Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Map Shows Overtime Rules in Each State
Newsweek
·
August 4, 2025
By Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S. and European politics, Russia's invasion of...
Elle Decor Checks In: Brittany, France
Elle Decor
·
August 1, 2025
On a seaside cliff in Brittany, in the northwest of France, sits a pink granite villa from the 1920s. Once a French family’s home, its three floors and 25 rooms are accessible by way of a single, central spiral staircase. Sea and sky are visible...
Three Massachusetts Sandwich Shops Make List of Best in the U.S.
Live 95.9 - Massachusetts
·
August 4, 2025
Massachusetts is filled with so many fantastic eateries that it's hard to pick a favorite. From delicious farm-to-table restaurants in the Berkshire hills to some of the best Italian food outside of Italy in Boston's North End, Massachusetts is...
Chloe Ayling's Top 10 Photos — And the Story Behind the Kidnap She Says People Still Doubt
International Business Times - United Kingdom
·
August 4, 2025
Eight years after her ordeal in Italy, British model Chloe Ayling is still living with the trauma of her kidnapping and the pain of not being believed. Since her release, the now 28-year-old has endured public scepticism, accused of chasing fame...
Trump tariffs to hit less than half of India’s exports; trade talks on; no compromise on agri, dairy
The Print
·
August 1, 2025
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) The US on Friday slapped a 25 per cent tariff on India, potentially impacting about half of the USD 86 billion Indian exports to America, while the other half, including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and petroleum products,...
Farm shop gives leftovers a second life through rural fridge scheme
SomersetLive
·
July 31, 2025
A family-run farm shop is tackling both food waste and rural hunger by giving away surplus produce to a Community Fridge project just across the Somerset-Devon border. Rumwell Farm Shop, located on the A38 between Taunton and Wellington, has begun...
I was kidnapped by evil gang who drugged me & stuffed me in suitcase… trolls think I made it all up, says Chloe Ayling
The Scottish Sun
·
August 4, 2025
A BRITISH model who was drugged and kidnapped in Italy says that people still don't believe her story. Chloe Ayling has been accused by trolls online of staging her own kidnapping, in a horror which she says "never ends". 10 Chloe revealed in her...
5 questions with ... Kayla Cohrs FFA coach, feed consultant, finalist for Woman Farmer of the Year
Agweek - North Dakota
·
August 1, 2025
Kayla Cohrs, of Glencoe, Minnesota, wears many hats in the world of agriculture. Just how she wears those hats is why she's been selected as a finalist for Woman Farmer of the Year at this year's 2025 Farmfest . Here's what a nominator had to say...
The 10 best things to do in and around Oban, Scotland
Lonely Planet
·
The gateway to the islands of the Inner Hebrides, the seaside town of Oban sits at the heart of the Scottish Highlands. With trains zipping here from Glasgow and Edinburgh and ferries connecting to half a dozen islands offshore, it’s the perfect...
India-UK FTA A Lesson For US To Shed Its Transactional Lens And Adopt More Empathetic Posture
Ommcom News
·
August 1, 2025
New Delhi: Taking cues from the recently-concluded India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), the current US administration has an opportunity to reframe its engagement with India — not as a competitor, but as a strategic partner whose growth can...
COP30 in the Amazon: Crucial summit or climate carnival?
El País
·
August 4, 2025
I have just returned from Atalaia do Norte, in the Brazilian Amazon, where I stood on June 5 by the Javari River to honor the memories of my friends, British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were brutally...
Councillors advised not to object to 77-turbine Caithness offshore wind plan
John O'Groat Journal & Caithness Courier
·
August 4, 2025
The Caledonia Offshore wind farm will be constructed in the Moray Firth.Councillors are being advised to raise no objection to plans for a wind farm development that could, ultimately, more than double the capacity of a firm’s operations in the...
The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Michelin star chef Tom Aikens: "It will be eye opening for people to see what it takes for farmers to produce food"
Farmers Guardian
·
August 1, 2025
Tom Aikens was the youngest British chef to receive two Michelin stars, and is a huge advocate for farming - what he can't grow himself, he sources from British farmers for his restaurants. This year, for the first time ever, Tom is our #farm24...
Technology, not geography, will grant global power in the 21st century
Defense News
·
August 4, 2025
In 1904, the British geographer and strategist Sir Halford Mackinder delivered a paper to the Royal Geographical Society in London titled, “The Geographic Pivot of History.” In it, he argued that control over the Eurasian heartland—what he called...
Growing Resilience: A positive future for UK agriculture
Farming Life
·
August 1, 2025
The Oxford Farming Conference’s (OFC) new chairman has shared plans for the charities 90th anniversary, with a focus on challenging the status quo, and driving a positive movement for change within UK agriculture, and beyond. Northern Ireland...
Sustainable Coffee At Home: A Conversation With Adams & Russell Coffee Roasters
The Art of Healthy Living
·
August 4, 2025
From farm to cup and beyond, coffee sustainability covers far more than recycling pods. I recently visited Adams & Russell Coffee Roasters in Birkenhead (near Liverpool) to discuss how they champion eco-friendly practices and how home baristas can...
Gardeners cutting hedges in August may face fine and jail time warning
Bristol Post
·
August 4, 2025
Gardeners are being urged to check they are aware of specific environmental laws ahead of the warm weather that is set to return to the UK following Storm Floris. With a potential heatwave hitting the UK before the summer ends, many gardeners will...
New MLA Burrows calls for unionists to argue with ‘same passion’ as nationalists
Belfast Telegraph
·
August 4, 2025
Former senior PSNI officer Jon Burrows was formally signed at Stormont as the new Ulster Unionist MLA for North Antrim on Monday. Mr Burrows said he had decided to enter politics to continue his career of public service. He responded to questions...
Farmers fear biosecurity job cuts will leave industry exposed
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
·
July 31, 2025
Farmers fear proposed cuts to research and development roles at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) could leave the state vulnerable to biosecurity and climate threats. The NSW government on Tuesday announced...
Thousands of UK households face letter from HMRC after triggering taxman
Birmingham Live
·
August 1, 2025
HMRC is compounding grieving families' misery by chasing them for inheritance tax - in a move that is the "tip of the iceberg". Thousands more are set to pay inheritance tax with figures expected to double before the decade’s end. The number of...