Gavin & Stacey star Jason West tight-lipped on fishing trip reveal
BBC/Lily-May Symonds Robert Wilfort (right) was taken on a fishing trip by BBC Three Counties Radio’s Justin Dealey A star of the hit TV series Gavin & Stacey has teased fans they will need to watch the final episode to see if answers are given about what happened on the show’s often-referenced fishing trip. Robert […]
Very difficult winter ahead for many, warns Kwasi Kwarteng
PA Media Many UK households could face a “very difficult winter”, with fuel prices surging and the £20-a-week uplift in universal credit ending, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has warned. But he told BBC Breakfast the energy price cap was staying in place, despite a global spike in prices. The temporary universal credit rise, brought in […]
Is the hydrogen tech ‘revolution’ hope or hype?
BBC Diggers are now one of the vehicle types powered by hydrogen In his speech on the planned economic recovery, the prime minister said hydrogen technology is an area where the UK leads the world. He hopes it’ll create clean jobs in the future. But is the hydrogen revolution hope or hype? The digger with […]
Next year’s Cambridge Club Festival cancelled
A music festival that has featured stars including Diana Ross, Lionel Richie and Jessie Ware will not take place next year, the organisers have said. The Cambridge Club Festival, held at Childerley Orchard, started off as a gin festival and grew into weekend-long event. A statement on the festival’s website said: “It is with a […]
Everton 1-1 Liverpool: Toffees held to WSL draw in feisty Merseyside derby
Everton were held to a draw by Liverpool in a feisty Women’s Super League Merseyside derby at a raucous Goodison Park. Watched by a club record crowd of 22,161 fans, the match was the first women’s derby to be played at the men’s stadium. Everton captain Gabby George opened the scoring in the 27th minute, […]
Snapchat exhibits virtual Jeff Koons sculptures
Snap Snapchat users can only see the artworks if they are at specific locations Snapchat is displaying virtual sculptures by the artist Jeff Koons at nine locations across the world. The artworks – which include a version of his giant bubble dog and a large multi-coloured pile of Play-Doh – are shown as augmented reality […]
Dairy giant Arla warns of price rise if no deal
Arla’s UK managing director said it faces filling in an extra 30,000 pieces of paperwork from next year The head of the UK’s largest dairy farmers’ co-operative has warned that prices may rise sharply in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit. Arla is behind brands such as Cravendale Milk and Lurpak and imports about 15% […]
Trebling Women’s Super League crowds realistic says Brighton boss Hope Powell
Brighton manager Hope Powell says ambitions to treble Women’s Super League crowds in three years is a “realistic” target that the game should “aim towards”. Despite attendances dropping from pre-pandemic levels, a new broadcast deal has seen viewing figures grow hugely. The Football Association now hopes to see average crowds increase to 6,000 by 2024. […]
HMV owner Doug Putman moves closer to rescue deal
Alamy Doug Putman helped bring HMV back from the brink The owner of HMV is edging closer to a deal to buy collapsed discounter Wilko, saving thousands of jobs and the majority of shops, the BBC understands. Doug Putman plans to keep up to 300 of the current 400 Wilko shops open if he succeeds […]
Pub chain Wetherspoon reports record loss
Getty Images JD Wetherspoon has reported a record annual loss after Covid lockdowns saw its pubs shut for 19 weeks. It posted a £154.7m loss as sales fell sharply in the year to 25 July, after a £34.1m loss a year earlier. Wetherspoon’s chairman Tim Martin criticised the “use of lockdowns and draconian restrictions”. Although […]