The Boy Scouts of America has undergone a rebrand for the first time in 114 years as it drops the gender part of its name in a bid to be more inclusive. The group will now be referred to as Scouting America, it announced during its annual meeting in Fl…
Andrew Sykes hits record profit as European heatwave leads to summer air con purchases
By Guy Taylor Andrew Sykes, the Wolverhampton-based heating and air conditioning equipment group, posted record profit in 2023 despite inflation and a “tight labour market.” Operating profit increased by 5.6 per cent to £22.7m even as revenue declined …
North Macedonians vote for next government, president
Voters are heading to the polls in North Macedonia to choose a new parliament and to decide on their next president. Recent polls have indicated a possible change of power in the Balkan nation. The nationalist opposition party VMRO-DPMNE is expected to…
Slow sales drags Germany’s Continental to a loss in Q1
German automotive parts maker Continental slipped to a loss in the first quarter of 2024, reporting that it went €53 million ($57 million) into the red, compared to a profit of €382 million last year. This means the company ended up with a loss of €0.2…
Shock finalists Dortmund say reaching Wembley was the plan all along
Borussia Dortmund are fifth in the Bundesliga, 24 points behind champions Bayer Leverkusen, and yet they find themselves in a Champions League final for only the third time. The 2-0 aggregate win over mega-rich Paris Saint-Germain, sealed thanks to Mat…
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Cara Delevingne hits back as she’s accused of being on drugs at Met Gala
By Victoria Johns Cara Delevingne has told trolls she’s still sober after being accused of being “coked up” at the Met Gala. The Suicide Squad star, 31, rocked up on the red carpet on Monday in New York sporting a striking diamond-strewn hood and was j…
Boots shoppers stock up on £10 anti-ageing cream that ‘works wonders’ on neck wrinkles
By Bethan Shufflebotham Boots has slashed the price of a popular £33 moisturiser to less than a third of the price in its epic flash sale. And shoppers say it ‘worked wonders’ on their ageing necks and left skin feeling ‘tighter’. Many of us have a ski…
“They neither understand India nor its heritage”: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad criticizes Sam Pitroda’s ‘racist’ remark
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Former Union Minister and Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday lashed out at Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda over his alleged ‘racist’ remarks about how people in the South “look like Afric…
Train strikes, bad weather, hotel fire and ‘significant cost increases’ hit Brighton Pier operator
By Amber Murray The owner of the 125-year-old iconic Brighton Pier reported a pre-tax loss of £8.8m, as grim British weather and train strikes compounded inflation in the last year. Brighton Pier Group, which also operates a string of bars and mini gol…