Fuel poverty scheme applicant cap ‘needed to manage funds’
Getty Images The scheme has been inundated with applications The communities minister has said a daily cap on the number of people who can apply for a fuel poverty scheme is to ensure the funding lasts until March. Deirdre Hargey said the limit, set at 333 applications, was about “managing” the £2m available. Applicants have […]
How long could we live?
People over the age of 80 give their views on how to age the right way How long do you want to live – to 85, 90, 100 or beyond? More important than how long we live is the state of our health in old age. The oldest verified person to date was Jeanne Calment […]
Antrim women lose to Longford in All-Ireland Junior Football Final
Longford produced a stunning second-half fightback to beat Antrim 4-10 to 1-12 in Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football final at Croke Park. Seven minutes before half-time Longford trailed 1-8 to 0-2 but three unanswered points made it 1-8 to 0-5 at the break. Claire Timoney scored Antrim’s goal in the 12th minute of the game. […]
US sets date for additional $16bn in tariffs on China products
Why the US-China trade war will hit most of our pockets The US has said it will impose further tariffs on Chinese goods starting 23 August, as a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies continues. The top US trade body said the 25% import taxes would apply to about $16bn (£12b.3bn) of annual […]
Domestic abusers ‘sewing GPS trackers into teddy bears’
BBC Domestic abusers have been known to sew trackers into their childrens’ toys or coats Technology is increasingly being used by domestic abusers to trap, control or hunt down their victims, Refuge has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme. “It made me feel sick to the pit of my stomach – am I going to be […]
Ferrari chairman John Elkann says team ‘100%’ moving in right direction
Ferrari’s last drivers’ title was won by Kimi Raikkonen in 2007,, external and their last constructors’ crown in 2008. Only four times in the 15 years since have they been in a position potentially to win the championship. In 2010 and 2012, Alonso drove out of his skin to take the fight to Sebastian Vettel […]
Barmacks outline ‘path to success’ for Motherwell
Erik and Courtney Barmack say their proposed investment in Motherwell can “usher in a new era of prosperity” for the Fir Park club. The US-based couple aim to provide £1.95m over a six-year period, with the offer contingent on the Well Society contributing £1.35m over the same time. The board of supporters’ group the Well […]
Can firms stop stocks running low?
Thinkstock Stockpiling is moving up the agenda as Brexit approaches. Concerns about shortages of food, medicines, car parts and much else as the UK adjusts to life outside the EU are growing. Premier Foods, the company behind Bisto and Mr Kipling, is the latest firm to say it will build stocks of raw materials. It […]
San Francisco is first US city to ban facial recognition
Reuters High-definition cameras “map” faces in a crowd and compare them to existing images Legislators in San Francisco have voted to ban the use of facial recognition, the first US city to do so. The emerging technology will not be allowed to be used by local agencies, such as the city’s transport authority, or law […]
United States Grand Prix: Marta Garcia wins first F1 Academy title
Plans to help the leading drivers in this year’s championship progress to the next level on the ladder to F1 will be unveiled in the coming days. Wolff would not reveal what they were, but said: “We are not just going to make sure that our winner progresses, I want my winner to progress with […]