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Welsh farm worker numbers hit at least 20-year low
Getty Images Farm worker numbers in Wales have dropped by more than 16% since 1998, suggests a Welsh Government study The number of people working…
Western Isles life in the 1970s brought back on screen
Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Children singing at Uist Mòd is thought to date from 1977 It was an attempt to use cutting-edge video technology…
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps to reduce emissions
Getty Images Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s plans has angered some farmers New Zealand has proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals produce from burping…
Leeds Innovation Village to push ahead despite hospital delay
Gemma Dillon BBC Yorkshire, Political Reporter BBC Ali Abdi said having an innovation hub in Leeds allowed collaboration between the hospital and universities Work on…
Pub alcohol ban sees barrels of beer poured away
Matthew Horwood / Getty Images City centre streets were deserted after the ban closed pubs and restaurants Barrels of beer are being poured down drains…
AI cameras trial by Essex Police will detect phone offences
Henry Godfrey – Evans BBC News, Essex Devon County Council The cameras will likely be mounted on the relocatable trailers in Essex – as demonstrated…
Business review of 2020: Covid-19 and Trump
Martin Webber Business editor, BBC World Service Getty Images For those still travelling to work, 2020 was the year wearing face masks became compulsory for…
Law firm restricts AI after ‘significant’ staff use
An international law firm has blocked general access to several artificial intelligence (AI) tools after it found a “significant increase in usage” by its staff.…
EU leaders disagree over rescue package
EPA A protesting Nissan worker in Barcelona: “We demand a real future” EU leaders have failed to agree on a €750bn (£676bn; $840bn) recovery fund…
Bar and restaurant owners react to measures
PA Media The NI Executive has announced that delivery and takeaway-only services will be allowed from food establishments from Friday, with shorter periods for selling…