RHS reports 35% surge in orders, while garden designers note pond trend at Hampton Court Palace flower show A pond boom is happening in Britain’s gardens as people try to halt wildlife loss by digging water sources for amphibians and other aquatic life. Data from the Royal
Lycra, neoprene, polystyrene and other potential pollutants have become near-ubiquitous but there are alternatives – if you know where to look Read more in this series Pre-1950, we just didn’t take plastic to the beach. Now it’s virtually impossible not to, even if it’s just
‘B2B can stand for brilliant to beautiful’: Salesforce CMO, Scott Larson explains why empathy is so important in marketing
Displaced Palestinians in Cairo have found sanctuary from war and a measure of calm, but are unable to build a future.
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The world's best airlines have been revealed in survey of 21 million passengers. Three European carriers make top 10.
An Italian conservation organisation is suing two people at the centre of a cacti smuggling lawsuit for damaging its work to support biodiversity.
In this edition, we learn why scientists reckon current southern European heatwaves are a direct consequence of climate change, and how recent elections might affect EU environmental targets.
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In an email to fellow members, MP Wayne Long said Trudeau should resign "for the good of our country".
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Conservative Saeed Jalili has taken a narrow lead over reformist Massoud Pezeshkian.
Kevin Costner knows his audience. The Oscar-winning director attended a live taping of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, alongside his Horizon: An American Saga co-stars Sam Worthington, Abbey Lee and Luke Wilson. During the
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President Biden’s campaign released a new advertisement Friday targeting former President Trump over comments he made during the first presidential debate. “Donald Trump doesn’t care about you,” Biden posted on social media platform X, along with the video. The 29-second
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An EasyJet flight left Belfast as Liz Weir, who uses a wheelchair, waited on the tarmac to board.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said President Biden’s shaky debate performance Thursday portrays the U.S. as a “rudderless ship” on the international stage. Carson, a former Trump administration official joined "The Hill" on NewsNation Friday to
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Across the 100 largest metros in the U.S., the median non-mortgage debt is $24,668, according to LendingTree.
He died at home after a “valiant fight against a long illness”, his daughter said.
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Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that Biden had a "slow start," as several Democrats raised concerns over whether he was fit enough to beat Trump in the November elections.
Rev. Al Sharpton acknowledged Friday that the scrutiny over President Biden's debate performance is "not going anywhere," he largely brushed off calls for Biden to step aside. Sharpton joined MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace to discuss the political fallout from Thursday night's debate
With “Kalki 2898 AD,” Telugu cinema filmmaker Nag Ashwin rifles through a century of sci-fi and fantasy extravaganzas to create a wildly uneven mashup of everything from Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” to Marvel Comics movies, underpinned by elements from the Hindu epic poem
President Biden's campaign appears to be doing damage control following the president's poor showing at Thursday night's debate by framing the event as a chance for Americans to see former President Trump's "lies" on display. Democrats have fallen into a panic following the
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A leading figure in Nottingham's notorious "Shottingham" era is facing a new prison sentence.
“I thought the performance was appalling but not catastrophic, and there is more than enough time to turn it around,” Myers added.
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The American Idol producer is no longer a defendant in a lawsuit that alleged he groped and forcibly kissed two contestants on the 2003 TV show All American Girl
Bud S. Smith, an Oscar-nominated film editor who was a regular collaborator with William Friedkin and whose other credits include “Putney Swope,” “Flashdance” and “The Karate Kid,” died Sunday at his home in Studio City, Calif. due to respiratory failure after a prolonged
The data follows the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring firearm violence a public health crisis.
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From his anti-apartheid activism to his work with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to why he just lost 100 pounds, Little Steven reflects on the highs and lows of his singular career in our new interview
His daughter announced the news on Friday, writing that he died "after a valiant fight against a long illness"