Mark Wood (in front) and Sam Orr (behind) credit – supplied by Mark Wood Over the years, GNN has reported on multiple creative ways to infuse the ashes of cremated loved one into meaningful objects, whether a tattoo, a vinyl record, or an elegant stone. Now, English media have reported on a man whose inlaid…

The Home Office does not know whether foreign workers are leaving the UK or staying to work illegally after their visas expire, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which scrutinises government spending, said the Home Office had failed to analyse exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was…

Searching for a diamond at baggage claim – Credit: Pittsburgh International Airport ‘Caring’ is a word that many Americans wouldn’t choose if asked to describe commercial aviation, but a story recently touched down from Pittsburgh International Airport of humanity and kindness that left a woman’s jaw suspended in disbelief. April Schmitt had just returned home…

Hollywood actor Michael Madsen died in his California home on Thursday morning, US media reported. He was 67. He was found unresponsive by authorities responding to a 911 call at his Malibu home and pronounced dead at 08:25 local time (BST), according to The Hollywood Reporter. He is believed to have died of cardiac arrest,…

2024 graduating class of Swanville High – credit, Dollars for Scholars For the last 30 years a tiny Minnesota town has played a huge role in the lives of its graduating students. Despite the population of Swanville sitting at a comfortable 328, what is essentially one big family comes together every year to send off…

Brian Wheeler Political reporter Sam Francis Political reporter Watch: Reeves will be chancellor ‘for a very long time to come’, says Starmer Sir Keir Starmer has backed Rachel Reeves to remain chancellor “into the next election and for many years after” after she was seen crying during Prime Minister’s Questions. The prime minister had refused…

Alan Chen Two meteor showers are visible in the late July skies, and they happen to peak at the same evening in a rare case of perfect timing. Especially visible in the Southern Hemisphere, but also visible farther south in the Northern Hemisphere, the α-Capricornids and the Southern δ-Aquariids will light up the night of…

England were held up by India captain Shubman Gill’s patient century as their bowlers fought admirably on day one of the second Test at Edgbaston. After captain Ben Stokes opted to bowl first again, his bowlers battled against Gill’s calmness and another flat pitch to limit India to 310-5 at the close. Chris Woakes bowled…

credit – Giulia Squillace and Getty for Unsplash + Getting in fights, texting too much in class, skipping school—they are the kinds of stories that the parents of most high schools will have heard of before, and know the ending of. But at Morse High School in Maine, detention is enforced with an altogether different…

Issues at an electrical substation which caused a fire that resulted in Heathrow Airport closing were first detected seven years ago but not fixed, a report has found. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) said moisture entering electrical components at the North Hyde substation caused the blaze at the site that supplies the UK’s biggest…