Snow Patrol and Pendulum headline Plymouth Summer Sessions 2025
BBC Snow Patrol will close the festival on Sunday Snow Patrol, James and Pendulum have been announced as the first headline acts for a summer festival in Plymouth. Plymouth Summer Sessions 2025, run by the firm Live Nation, will take place on the Hoe from 12 to 15 June. Organisers said tickets would go on […]
International Cheese and Dairy Awards return to Stafford
It has been described as the dairy industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, but just how do judges rate more than 4,000 different cheeses? The International Cheese and Dairy Awards is one of the UK’s largest food festivals. It is being held on Friday and Saturday at Staffordshire County Show Ground with some of the country’s […]
UK shares down after Nvidia plunges almost 10%
UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the world’s largest economy. Data showed US manufacturing activity remains subdued, with investors now focussed now on US jobs figures due on Friday. American chip giant Nvidia was hit particularly hard, slumping by almost 10% as optimism about […]
Israeli football fans attacked in Amsterdam, officials say
Israeli and Dutch leaders condemn antisemitic attacks on Israelis in Amsterdampublished at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 08:34 GMT Dutch and Israeli officials have condemned a series of attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam overnight. Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv were attacked in the capital as their team were in the city for Europa League […]
A festive season like no other around Europe
Courtesy of Graham Crewe The Crewe family in Austria are expecting a quieter Christmas this year It’s no surprise that this Christmas will be different. With coronavirus restrictions affecting everyone, plans have had to change and the usual traditions postponed or altered. But there can be comfort in knowing others are going through something similar. […]
John Lewis brings back ‘never knowingly undersold’ price pledge
Retailer John Lewis is bringing back its “never knowingly undersold” price pledge from Monday, two years after abandoning it. It will also apply to online sales for the first time, whereas it previously only applied to in-store shopping, and will use AI to match the prices of 25 top retailers. The department store chain has […]
Indian officials misplace Salman Rushdie’s book ban order
Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 – […]
Would a pre-watershed ban protect young people?
Getty Images The Church of England has said gambling advertisements should be banned before the 21:00 watershed. But with our changing TV viewing habits, is the watershed still relevant? People aren’t watching television in the way they used to. The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (Barb), which publishes TV viewing figures, produces “timeshift viewing figures” showing […]
‘Sensible’ farming Brexit approach urged
The Welsh food and farming industry is in danger of “being put back decades” when the UK leaves the European Union, the environment secretary has warned. Lesley Griffiths met Westminster counterpart Michael Gove for the first time since his appointment on the first day of the Royal Welsh Show on Monday. She fears Wales will […]
Paul Mescal at Dublin premiere
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images Paul Mescal posed for a selfie with fans at the “Gladiator II” Irish premiere in Dublin Irish stars and fans arrived for the premiere of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II in Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema on Thursday. The film stars Kildare actor Paul Mescal, playing the character Lucius alongside co-star and two-time Oscar […]