Gaza ceasefire concerns grow after Netanyahu issues hostage release demand – live updates
Netanyahu issues hostage release demandpublished at 06:31 Greenwich Mean Time 06:31 GMT Imogen JamesLive reporter Israel says it will resume fighting and end the Gaza ceasefire deal if Hamas does not release Israeli hostages by Saturday. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t specify if he meant all of the hostages, or the three originally due […]
Axed Gateshead factory workers must wait until January for pay-off
BBC Stephen Taylor, who lost his job at the factory, said the fear was that workers would not receive the money they were owed A factory worker has told how many of his former colleagues are “broken” after being told redundancy payments due on Friday were being delayed. In August fruit and juice supplier Orchard […]
I’m still the person I was after diagnosis at 49
Niall McCracken BBC News NI Mid Ulster Reporter BBC Peter Alexander was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49 Dementia was not something Peter Alexander expected to be diagnosed with in his late 40s. It meant leaving his job and adapting to a new way of life. Now, aged 56, Peter is passionate about […]
Cyber firm expands at University of Wolverhampton base
A global tech firm has expanded its manufacturing and testing site at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park after doubling its workforce to meet a rise in demand for its products. Goldilock said its anti-hacking work has led to it work with Nato, the Ministry of Defence and other organisations responsible for “critical national infrastructure”. […]
No improvement in supplies, say retailers
Getty Images There has been no improvement in petrol supplies at independent petrol stations since Wednesday, according to industry body the Petrol Retailers Association. The PRA, which represents independent fuel retailers, said that more than a quarter (27%) of its members’ were still out of fuel on Thursday. That was better than the 37% which […]
Would you switch your dog to eating lab-grown meat?
Katherine Latham Reporting Nicola Wordsworth Nicola Wordsworth and her dog Bertie are both mostly vegan Nicola Wordsworth says her pet Tibetan Terrier Bertie shares her dietary regime. “I’m a a flexitarian – on-off vegan and vegetarian. I don’t do dairy and I rarely do meat,” says the 54-year-old from Kent. “Bertie is on-off vegan and […]
Suffolk’s rivers fail to meet national quality targets, report says
BBC Concerns have been expressed about the River Deben after high levels of E.coli was found in the water No rivers in Suffolk currently meet government targets for good water quality, a report found. “We currently have no rivers that meet this criteria,” the trust said. The Environment Agency said “water quality and the ecological […]
NI sees 26% drop in EU workers since Brexit vote
Getty Images Business leaders expressed concerns that firms are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit The number of EU nationals from outside the UK employed in Northern Ireland has fallen by more than a quarter (26%) since the Brexit referendum. The figure fell from 54,000 workers at the end of June 2016 to 40,000 by […]
How Xi’s flagship policy is spoiling his party
Stephen McDonell BBC News, Beijing Watch how China’s zero Covid strategy is exhausting its people. The idea was to have China in stable and tip-top shape when thousands of delegates gather in Beijing to usher in a historic third term in power for Xi Jinping. However, the coronavirus is not playing nicely. In recent weeks, […]
Cornwall and Devon hospitality face ‘volatile market’ for Easter
BBC South-west England may have to compete harder with overseas destinations this year Hospitality businesses in the south-west of England face a “volatile market” heading into Easter as job vacancies reach record levels, industry leaders say. A hotelier from Cornwall said recruiting staff was “dog eat dog”. Many people left the sector in the pandemic, […]