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The last thing we want to be talking about after spending the summer watching our grass dry out is the prospect of another lawn-related threat. But as the weather starts to get wetter and cooler, gardening experts are warning that crane flies (which you might also know as daddy longlegs) are laying their eggs right…
The Met Office has confirmed it’s looking likely the mercury will soar again next week, with the prospect of one final heatwave before the end of the month “certainly not out of the question”. Sharing an update on 14 September, the national weather and climate service said the latest outlook for next week (21 September)…
Fitch Ratings, the credit ratings agency, says Colombia’s August earthquake is unlikely to result in changes to insurers’ ratings, but warns that the disaster will put pressure on industry earnings during the second half of 2026, with the effects potentially extending into subsequent quarters as insurers receive, assess and settle claims. Fitch attributes the limited…
Strictly Come Dancing fave Johannes Radebe has opened up about transitioning from being one of the show’s resident professionals to its new host. Later this week, Johannes will take over as one of Strictly’s three new presenters, alongside TV personality Emma Willis and comedian Josh Widdicombe. Ahead of the new season, all three of them…
Google searches for “freshers’ flu” have soared by 1,100% in the past week – a pattern seen every September for the past 10 years, with 2021 reaching an all-time peak. But what actually is freshers’ flu? Is it influenza – or something else entirely? Why does it spread like, well, the plague? And can university…
Macklemore has revealed he’ll be donating $1m of his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to charities supporting Palestinian people – with both Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft now reportedly pledging double that each. The Grammy-winning rapper was dropped from Sheeran’s tour this week, due to comments he’d made on stage in support of…
After a scarily dry summer, it’s safe to say we’ve all let our guards down. Our collective amnesia about the shock of the changing seasons happens every year, but this year, we need to lock in even more than ever. In case you missed it, Super El Niño is coming, which means you’ll need to…
Ireland has pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest for the second year running. The country’s leading broadcaster, RTÉ, said in a statement it will not participate in, or broadcast, the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest. “RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza and the…
You probably saw the heartbreaking news this week that the body of a child was recovered from a pond in Suffolk, not far from where a three-year-old boy went missing after running away from a playground. Noah Woods, described in news reports as partially deaf, non-verbal and awaiting an autism assessment, was last seen at…
President Donald Trump revived two of his strangest grievances on Thursday ― electric power and sharks ― as he recounted a conversation with the owner of a boat company. “I said, ‘Let me ask you a question: If you get a little leak and the water starts coming in your boat and you’re in electric,…