World
France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Côte d'Ivoire
A sacred drum looted by French forces during its colonial rule in Côte d'Ivoire has been returned to the country, more than a century after it was...
Vicuna Air – a new model for international pet travel 'in cabin'
Pet travel aviation innovator Vicuna Air unveiled its new 'Biscuit Class', an industry-first service allowing pets to travel solo without their...
Community
Emergency crews test out railway incident response plans with major exercise at the Severn Valley Railway
Teams from across the emergency services and the railway played out a full-scale simulated emergency in order to stay as prepared as possible to...
Business
Chancellor responds to January GDP figures
Responding to the January GDP figures, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said: “Our economic plan is the right one, but I know there is...
Guinea-Conakry Energy Minister to bring frontier oil and power opportunities to invest in IAE 2026
As exploration momentum builds across West Africa’s (Mauritania-Senegal-Gambia-Bissau-Conakry) MSGBC basin, Guinea-Conakry is seeking to position itself...
ScottishPower’s record-breaking apprentice applications show energy industry is the place to be
More people than ever before are looking to kickstart their careers in the energy industry, with ScottishPower receiving a record-breaking number of...
Oxford-Cambridge to become ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ as Chancellor unveils growth plans
The Oxford-Cambridge arc Growth Corridor will be ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ according to government sources. The Chancellor is expected to share...
ScottishPower’s record-breaking apprentice applications show energy industry is the place to be
More people than ever before are looking to kickstart their careers in the energy industry, with ScottishPower receiving a record-breaking number of...
AI blamed for one in five tech layoffs so far in 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being linked to job cuts across the global tech industry, with new data suggesting that around one in five...
