Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has said he is “gutted” after the 89-year-old bakery chain he part-owns shut down. Coughlans Bakery – which operates a chain of shops across Kent, Surrey, West Sussex and south London – announced it had ceased trading on Tuesday after it went into voluntary liquidation. Ranganathan, best known for his deadpan stage…
Two people have been found dead as an out-of-control wildfire burns in northern Greece, forcing residents of a nearby village to evacuate. The body of a man was discovered in a charred area near Liti, about 15km (nine miles) north-west of the city of Thessaloniki. A second body – yet to be identified – was…
He added: “Now it takes hours for it to percolate through each dam and it’s worked. The second winter that they were here, there was no flooding downstream. “Third winter which has just passed, no flooding has occurred in that targeted zone downstream.” Beavers, nature’s engineers, were hunted to extinction in Britain centuries ago, prized…
US President Donald Trump made more than $1.4bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. In a 927-page disclosure, he reported millions in royalties from an entity called Celebration Coins, thought to be behind the $TRUMP meme coin which has plunged in value since he launched…
Victor Willis, the lead singer of ’70s disco group Village People, has died. He was 74. Willis’ wife, Karen-Huff Willis, posted to the musician’s Facebook page on Wednesday: “It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband … Victor passed away on Tuesday … as a result of a short,…
The owner of TG Jones, WH Smith’s former High Street business, has won approval for a sweeping restructuring which will see up to 150 shops close as well as steep rent cuts on most of the remaining stores. Modella Capital bought the chain stores last year and they were then rebranded under the name TG…
Fourteen children died after the roof of a building near Lahore collapsed on top of them, officials say. The incident happened at a private tuition centre in the Kahna suburb of the Pakistani city. Young children under the age of 10 are among those to have been taken from the scene. Authorities launched an investigation…
Now a protected species, beavers were once widespread in Britain, but they were hunted to near-extinction by the 16th Century. A nationwide scheme to reintroduce the animals is being run by Forestry England, in collaboration with Natural England and the Beaver Trust. The animals in the Wyre Forest have built many dams that help to…
Islanders are being urged to use water “wisely” after the demand during June’s heatwave was the highest since the 2022 drought. Jersey Water said people used 159 million litres (35 million gallons) or nearly 5% of stored water last week as temperatures reached a peak of 39.2C (103F) on Thursday 25 June. It said water…
It’s not just all about the film screeningsat theKarlovy VaryInternationalFilm Festival(KVIFF), whose 60th edition takes over the Czech Republic July 3-11.For folks working in film, TV, publishing and beyond, there is also business to be done at the expanded andbroadened Industry Days programof the festival. Hugo Rosák, head of the KVIFF Film Industry Office, has…
