The Telegraph is to be bought by a consortium led by US investment firm RedBird Capital for around £500 million. It is the latest turn in a tumultuous two-year takeover process for the 170-year-old ...

Thousands of chicks found abandoned inside a US postal service truck for three days have gone to new homes, according to the Delaware shelter that had cared for them.

Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half, according to ...

Ashton Berkhauer, energy expert at MoneySuperMarket, comments on the news today that the energy price cap will fall to £1,720.

How to get your free film that you can keep "forever" from Sky as an apology after the technical issue that caused some Sky Q box problems.

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Two new parish councillors have been elected in Seascale following a by-election. Jane Louise Coltman and Zoe O'Hanlon were both elected to the parish council as independents after the election, which ...

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

The closure is set to last for four years, with a recent survey estimating a £10million reduction in profits for local businesses and farms, and the loss of 150 local jobs. Tebay Resident Charlotte ...

The music agency Sound Talent Group said that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, died on the private ...