Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half, according to ...

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

Energy bills will fall by xxx, as Ofgem announced a decrease to the energy price cap, but prices are still 65 per cent higher than five years ago ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

In the Project of the Year (under £10m) category, the Pixel project in Bude and the Space2Work Redruth project have been recognised.

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has been named a finalist in the Maritime UK Awards 2025. The awards celebrate the achievements and success stories of the maritime sector. The Steamship Group is ...

The closure will affect Helston Road and Shute Lane from June 18 to June 20, between 9pm and 6am, weekdays only.

North Korea said it began steps to investigate and arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said ...

According to NHS England, around 45 of phone calls to community pharmacies are from people chasing prescriptions.

It follows ‘unpersuasive’ evidence from her on the CCRC’s challenges and response to public criticisms in April, the committee said.

The series called Guardians features rangers who do ‘one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet’, says William.