'I was blown away' - the fans who heard Phoebe Bridgers' unreleased album in a planetarium
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:23:45 GMT
Armagh Planetarium hosts an early album listening party for American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers.
Big Issue says vendors struggling as sales hit by heatwaves
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:22:13 GMT
Sales have fallen by as much as 30% in some areas of the UK as people retreat from the heat.
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:46:27 GMT
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
Honeytrap thieves jailed for killing men they had drugged
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:47:42 GMT
Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru gave their victims the drug GBL to render them unconscious.
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:02:54 GMT
Thousands of sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln have reportedly faced food shortages and broken plumbing, with some considering jumping overboard.
'Living in temporary accommodation has taken a huge toll on my family'
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:25:02 GMT
The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row.
Bonnie Tyler's classic hit spiked in streams during solar eclipse
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:07:42 GMT
Bonnie Tyler's friend Mal Pope heard Total Eclipse of the Heart playing throughout Mumbles in Swansea.
Person fined after using foghorn to wake sleeping polar bear
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:57 GMT
Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".
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Andy Burnham's Emergency Cobra Meeting On Extreme Heat
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:44:00 GMT
Prime Minister Andy Burnham chairs an emergency Cobra committee meeting.
