Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads
WATCH: On patrol with an indigenous leader trying to protect the Amazon from land grabbers Parts of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being illegally sold on Facebook, the BBC has discovered. The protected areas include national forests and land reserved for indigenous peoples. Some of the plots listed via Facebook’s classified ads service are as large […]
Gregg Wallace apologises for ‘middle-class women’ comment
BBC/Shine TV MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has apologised for suggesting allegations against him came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age”. The TV host had said on Sunday there had been “13 complaints” from “over 4,000 contestants” he had worked with in 20 years on the BBC cookery show. In a new […]
We will have summer tourist season, promises EU
Getty Images Safety is a key element of the EU’s proposals – police had to evacuate crowds from the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris on Tuesday A gradual lifting of borders has been proposed by the EU’s executive in an attempt to kick-start a tourist industry hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “Our message […]
‘Personal attacks’ put women off first minister job
Reuters Mr Drakeford has announced he will step down in March, with a new Welsh Labour leader due to be elected before Easter Personal attacks on social media put women off standing for leader of Welsh Labour, says Mark Drakeford. Mr Drakeford said he was disappointed there were no female candidates, and denied there was […]
Wrest Park WW1 photos colourised to trace nurses
London Metropolitan Archives/Royal Sun Alliance A nurse and a staff sister on the terrace at Wrest Park in Silsoe A rare collection of photos of “forgotten” World War One nurses have been transformed into colour in an effort to trace their identities. They were taken at Wrest Park in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, which is thought to […]
Peaky Blinders ‘may have inspired’ choices
Caryn Mandabach/Tiger Aspect/BBC Names like Ada and Arthur have increased in popularity, possibly due to Peaky Blinders TV drama Peaky Blinders may have inspired some of the most popular baby names in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Arthur entered the top 10 for boys for the first time since […]
Madness to perform at Eden Project in 2025
Pop and ska band Madness will play at the Eden Project in Cornwall next year, organisers have confirmed. Eden Sessions bosses said the band, which has had 15 singles in the UK top 10, was due to take to the stage on Saturday 12 July. The band is the third act to be announced for […]
UK travel quarantine rules ‘not worth it’, says Theresa Villiers
Getty Images UK airports have seen a sharp fall in custom Quarantine for new arrivals in the UK has not been worth it, an ex-transport minister has said, after details of how few fines had been issued emerged. So far, no UK police force has confirmed issuing any fines for people breaking the rules – […]
Afghans are largest national group fleeing to UK
Reuters People fleeing Afghanistan were the largest group among migrants crossing the Channel in the early part of 2022. Afghans made up one in four people making the risky journey, following the Taliban’s return to power last summer. New figures show almost as many Afghans crossed the Channel in the first three months of this […]
How to become a reality TV millionaire
Joel Anderson/ITV/PA Montana Brown, Mark Wright, Vicky Pattison have launched careers after being on reality TV “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a common question – especially at the start of the school year. A singer, a doctor, a vet, a firefighter… a reality TV star? Ever since Big Brother […]