Business News People shop at the Union Square Greenmarket on August 07, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Warm weather usually drives salad sales, but consumers spooked by the ongoing cyclospora outbreaks are avoiding lettuce this summer. Traffic to Chopt Creative Salad Co. locations fell 24% […]
BBC News President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been confirmed as US attorney general – the nation’s top law enforcement official. Blanche won confirmation in a 50-49 vote, with Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing him. Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote after announcing he believed Blanche was the […]
BBC News The Scottish FA has identified a preferred candidate to be Scotland’s new head coach and hopes to make an appointment within two weeks. It would mean the new boss is in place for Scotland’s opening Nations League triple-header, which begins away to Slovenia on 26 September. Steve Clarke, who had signed a new […]
Digital Trends Apple may be preparing to raise the price of the iPhone 17 lineup as early as August 10, just weeks before the company is expected to introduce its next generation of iPhones. The possibility comes from a new rumor reported by 9to5Mac, which cites a Weibo post from leaker Fixed Focus Digital claiming […]
BBC News Arsenal have signed Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United for £75m. The former Newcastle captain made it clear he wanted to join the Premier League champions earlier this summer. The 28-year-old Brazil midfielder, who has signed a four-year deal with the option of a further 12 months, called the move one of the “toughest […]
BBC News Former Strictly Come Dancing stars James and Ola Jordan have confirmed they have separated after more than 20 years of marriage. The former professional dancers were regulars on the show for several series after first featuring in 2006. The couple’s manager Vickie White confirmed the split, which was first reported by the Sun […]
BBC News Thirteen days after Hannah Stephenson stayed a night in a Travelodge hotel, she is still itching with red lumps over her body – a nightmare she would not wish on her “worst enemy”. The 31-year-old from Bassingbourn had been out with friends in Cambridge and decided to book a one-night stay at the […]
BBC News Britain’s Raven Chapman could travel back to the UK next week after undergoing a second successful surgery on a brain bleed she suffered following a sparring session in Denmark. The 32-year-old former world title challenger collapsed after training on 24 July and was taken by helicopter to hospital, where she was diagnosed with […]
BBC News In the summer of 1999, 11-year-old Anton Honchanka was looking to escape his contaminated hometown following history’s worst nuclear disaster. His journey would take him from Gomel, Belarus, to a United Kingdom that was experiencing a historic total solar eclipse, a major political reshuffle by Prime Minister Tony Blair, and a music chart […]
BBC News Millions of people visit the Lake District every year, but not all of them abide by the Countryside Code’s plea to “leave no trace”. It means for enforcement officers and volunteers, summer is often marked by irresponsible parking, inconsiderate camping and even human waste – which doesn’t quite have the same ring to […]
