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 ...

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 ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage to his right knee during a clash with Arsenal in September. One month later, the Spain international was named men’s Ballon ...

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 ...

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has secured more than £450,000 in funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. This will allow the trust to extend its Swindon Wellbeing programme for another four years.

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 ...

In a video posted to Instagram stories, the 41-year-old offered his audience an apology ‘from the bottom of my heart’, and said he was ...

Rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, gave evidence in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex trafficking trial.

Nine men and a woman stand accused of carrying out — or aiding — the crime during the 2016 Paris Fashion Week.

A 21-year-old from Trowbridge will be part of the King's Birthday Parade in June. Guardsman Harrison Fricker will be among the Household Division's newest soldiers to head straight from passing out ...

Wiltshire Police has been represented for the first time by a team at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. The team competed in the 2025 event, finishing 12th out of 19 teams in the Services Team Jumping ...