‘I started selling sexy photos online after losing my job’
Lora Jones Business reporter, BBC News BBC Mark has resisted pressure to post explicit content on his OnlyFans page “It was through necessity, I needed an income. It wasn’t because I wanted to just get naked or post pictures of myself,” says Mark. He lost his job because of coronavirus in March and began posting […]
Trump says negotiations on Ukraine war to begin ‘immediately’ after call with Putin – follow live
Trump-Putin phone call a cold shower for Ukraine and Nato ambitionspublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 18:07 GMT Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have a rapport, they have a personal relationship. In some ways this is quite troubling, because during Trump’s first term in office he very publicly said he preferred to […]
New seating plans for cinemas and restaurants
Getty Images Cinemas have already opened in France and other countries, with social distancing in force Things may look a little different this weekend, if you’re venturing out beyond the living room after months of lockdown. An easing of coronavirus restrictions means cinemas, bars and restaurants can reopen on Saturday, 4 July. But it won’t […]
Jersey Hemp shuts over legality row with UK
Reuters Jersey Hemp has laid off more than half of its staff and stopped its sales and growing operations The only farm in the British Isles licensed to grow hemp and extract CBD onsite has closed in a row with the UK government over whether its products are legal. Jersey Hemp said it was disappointed […]
Trump says Putin agrees to start negotiations to end war in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump has said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which the leaders agreed to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he and the Russian president had “agreed to have our respective […]
Food writer Jack Monroe ‘loses £5,000 in phone-number hijack’
Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News Mike English Jack Monroe says she has lost about £5,000 after her phone number was hijacked and re-activated on another Sim card. The criminals were then able to receive her two-factor authentication messages and access her bank and payment accounts. The bestselling food writer tweeted she was “paranoid about […]
NI oil prices up 35% since Russia invades Ukraine
Getty Images Oil prices have soared to 10-year highs Northern Ireland’s oil prices have shot up more than 35% in the week after Russia invaded Ukraine – so what does it mean for the UK’s most oil-dependent nation? Meanwhile the number of households in fuel poverty in Northern Ireland is predicted to have doubled, from […]
The actor who fought for his place in Bollywood
Getty Images Kaushik was an actor, producer, comedian and screenwriter Bollywood actor and director Satish Kaushik has died at the age of 66 in India’s capital Delhi. His nephew Nishaan Kaushik told BBC Hindi that the actor suffered a heart attack on Thursday morning. He was travelling in a car at the time and was […]
NI farmers press government on tariffs
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Getty Images Northern Ireland farmers have called on the government to match the EU’s tariffs on agricultural produce to protect the industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In March, the UK government announced a temporary tariff schedule that would apply in such circumstances. The year-long […]
Birds to be kept indoors from Monday
Getty Images There has been a rise in avian flu cases across the UK and Republic of Ireland in recent months All kept birds and poultry must stay indoors from midday on Monday to combat the spread of avian flu, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has said. Owners of pet birds, commercial […]