Nick Jackson caught the sublime spectacle on camera from Shropshire, during an Orionids meteor shower

Thanks to the efforts of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), the importance of Día de los Muertos was recognised in 2008, added to the organisation’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As a result, the festival –meaning ‘Day of the Dead’ in English – has seen increased global popularity, now acknowledged worldwide. Originated thousands of years ago with the Aztec, Toltec and other Nahua people, who considered mourning disrespectful, Day of the Dead is a celebration...

Ron Easton has been airlifted to hospital

David Gow left four dead cows "at varying states of decomposition" near Abingdon in Oxfordshire

A cafe has unveiled the world's first vegan sandwich - made with IRN BRU. The sarny is served on toasted sourdough with rocket, cheese and pickles. Its barbecue sauce is made from pulled jackfruit and mushrooms - roasted in Irn Bru. The sandwich also comes with side-salad, air-fried chips or mac and cheese. Glaswegians have been flocking to try the £6.50 sandwich at the Serenity Now Cafe, Glasgow. Amelia Sulhunt, 35, head chef, said: "We take a lot of inspiration...

Dr Francesca Carpos-Young is suing the Academy who she claims have ruined her reputation and said she was only telling students the kind of slang used in orchestras.

Investors in the US may be preoccupied by a possible trade war with China and rising interest rates but the manager of North American Income Trust (NAIT) is relatively upbeat. He points out that the US economy is doing better than most other developed economies; stock markets have corrected and are some way off their peaks; investors’ narrow focus on growth stocks has abated somewhat, which should help the sorts of stocks that NAIT favours; and, crucially for a trust...

Wartime Britain saw the development of a “circular economy”, designed to save precious resources.  Now, researchers at the University of Huddersfield argue there is an urgent need to develop a modern equivalent, to help eliminate supermarket food waste. They claim that cities and regions can reduce the burden of waste if they encourage circular thinking as a way of distributing unsold food, but central government policy lags behind the developments in technology that would enable it. The researchers have also...

Outspoken businessman and Apprentice host, Alan Sugar, blasted Boris Johnson and Michael Gove over their comments leading up to the Brexit vote, in 2016. He said the pair should be put in jail for lying and deceiving the public, especially regarding the £350m more to spend on NHS a week, post-Brexit. Sugar even claimed the referendum result should be classed as void, as the public were “totally misled.” He told the House of Lords: "No such process exists for claims...