Extreme weather ‘cost Scottish farmers £161m’
Getty Images The report found sheep farmers suffered the biggest hit as a result of the Beast from the East Scotland’s farmers lost up to £161m last year due to extreme weather, according to an environmental charity. WWF Scotland found the losses equated to about 6% of the total agricultural output of the previous year. […]
A milestone meeting of frenemies
EPA Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and Fumio Kishida shook hands after their talks, with the latter hailing a “new chapter” in relations South Korea and Japan’s leaders have held talks in Tokyo in what has been hailed as a milestone in their fraught relationship. It comes just as North Korea fired a fourth round of […]
Gloria Steinem on the trailblazing magazine ‘for women in all their diversity’
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1972, pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem – who turns 90 today – co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations about gender equality, reproductive rights and social justice in the spotlight. “The foundation of this magazine, and what makes it different from others, is that it simply considers that women […]
Devon and Cornwall Police drones launched to monitor unsafe driving
Alamy The force said it was the first time the machines had been used to monitor motorists Police drones have begun recording motorists across the South West of England in an effort to stop “poor driving”, a force has said. Devon and Cornwall Police officers said its drone unit was working with officers to monitor […]
What is Brain rot, the Oxford University 2024 word of the year?
Getty Images Are you spending hours scrolling mindlessly on Instagram reels and TikTok? If so, you might be suffering from brain rot, which has become the Oxford word of the year. It is a term that captures concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on social media. The word’s […]
Government white paper likely to be delayed to 2022
Reuters Ministers say much of northern England has been left behind by previous governments The government’s white paper on “levelling up” all regions of the UK is likely to be delayed until next year, it has been confirmed. The document, focusing on industry, skills and transport, had been expected to be published before Christmas. It […]
South Wales fire service taken over after sexual harassment probe
Getty Images There is ‘no evidence’ of the clear leadership needed to change the service, Hannah Blythyn told the Senedd A fire service found to have a culture of sexual harassment and misogyny will be taken over by the Welsh government. Minister Hannah Blythyn said, without action, management failings at South Wales Fire and Rescue […]
How EY is focusing on neurodiverse talent – and why it benefits everyone
Karyn Twaronite, EY’s global vice chair of DEI, enters the BBC’s Executive Lounge to talk about how the untapped pool of neurodiverse workers can lift businesses and employees alike. Karyn Twaronite tells the BBC that her first career step as an accountant at professional-services firm Ernst & Young wasn’t “sexy or exciting”. Yet it’s paid […]
Bowen: Syria’s rebel offensive is astonishing
Getty Images The reignited war in Syria is the latest fallout from the turmoil that has gripped the Middle East since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October last year. The attacks, and Israel’s response, upended the status quo. Events in Syria in the last few days are more proof that the war gripping […]
Vaughan Gething rejects calls to return £200k donation
Getty Images Vaughan Gething is set to be confirmed as first minister of Wales within a few days Vaughan Gething has rejected calls to return a £200,000 donation from a company run by a man twice convicted for environmental offences. The leaders of both Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives have suggested Mr Gething should […]