Peers have backed calls for extra time for the House of Lords to debate the assisted dying bill. The proposal was put forward by supporters, who are increasingly concerned it could run out of time to pass all its parliamentary stages. However, some opponents argued the bill was unsafe and suggested even more time to…

Bridge site progress, Nov. 25 – credit, Gordie Howe International Bridge.com 20 years in the making, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in early 2026, providing the first new link between the US and Canada in many years. The impressive bridge with its graceful bending approaches is reminiscent of the signature ambidexterity…

Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died at the age of 75 following a short illness. Yorath scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds, his first professional club, in a nine-year spell from 1967. He then signed for Coventry City and later played for Tottenham Hotspur, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bradford…

60 years ago today, The Beatles reached No.1 on the US album chart with the groundbreaking Rubber Soul. Their 7th chart-topping LP, it stayed on the Billboard list for 56 weeks, with album sales that were unprecedented. At the same time, their single “We Can Work It Out” became the group’s 11th US. READ the…

Reuters The Marinera was one of two tankers seized by the US Coast Guard on Wednesday British armed forces supported the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence has said. The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked tanker previously known as the Bella 1, was stopped by the…

  credit – Campbell Jensen Of all the challenges Zohran Mamdani will face taking charge of the biggest city in the US, shootings isn’t one of them, as the Big Apple recorded fewer in 2025 than any year on record. “In 2025, New York City recorded 688 shooting incidents, the lowest number in the city’s…

The Rams kick off Wildcard Weekend at Carolina, who became the seventh team ever to make the play-offs with a losing record (8-9) having stumbled to the NFC South title. LA must hit the road but Stafford led the league for passing yards and touchdown passes while Puka Nacua posted a career-high 1,715 receiving yards.…

47 years ago today, the Vietnamese army coalition FUNSK, or the Salvation Front, succeeded in storming Phenom Phen, Cambodia, ousting Pol Pot, and halting the Cambodian Genocide. The conflict began less than a decade after the Fall of Saigon, but the Vietnamese forces were still strong enough to reverse attacks on their southeast by the…

The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said. After talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris, he said the UK and France would “establish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilities for…

credit – Rene Martin / American Museum of Natural History Birds-of-paradise have long dazzled us with their incredibly vibrant and varied plumage, but researchers studying the group have recently made an even more incredible discovery. Plumage on 37 of 45 birds-of-paradise species emit biofluorescence meaning molecules inside the feathers absorb UV light and release it…