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 ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

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 ...

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 ...

Rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, gave evidence in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex trafficking trial.

A “very rare” love triangle involving three ospreys is being captured on a livestream camera for what is thought to be the ...

Dr Tiziana Roggio, a London-based plastic surgeon reported malnutrition among patients, limited antibiotics, and lack of ...

This week, the members of Somerset Camera Club have been taking photos of showing off the vintage side of Somerset.

Somerset's James Rew is set to captain the England Lions for the first time. He leads a 15-player squad for the two four-day matches against India A. The first match is at the Spitfire Ground in ...

Instead, every collection day will be moved back by one day, with collections normally scheduled for Friday collections taking place on ...

Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state, north of Sydney, after days of heavy rain.