As leaders around the world try to figure out how best to deal with the new Trump administration, one Canadian official has come out swinging. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a regular on major US networks where he has addressed Americans directly, was among the first in Canada to pull US alcohol off the shelves as…

– credit KMP Szczecinie A Swiss man has his lucky stars and the Polish police to thank after they managed to foil a kidnapping plot against his two dogs. The story comes from the Polish town of Szczecin, where a former municipal councilman from a suburb of Zurich fell into an elaborate theft and extortion…

Gregor Brown and Matt Fagerson replace the benched Jonny Gray and injured Jack Dempsey for Scotland’s final Six Nations match away to France on Saturday (20:00 GMT). Brown starts in the second row while Number 8 Fagerson joins prop brother Zander in the starting XV with Dempsey ruled out with a hamstring injury. Lock Marshall…

37 years ago today, the Seikan Undersea Tunnel was opened in Japan, leading to a dramatic increase in freight traffic between the northern island of Hokkaido and the central island of Honshu. The Seikan holds a variety of records, including being the longest undersea tunnel by total length (33.46 miles), as well as having the…

Midfielder Conor Gallagher puts Atletico Madrid 1-0 up against Real Madrid after just 27 seconds to level the tie on aggregate in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. MATCH REPORT: Atletico Madrid x-x Real Madrid Available to UK users only. Source link

An adventure playground that doubles as an art installation has reopened for the summer at the Southbank Centre in London. Replay is a space built entirely out of waste materials that have been given a new lease of life by the Hull-based Herd Theatre. “We reached out to theatres, events companies, factories and businesses and asked…

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to stand down as an MSP, she has announced. The ex-SNP leader confirmed she would not seek re-election at the Holyrood election in May next year. In a statement published on social media, she said making the decision had been “far from easy”. She added: “However, I have…

95 years ago today, Mahatma Gandhi began his historic Salt March to the sea, a protest against British salt taxes in India. The crowd of marchers grew as Gandhi walked for 24 days, a 240-mile trek (390 km) to the beach at Dandi where he produced salt without paying any tax to the nation’s British…

More than 5,000 people who should have been offered cancer or other types of routine screening did not receive invitations because of an error dating as far back as 2008, NHS England says. Those affected have now been notified and given details of a dedicated helpline for support. About 10 people are thought to have…

Tune into Nature Music is for UK musicians aged 18-30, whose work includes collaborating with nature
 A unique national music competition designed to celebrate nature and inspire hope has announced its winners for 2025. The Tune into Nature Music Prize, founded by Prof. Miles Richardson from the University of Derby, is designed to highlight the need for a new, “stronger” relationship with nature while…