Business
Ideal Glass backs Armed Forces Day while serving homes in St Albans
Ideal Glass, the window specialist covering St Albans, stepped forward as a key supporter of this year’s Armed Forces Day in Stevenage. The town’s Saturday event drew more than 5,000 visitors to the King George V Playing Fields, organisers said. Ideal Glass funded the main stage and provided volunteer stewards, showing that a company…
Business
How Virtual Reality Is Transforming Electrical Training
Elec Training is a Birmingham-based provider of electrician course. The founder, Mr Mannu, plans to introduce virtual reality (VR) into the curriculum. He says, “VR isn’t just for games anymore. It’s now appearing in fields you wouldn’t expect—electrical training included—and the results speak for themselves. Training centres around the world are praising its impact.”…
Travel
Supersonic Flights Could Return Over U.S. Skies—But Many People Aren’t Sure It’s a Good Thing
The dream of supersonic passenger travel is getting closer to reality, again. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has already broken the sound barrier in tests this year. Its full-sized Overture jet is scheduled to fly by 2028. And for the first time ever, U.S. lawmakers are considering lifting a ban on supersonic commercial flights over American…
Sports
Jobe Bellingham’s World-Class Potential After Record Dortmund Move
19 years old
£27.8 million initial fee, rising to £32 million
Five‑year deal
Jobe Bellingham has completed a record sale from Sunderland to Borussia Dortmund. The 19‑year‑old signed a contract running until June 2030 and will wear jersey No. 77. The move was finalized on June 10, just in time for Dortmund’s Club World Cup…
Entertainment
Why Music Festivals Are Struggling in 2025
More music festivals are being canceled or downsized this year than at any point in recent memory. From Spain to Nashville to the UK, a mix of low ticket sales, rising costs, and changing tastes is hitting organizers hard. And for longtime fans, it’s starting to feel like the end of an era.
Festival Culture…
Health
WeightWatchers Bankruptcy: A Turning Point for the Iconic Brand
WW International, still widely known by its former name WeightWatchers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Once the leading name in global weight loss programs, the company is now trying to shed over $1.1 billion in debt and retool its entire business model.
The filing came in early May and allows WW to continue operating…
News
- US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
- New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
- New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
- Minnesota shootings suspect was a 'prepper', FBI says
- India says it will never restore Indus water treaty with Pakistan
- Americans more vulgar online than Brits, Aussies, says study
- B-2 bombers moving to Guam amid Middle East tensions, US officials say
- Belarus opposition leader released from jail in US-brokered deal
- Superyacht that sank with British tech magnate Mike Lynch on board recovered by salvage crews
- Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy
- Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
- Haitian immigrants in Wisconsin lose legal status, encouraged to self-deport immediately
- Wisconsin pair charged in alleged plot to stalk, poison and kill dating app liaisons
- Brazil: Eight dead in hot air balloon crash, says state governor
- Authorities confirm more than two dozen missing children found during special operation
