The price of silver has hit a record high ahead of an expected US Federal Reserve interest rate cut and demand from the technology industry for the precious metal remains high. On Tuesday, the spot market, where the precious metal is bought and sold for immediate delivery, saw the price of silver cross $60 (£45.10)…
Leon has announced it will close several of its restaurants and cut jobs as part of a major restructure of the High Street food chain. The company has appointed Quantuma as administrators after Leon’s original co-founder, John Vincent, reacquired the company last month from Asda. The move places the future of the worst-performing of its…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has held WWE Championships, ruled the Hollywood box office, and even wowed critics with his gritty performance as MMA icon Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. But what truly motivates him to go to the gym when it is early and cold, and no one would notice him taking a little…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there were too many unauthorised leaks ahead of her budget last month. The amount of media stories about what might be in her statement led to criticism from Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who labelled it the “hokey-cokey Budget”, telling MPs, “One minute it’s in, the next minute it’s out.” The…
A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old was killed in a “tragic accident” while observing Ukrainian forces test “a new defensive capability, away from the front lines”. Paying tribute to…
Getty Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as ‘mobs’ or ‘clans’ A study that examined the monogamous lifestyles of different species suggests that humans are similar to meerkats in terms of pairing up. In our romantic life, we more closely resemble these social, close-knit mongooses than we do…
Pantry staples aren’t just backup options for when you’re out of fresh ingredients—they’re legitimate meal-builders. Canned beans, tuna, salmon, chickpeas, and tomatoes deliver solid nutrition at a fraction of the cost and effort of cooking from scratch. The key is knowing how to combine them into meals that actually keep you full. Here’s the straightforward…
