proved to be a night to forget as they were comfortably beaten 2-0 by local rivals St. Pauli and ended the match with 10 men. READ MORE: Bundesliga – Hamburg 0-2 St Pauli Available to UK users only. Source link
Read More »US court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal – but leaves them in place for now | US News
Donald Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, but they can remain in place for now, the US Court of Appeals has ruled. The court ruled that the US president was not legally allowed to declare national emergencies and impose import taxes on almost every country, as it mostly upheld a decision by …
Read More »Funeral director Amie Upton ‘robbed our daughter of her dignity’
A couple who found the body of their baby daughter lying on the sofa at a funeral director’s home say their child was “robbed of her dignity”. Cody and Liam Townend’s daughter, Macie-Mae, was stillborn at a Leeds hospital in January, with the pair appointing Amie Upton to oversee her …
Read More »Indie band Wet Leg announced as Edinburgh’s Hogmanay headliners
Organisers have announced the acts for this year’s Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations, with Wet Leg set to ring in the bells. The indie rockers will play the world-famous event, held in Princes Street Gardens, for the first time, after a big year that saw them play at Glastonbury and get to …
Read More »Indonesia protesters clash with police after death of taxi driver
Michael Sheils McNameeBBC News AFP via Getty Images Mass protests have broken out in cities across Indonesia with clashes between police and those in attendance following the death of a ride-sharing driver who was hit by a police vehicle on Thursday night. Twenty-one-year-old Affan Kurniawan had been taking part in …
Read More »Three teenagers killed in Highlands crash
BBC Emergency services were called to the A830 on Thursday night Three teenagers have died after the car they were in crashed on the A830 in the Highlands, police have said. Police Scotland said emergency services were called to the road near Arisaig, west of Fort William, at about 23:15 …
Read More »Train delayed due to people trying to hang flags from bridges, passenger says
BBC The East Midlands Railway service – from Nottingham to London St Pancras – came to a stop on the approach to Market Harborough in Leicestershire A train was disrupted due to people being lowered over bridges to hang flags, a passenger has said. The East Midlands Railway service – …
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