Food traders say Brexit impact ‘could get worse’
BBC New rules on importing from Europe come into force in April Scotland’s food and drink industry is warning of price rises and potential shortages when new Brexit rules on imports come into force in April. The UK’s departure from the European Union has already led to a forest of new paperwork for firms exporting […]
The Australian company that banned work on Wednesdays
Getty Images No longer living for the weekend: if you had one more day off a week how would you spend your time? (Credit: Getty Images) Would you be more likely to stick with a company that gave you a day off in the middle of the week, every week? As we head into 2020, […]
Missile programme funded through stolen crypto, UN report says
Reuters UN officials have repeatedly warned that Kim Jong-Un’s regime poses a significant cyber threat North Korean cyber-attacks have stolen millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency to fund the country’s missile programmes, a UN report briefed to media says. Between 2020 and mid-2021 cyber-attackers stole more than $50m (£37m) of digital assets, investigators found. Such […]
Vaginal mesh led to ‘excruciating pain’
BBC Susan McLarnon said she was never told about the potential problems Susan McLarnon arrives on crutches to tell her story. Pain is etched across her face, her body is stiff as she slowly eases herself into a seat. The Belfast woman appears to be in agony and a lot older than her years. “I […]
The tech helping people get a better night’s sleep
Lisa Holland Lisa Holland had suffered from sleep deprivation for a number of years Have you ever lain in bed at night, with sleep tantalisingly out of reach while thoughts ricocheted around your head? If so, then the plight of Lisa Holland from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, may strike a chord. “I just stopped sleeping,” she […]
the musical cancelled after viral Olympian’s legal threat
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn’s legal team has stopped a musical parody about her journey to the Paris Olympics from taking to the stage. The show titled ‘Raygun: The Musical’ was created by Australian comedian Steph Broadbridge, who was also due to feature in the cast. It was due to debut on Saturday at Kinselas in […]
India’s Hong Kong-like port may wipe out ancient tribe
India Shipping Ministry/X A 3D modelling of the proposed port to be built on the remote Great Nicobar island “The forest is our supermarket,” says Anice Justin. “We get almost everything from the forests on these islands. It is what we survive on.” Mr Justin, an anthropologist, has grown up in the Andaman and Nicobar […]
Concern grows over threat from replacement chemicals
University of Alberta Drilled and packaged ice core samples in the Arctic ready for processing Substances used for air conditioning in almost all new cars are building up in the environment and may pose a threat to human health, researchers say. These “ozone friendly” chemicals have been introduced to replace products that were damaging the […]
Ellie Pacey pleads for women engineers
A tractor pulling enthusiast and Mercedes apprentice has urged women and girls to get involved in motorsport and engineering. Ellie Pacey, 21, features in BBC Three’s competitive tractor racing show The Fast and the Farmer-ish – a hobby she took up because of her long-term love of engines. Her day job involves working as an […]
The world’s largest designer of water parks
Geoff Chutter says that when hiring staff he looks for positivity rather than skills. In 1980 Geoff Chutter found himself “mortgaged to the underside of the nostrils”, and the owner of a brand new water park. The then 28-year-old had no previous experience of working in the world of giant water slides and swimming pools, […]