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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

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

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 ...

Residents of the Corsham village of Box have blasted Wiltshire Council as "fun sponges" after the authority told them to take down ...

Plans for a 218-acre solar farm in Wiltshire continue to rumble on with another consultation underway. The proposal to build a 49.9 MW solar farm to the south of Potterne Park Farm, near Devizes, was ...

Property developer Bewley Homes has submitted updated designs for an 88-house development at Holt, after a previous attempt was branded 'ugly' ...

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 ...

A mystery lottery winner has just one month left to claim their £1 million prize. The wining ticket in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw on December 27 last year was bought in Wiltshire with ...