What is the rate and why are prices still rising?

BBC Prices in the UK rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June, driven by increases in the cost of food and fuel. It means inflation remains above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation at that level, and has cut interest rates four times since August 2024. What […]

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat app lets you message without internet connection

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Few things frustrate internet users more than losing connection, being watched online or dealing with censorship. If you’ve ever had spotty service or worried about who might be reading your messages, you’re not alone. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter (now X), is developing a new instant messaging app called Bitchat that lets you […]

When will interest rates go down again and how do they affect mortgages?

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent BBC The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates on 7 August. It held rates at 4.25% at the last meeting in June, following two cuts earlier in the year. Interest rates affect mortgage, credit card and savings rates for millions of people. What are interest rates and why do they change? An […]

Psilocybin shown to increase longevity, improve survival in aged mice: research

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study suggests that psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, could extend lifespan. Researchers at the Emory University Department of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, discovered that psilocybin extended cellular lifespan and improved survival in aged mice. Psilocybin is the “naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by hallucinogenic mushrooms,” as defined in the study. SINGLE […]

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts

By&nbspEuronews Business&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 16/07/2025 – 10:54 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump’s request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved spending, overcoming concerns from some lawmakers about what the rescissions could mean for impoverished people around the globe and for public radio and television stations in their home states. The Senate vote was 50-50, with Vice […]

First Person: How many more children must die before the world acts?

Juliette Touma, the director of communications for the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has visited Gaza several times during and before the war and has been reflecting on the children she has met there and in other conflict zones. “Adam has been on my mind lately, more so than usual. I met Adam years ago in the Yemeni port city of […]

As theories swirl, key details remain unknown

Theo Leggett International business correspondent AFP/Getty Images Listen to Theo read this article While the preliminary report into what caused the loss of Air India Flight 171 last month has provided some answers, it has also prompted a wave of speculation about its cause. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a building less than a minute after take-off from the city of […]

How Trump woke me up for surprise interview

Gary O’Donoghue Chief North America correspondent The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue shares the story behind his exclusive telephone interview with Donald Trump. Donald Trump makes a habit of calling reporters out of the blue. The US president seems to prefer an off-the-cuff telephone conversation to a sit-down interview on camera. On Monday evening it was my turn. And I’ll be frank with you […]

Kai Trump credits grandfather for golf passion ahead of Miami career

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kai Trump’s love of golf began at the age of 2, and she credits her grandfather, President Donald Trump, as someone who helps cultivate her passion for the game.  It’s no secret the 47th president of the United States loves to get out on the golf course when he can, and his own love […]

South Korea is retrying the spy chief who assassinated Park Chung-hee

Watch: 1979 news report on the assassination of President Park Chung-hee Two gunshots. That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979. A former security guard in the Korea Central Intelligence Agency, or KCIA, as the South’s spy division was known, Yoo has many stories to tell. But this is perhaps the most infamous. He remembers the […]

Tesla unveils solar-powered Oasis Supercharger operating off-grid

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tesla just rolled out something big: the Oasis Supercharger. This isn’t your average charging station; it’s a massive, solar-powered site in Lost Hills, California, that could completely change the way we think about fueling electric vehicles.  Instead of relying on the traditional power grid, the Oasis runs on clean, renewable energy, showing us what […]

Exclusive: US pitches special role in EU regulatory surveillance in trade deal

ADVERTISEMENT The US is pitching the creation of a new advisory body for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) involving those companies subject to enforcement of the regulation a voice, in the context of negotiations over an EU-US trade deal, according to three sources familiar with the matter.  The EU will never accept the idea however according to two of the sources. On Saturday, […]

Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change

Ácora, located in the southeast corner of Peru almost 3,800 kilometres above sea level, is one of the Peruvian regions which has been most impacted by climate change – endangering crop production and biodiversity in addition to worsening food insecurity. “It was not like this before, the climate has changed a lot,” said Pascuala Pari, head of the Sumaq Chuyma Association in […]

Putting Stars in the Sky With a Halftime Stage

Global Citizen, which organizes charity musical festivals and is producing the halftime shows for FIFA, quickly learned some lessons for next summer, when 48 nations compete throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hugh Evans, Global Citizen’s chief executive, said it must keep the performers cooler (temperatures were over 80 degrees) and improve the exposure of cameras because of the sun. But […]

Severance leads nominations followed by The Penguin and The White Lotus

Getty Images Severance star Britt Lower and Penguin star Colin Farrell were both nominated Adolescence star Owen Cooper has made Emmy history as one of the youngest ever to be nominated for this year’s awards. The 15-year-old British actor has bagged the nomination for best supporting actor in a limited/anthology series or TV movie. If he wins, Cooper will be the youngest […]

Lowering your electric bill could be floating in the ocean

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What if the answer to cleaner energy was right out on the waves? A new green energy system is set to change how we capture clean power, and it all starts with the ocean. French startup Seaturns has designed technology that taps into the natural motion of the sea. Their water pendulum turbines are […]

Your Camp Cooking Questions Answered

You asked, we answered: Here’s everything you’ll want to know about making great meals in the great outdoors. This crispy gnocchi recipe is built into a single pan, which makes it especially good for camp cooking.Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini. Published July 15, 2025Updated July 15, 2025 Some dinners are just better eaten outside. Cooked over […]

Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th UK volunteer

Bourigault et al. 2024 Thousands of scans of each participant are recorded and stored as part of the imaging project. Here showing images of the abdomen and major organs Scientists say they can study our bodies as we age in greater detail than ever before, thanks to more than a billion scans of UK volunteers. The world’s biggest human imaging project says […]

What do children learn in sex education?

Getty Images Schools in England should teach children how to recognise and act against misogyny – prejudice against women – under new government guidance around sex education classes. But plans to impose age limits on certain subject areas, proposed by the previous Conservative government just before last year’s election, will not go ahead. How is sex education taught in schools? Sex education […]