Valentine’s Day restaurant is serving 150 couples instead of 20
The Elephant Simon Hulstone and his wife Katy are able to serve more customers in lockdown for Valentine’s Day Lockdown restrictions have taken the usual Valentine’s Day routine of candle-lit restaurant dinners off the menu in 2021. But for some businesses a change from typical romantic traditions has brought about a welcome surge in trade. […]
DUP members ratify Edwin Poots as party leader
BBC The Democratic Unionist Party has ratified Edwin Poots and Paula Bradley as its leader and deputy leader. The party endorsed an earlier vote by MLAs and MPs, but it came amid anger from some quarters about how Arlene Foster was ousted as leader last month. Mr Poots paid tribute to Mrs Foster as “one […]
Rio 2016: Alex Danson sets sights on Olympics gold for GB
Alex Danson believes Great Britain’s women have a great chance to win gold at the Olympics in Rio next year. The Reading forward, 30, says the team enjoyed the best preparation for success in Brazil after being crowned EuroHockey champions in August. “Winning gold is something I have had my heart set on my whole […]
Fans can own “a piece of band’s history” at auction
Gardiner Houlgate Auctioneer Luke Hobbs with Status Quo’s equipment A famous British rock band is giving fans the chance to buy equipment used in a recent tour that could be their last. Instruments, amplifiers and stage equipment used by Status Quo are to be auctioned in Corsham, Wiltshire, on 3 December. The sale will take […]
Why most Indians choking on smog aren’t in Delhi
Getty Images The iconic Taj Mahal in the northern city of Agra is covered in toxic smog every year “When I stepped out of my house, it felt like I was inhaling smoke,” says Imran Ahmed Ali, a lawyer in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. Pollution levels in Chandigarh – India’s first planned city, […]
Northwich CO2 plant ‘worth 22,000 cars off the road’
Tata Chemicals Europe The carbon capture plant at Tata Chemicals’ Northwich site will recycle 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year The UK’s first major carbon capture plant will be built in Cheshire. Tata Chemicals Europe has been given a £4.2m government grant towards the £16.7m project, which will recycle 40,000 tonnes of waste carbon […]
Candidates face questions on Trump and Brexit
AFP/ Getty Images Tory leadership contenders have urged Donald Trump not to interfere in UK affairs amid a row over his latest criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The US President re-tweeted a message criticising Mr Khan’s record on knife crime referring to “Londonistan”. Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the president’s attacks on Mr Khan […]
Ellen Pao on how to make tech more diverse
Getty Images Ellen Pao says if the people at the top of a firm represent diversity, it sends a clear signal to jobseekers that it’s a priority (Credit: Getty Images) As part of our Bright Sparks series, we asked leaders to highlight some of the biggest challenges that the leaders of tomorrow can help to […]
Hockey World League: GB women target further success
Britain’s women’s hockey team aim to prove they can be a consistent ‘major force’ before the Rio Olympics by winning the World League Final. Victory in Rosario, Argentina, would cap an incredible year in which GB qualified for the 2016 Games and claimed European gold as England. GB face hosts and London Olympic silver medallists […]
China hits back at Nato over Russia accusations
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has hit back at Nato’s “groundless accusations” that Beijing is helping Russia in its war on Ukraine. He has also warned the Western alliance against stirring up confrontation. Mr Wang’s comments, made in a call with his Dutch counterpart, came hours after leaders of Nato member states gathered in Washington […]