Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet from one of his mother’s coats and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half, according to ...

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, gave evidence in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex trafficking trial.

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant ...

New traffic arrangements are being put in place to ease congestion at a hugely popular event held by Pink Floyd drummer ...

People in Wiltshire have lost more than £1.8 million to dating scams in the last three years. The data from Action Fraud Claims Advice shows that Wiltshire residents were among the thousands of ...

More land is up for sale at a site where 200 homes are being built in Wiltshire. Work has already begun on a Bellway Homes scheme to construct 200 homes off Chippenham Road, in Lyneham, according to ...

The Met Office is forecasting a mixture of sunshine and rain for Wiltshire over the coming days. Friday will see sunny intervals throughout the day, with temperatures peaking at 21C. The chance of ...

Councillor Stephen James has been chosen as the new mayor of Malmesbury after moving to the town ten years ago. He will now lead the town council after stepping up to serve his community in 2023.

The Devizes Town Youth U9 Jaguars only started training in February this year but have already won the Mid Wilts Youth and Minor League Cup. After winning both the quarter-final and semi-final stages, ...