China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon – a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked…
Why the Post Office paid £600m to stay shackled to the faulty Horizon system
The Post Office has paid more than £600m of public money to continue using the faulty Horizon IT system despite deciding to ditch it more than a decade ago, the…
Tom Hardy Netflix thriller ‘puts Wales on world map’
The team behind Netflix’s new action thriller Havoc say it will “put Wales on the map” for filmmakers across the world. Starring Tom Hardy as a “jaded” detective, Havoc tells…
Struggling food bank to limit people to one bag
A food bank is to hand out just one bag of food a month because it is running out of money. St Mary’s Church, in the Cockerton area of Darlington,…
Mum’s pop-up shop aims to make prom affordable
A mother is on mission to make high school proms more affordable after her daughter missed two events due to Covid. Julie Sarahs launched a pop-up branch, called Stroud Community…
Grande dame hangs up her ballet shoes aged 89
Sheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class. The ballet teacher, who…
‘Rob will be with me throughout London Marathon’
Lindsey Burrow is running the London Marathon to continue raising money for charity in memory of late husband Rob Lindsey Burrow says her late husband Rob “will be with me…
China has halted rare earth exports, can Australia step up?
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to invest A$1.2bn (£580m) in a strategic reserve for critical minerals if he wins next month’s election, as trade tensions escalate. The announcement…
Company bosses warn over tariffs impact
Top executives at well-known US firms are warning about the impact that tariffs are having on their companies and the wider economy. Technology giant Intel, footwear maker Skechers and consumer…