Shop donates 215 pet food parcels to food banks
A pet shop has gone the extra mile to help struggling animal lovers by donating pet food parcels to food banks.Purdy’s Pet Shop in
The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos’ notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the headlines
Will you be going on holiday to… Greenland next year?
Greenland is about to open up to adventure-seeking visitors. How many tourists will come is yet to be seen, but the three new airports
Conservationists turn to AI in battle to save red squirrels
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool which has been trained to tell the difference between grey and red squirrels could be “an absolute game changer”,
Electric car targets could be eased as demand flags
Rules on electric vehicle (EV) sales could change as part of a “fast track” consultation from the government.Carmakers with factories in the UK have
Macy’s employee hid more than $130m in delivery expenses
US department store Macy’s has said a rogue staffer concealed more than $130m (£103m) in company costs over roughly three years, causing it to
Black Friday shoppers warned to be wary of deals
Black Friday shoppers should be wary of deals to avoid being ripped off, retail experts have warned.Nine out of 10 Black Friday offers are
Trump vows tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one
Donald Trump says he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs on day one of his presidency, in an effort to force
South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies
The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died aged 85, his family
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away.The air at the vast dump, in the west of
One dead and three injured in Lithuania cargo jet crash
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the
‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ fertility scam
Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son. After eight years of failed attempts to
Far-right candidate poised for shock win in Romania presidential election
A far-right, pro-Russia candidate is set for a shock victory in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, with preliminary results leaving the prime
Why colouring clothes has a big environmental impact
In a small corner of rural Taiwan, set amongst other dye houses and small factories, the start-up Alchemie Technology is in the final phase
Bridget Jones back in fashion with Gen Z, author says
Author Helen Fielding says Bridget Jones has found a new audience with Gen Z, who have more problems than young women did 30 years
Wag the Dog to All the President’s Men: 10 of the best films about US presidential elections
The tension is building in the race for the White House – and that tension runs through Hollywood’s most gripping political dramas, comedies and
Wicked’s young Elphaba enjoys ‘main character vibes’
A 10-year-old who was cast as the green-skinned Elphaba in the film Wicked has said the whole experience was “just amazing”,Karis Musongole, from Manchester,
Son of IRA murder victim calls Disney drama ‘horrendous’
Michael McConville has said that the portrayal of his mother’s murder and secret burial by the IRA in a new Disney drama is “horrendous”
Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting
The western Rust has premiered in Poland, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed on set in New Mexico.Organisers of
Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no
They have sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, gained tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one