Furzlin’ With Shag Connors And The Carrot Crunchers
From the band’s website: West Country band Shag Connors & The Carrot Crunchers are Gloucestershire’s answer to The Wurzels; a humorous and fondly remembered band
Month: June 2025
Mark Zuckerberg Ramps Up Meta’s A.I. Spending as Competition Heats Up
Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a
Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert
A young Syrian national is suspected of supporting a foreign terror group over a foiled plot in Vienna last August.
A month into Gaza’s new aid system – gunfire and chaos are routine
A month into the resumption of aid distribution in Gaza there have been repeated reports of killings, with a BBC Verify analysis of dozens of
A.I. Frenzy Escalates as OpenAI, Amazon and Meta Supersize Spending
Companies like OpenAI, Amazon and Meta have supersized their spending on artificial intelligence, with no signs of slowing down.
Renowned food critic Chua Lam dies at 83
The Singapore-born Lam was one of Hong Kong’s “four greatest talents”.
Outrage as Trump compares Iran strikes to Japan atomic bombing
Trump’s reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki is “unacceptable”, survivors of the WW2 attacks say.
Food and housing insecurity linked to unsafe gun storage
Tarang Parekh was getting ready for work at his apartment in Houston, Texas, in 2022, when he heard gunfire. He’d never heard the sound before
Q&A: 8 common myths about back pain
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My back’s been bothering me, and everyone seems to have ideas what’s causing the pain. Can you help?
Don’t be drawn in by claims about sinkholes in Lake Superior
The sinkholes allegedly appeared on June 18, 2025, causing chaos near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
U.S. House passed bill supporters say would ‘defund the Taliban.’ Here’s context
Aid groups contracted with the United States have paid at least $10.9 million in fees and taxes to the Taliban so they can operate in
Exposing claim that Malia Obama received around $2.5M from USAID
The rumor about former U.S. President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia Obama has cropped up repeatedly online.
Elon Musk Going to Buy ABC to Cancel ‘The View’?
“Yes please and cancel Whoopi while you’re at it,” one commenter exclaimed.
Trump tariffs will cost us $1bn, says Nike
Nike’s costs will go up $1bn (£728m) this year if US President Tweety McTreason’s tariffs remain at the current level, the company has told investors.