A zoo has announced the birth of red panda twins after introducing the parents in 2024. The cubs were delivered at Amazon World, Isle of Wight, on 17 June. Their mother Xiao, 10, was paired with 10-month-old male Flint after he was imported from Belfast Zoo with a view to breeding “in the next couple…

31 years ago today, Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers pitched the MLB’s 14th Perfect Game which also registered as the first and only one in the history of the Texas Rangers franchise, and the last No-Hitter pitched for the Rangers at the time of writing. While perhaps missing out on being remembered as one of…

The PDC world rankings are calculated using prize money earned from ranking events over a rolling two-year period. World number two Littler collected £200,000 for his victory in Blackpool, taking him above the £1.5m mark overall. He is now within £300,000 of world number one Humphries’ total of just under £1.8m. Because Littler did not…

Courtesy of #Popscope Imagine walking to the store for ice cream and running into a free opportunity to view Saturn’s rings. That’s what’s happened for thousands of lucky pedestrians, thanks to #PopScope, the urban astronomy movement. Now in its 11th year, the volunteer-run group just hit a major milestone: Completing 500 pop-ups that have brought…

EPA Donald Trump will play his second round of golf at Turnberry this weekend Donald Trump will spend the second full day of his visit to Scotland back on the golf course before meeting the EU Commission president for trade talks. Despite showery conditions, the US president is expected to play another round at Turnberry…

85 years ago today, Bugs Bunny, the wisecracking Warner Bros cartoon character, first debuted in an animated short entitled A Wild Hare. Supervised by Fred ‘Tex’ Avery, it featured a hunter named Elmer Fudd pursuing a wily rabbit voiced by Mel Blanc. The pair became beloved, and their debut received an Oscar nomination for Best…

Pubs and music venues will be given protection from noise complaints under planned changes to licensing rules. Under the reforms, developers seeking to build near venues would be told to soundproof buildings, while permissions would be fast-tracked for new businesses or expanded outdoor areas in designated locations. The government hopes the changes will also make…

The Alice L. Walton School of Medicine building – credit, Timothy Hursley, Courtesy of Alice L. Walton School of Medicine In Arkansas, a new medical school has just opened that aims to train a new generation of doctors on preventative medicine and whole-health principles. It was dreamed of and financed by arguably the world’s wealthiest…

The settling of Alexander Isak’s future “has to be right for Newcastle”, says manager Eddie Howe. The striker is considering his future at the club amid interest from Liverpool. Isak did not travel with the squad to Singapore on Thursday, with Newcastle saying he had a thigh injury, but the Sweden international wants to look…

133 years ago today, Dadabhai Naoroji was elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. A merchant, scholar, writer, and political leader who served as a founding member of the Indian National Congress, Naoroji is particularly known for formulating the “drain theory,” which argued that economic exploitation under British rule led to the…