A2Eiffel Tower staff swap sparks strike
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
France has launched an investigation after female staff at the Eiffel Tower were replaced by male colleagues during a visit on Saturday. A delegation of around 100 people linked…
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A2Radiohead announce 2027 tour with shows in Australia and Japan
Monday, 7 September 2026
Radiohead are playing 16 shows in Australia and five in Japan in May 2027. It is their first tour of Australia in 15 years. The tour is starting at Perth's RAC Arena on 3 May.…
A2Prosecco, cakes and beauty products - how to get birthday freebies and why there's a catch
Friday, 4 September 2026
It is your birthday! Many UK brands give freebies if you join a loyalty scheme. Greggs, Costa and Caffè Nero offer a sweet treat when you add your date of birth. Burger King…
B1Forget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Starbucks was founded as a hot coffee chain. Today, three out of every four drinks it sells are cold. Gen Z customers, born between 1997 and 2012, often pick iced, fruity or…
B1What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview
Friday, 28 August 2026
Rockstar, the developer of Grand Theft Auto 6, has shown a 26-minute preview. It debuted on Netflix six hours before YouTube, after a week of leaks. The montage showed improved…
B2Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Australia’s recording industry body ARIA has banned songs that are largely or wholly created by AI from its official charts. From this week, releases must be “substantially human…
A2Missing cat found 100 miles away in feral colony
Saturday, 22 August 2026
A cat called Ginge was found in Leeds, almost a year after he went missing from his home in Sunderland. He was about 100 miles (160km) away. Lucy Roche, a volunteer with Cat…
A2Tourists on pastry quest overrun scenic spot in Italian mountains
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Hundreds of tourists crowded the Friedrich August refuge at 2,300 metres in the Dolomites, in Val di Fassa. Many came only for a creamy pastry called krapfen, costing up to €4,…
A2How a goat given as a graduation gift went viral
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
When Promise Okoro finished his final exams at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Imo state, friends were playing music and writing on shirts. Then his mother, Chinyere, arrived…