It was a comeback year in 2025 in many ways, from the resurgence of ’90s fashion, such as bootcut jeans and denim-on-denim, to the return of wired headphones.
But 2025 also saw the revival of less desirable relics, like the measles, which…

It was a comeback year in 2025 in many ways, from the resurgence of ’90s fashion, such as bootcut jeans and denim-on-denim, to the return of wired headphones.
But 2025 also saw the revival of less desirable relics, like the measles, which…

Astronomers in Pakistan have forecasted the likely dates for Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, and Eid-ul-Adha for 2026. Using scientific calculations, they have provided tentative moon-sighting dates for the holy months and…

“I was so nervous, I got my dad to read me the lines for two hours straight,” she said about the audition.
Child-Villiers’ role is “bratty, snarky and different from her on-screen kind and sweet sister”, she said.
She has already appeared in Apple…

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Lauren Hirst,North West
Seamus RyanFrom pop concerts to Coronation Street’s famous cobbles, Kym Marsh has an extensive list of credits to her name.
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The new stage play, adapted by author, journalist and broadcaster Rebecca Reid, follows Allie – a recently divorced mum, balancing being a single parent with the launch of her tech start-up.
When she decides to advertise for a lodger to help make…

The plans include an oral history of the cultural impact of gaming which will form part of an exhibition.
Nick Poole, from the gaming industry body UK Interactive Entertainment, said games were sometimes overlooked.
“This is a cultural medium…

James VincentYorkshire political editor
BBC/James VincentSheffield is preparing to level up the mission to save the nation’s video games for posterity with a new cultural history project.
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A surf therapy charity has thanked supporters after it reported helping a record number of people in 2025.
The Wave Project, which was founded in Cornwall in 2011, said it supported 2,674 children and young people in the last 12 months, more than…

Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyWest of England
Paul BoxWith a new year, comes a new social calendar and it’s the perfect time to add those to your diary. While there will…