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Shivani ChaudhariBBC News, EssexBBCJessie J performed at BBC Radio 2’s festival at Hyde Park in 2012Tens of thousands of music fans are expected to flood through the gates at Radio 2 in the Park this weekend.The grounds of a Georgian stately home in Essex will host the BBC radio station’s flagship event, which has been an annual fixture since 2011.We’ve collated everything you need to know about the festival, for those going to the event or following from home.Where’s it happening?Stuart Woodward/BBCHylands House and its gardens and woodland are owned by Chelmsford City CouncilThe festival was staged annually at Hyde…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.While scientists have gotten much better at predicting where hurricanes will go, there’s still a lot of confusion about what forecast maps can actually tell us. That “cone of uncertainty,” for instance? It probably doesn’t mean what you think it means.Here to break down how to read these crucial forecasts—and to explain why you should keep checking them even after you think you know what a storm will do—is Andrea Thompson, senior news editor for sustainability at Scientific American.On supporting science journalismIf you’re enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism…

Before arriving in Edinburgh, Nataliya Bezborodova’s impression of Scotland was shaped largely by Hollywood. “My knowledge of this country was pretty much based on the film Braveheart,” she admits with a laugh, standing before the grand neoclassical columns of the National Galleries of Scotland. As if on cue, the castle’s daily gun salute fires overhead, scattering pigeons and punctuating our conversation with a jolt.Three years have passed since the 47-year-old anthropologist left her home in Kyiv for Edinburgh, after the Russian invasion. Celluloid warriors have long been replaced by the rhythms of life in a city she now knows like…

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration took the fight over tariffs to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping import taxes under federal law. The government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that found most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are an illegal use of an emergency powers law. It’s…

Firmus Energy has announced its gas price in the Ten Towns area will fall by almost 8% in April, which is the equivalent to £78 a year for a typical customer.The price cut follows a review by the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator.The regulator imposes price controls on the major incumbent suppliers – electricity firm Power NI; SSE Gas in Belfast and the west; and Firmus in the Ten Towns network.An announcement in relation to tariffs for NI Power and SSE are expected on Friday.An announcement on the price for Firmus customers in Belfast is expected in the coming weeks. The…

Smitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC NewsMerope MillsMartha Mills died aged 13 after developing sepsis.Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, the result of a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care, has been piloted in 143 hospital sites in England since April 2024.Figures from NHS England show that since then there have been almost 5,000 calls, resulting in 241…

South Park‘s latest episode kicked up the season‘s plot in ways no one predicted as it skewered the international tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed since he reentered the Oval Office and also perhaps set up the end times for humanity, when Satan himself made a surprising revelation. The episode’s plot mostly centers on South Park 4th grader Butters in a sticky situation when he finds out what the girl he is cruising on, Red, has a birthday coming up and the only thing her little heart desires is a Labubu doll, the popular stuffed animals that have become…

Statistically, George Pickens fits the profile of a player a team should want to sign long term before the expiration of his rookie contract. He has averaged 58 receptions, 947 yards receiving and four touchdowns during his three NFL seasons. Pickens led the NFL with 18.1 yards per catch in 2023 when he had his only 1,000-yard receiving season (1,140).The Pittsburgh Steelers opted to trade the equivalent of a second-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for wide receiver DK Metcalf in March. Metcalf received a four-year contract extension, averaging nearly $33 million per year, in connection with the trade where…

On the night of Sept. 7-8, Australia, Asia, Africa and parts of Europe will get a spectacular view of all phases of a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse.During the event, which will last about five hours, the full Corn Moon will move through Earth’s shadow in space. It will gradually be engulfed by that shadow, taking on a copper-reddish color — hence the name “blood moon” — for 82 minutes, making it the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022.Unlike a total solar eclipse, which can be seen only from within a narrow path of totality, a total lunar eclipse is…

High home costs and economic uncertainty may have slowed down the real estate market in the U.S., but one region is proving resilient and attracting plenty of new homebuyers. Real estate company Redfin just released a report on the best-performing housing markets, and many are located in the Midwest and Northeast. However, the biggest winner is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which, the company noted, “is holding up better than any other major U.S. housing market.” Redfin found that home sales in Milwaukee increased by 12 percent over the last year, while home prices rose by 8.2 percent, leading to multiple offers and many…