Helping those with learning disabilities find jobs
At West London College, young people with learning disabilities are being taught how to make coffee, prepare food and give good customer service in the hope they will soon find paid work. About 80% of staff at Fair Shot Café have learning disabilities, but founder Bianca Tavella says that, with comprehensive training, more businesses should […]
Could Dominic Cummings really be forced to appear before committee?
Mark D’Arcy Parliamentary correspondent BBC Dominic Cummings was grilled by the Treasury committee in 2016 Appropriately enough for the committee which oversees the gambling industry, they’re rolling the dice. In a terse 18-paragraph report the Commons Digital, Culture Media and Sport Committee has announced it intends to put a motion before the Commons, summoning former […]
More than half have died since rescue
Watch the moment the tigers were removed from the temple More than half of the 147 tigers that were rescued from a controversial Thai Buddhist temple just three years ago have died, officials have said. A total of 86 tigers have died since they were moved from the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, a […]
Would you drink camel milk?
Michelle Meehan Business reporter, New South Wales QCamel Camels are now increasingly being farmed in Australia for their milk Would you switch to drinking camel milk? Australia’s growing number of camel farmers are hoping to persuade you. It’s not unusual for the owners of a small, close-knit business to treat their workers as an extension […]
Foreign trawlers accused of ‘ecocide’ as Brexit deadline looms
Getty Images Supertrawlers pose a deadly threat to dolphins, which can drown in their nets, conservationists say Foreign supertrawlers are committing “marine ecocide” in the English Channel as the Brexit deadline nears, conservationists have said. Blue Seas Protection said as many as nine of the world’s largest trawlers were operating in conservation areas south east […]
What does Wales export globally
ProPIC Exporting goods from Wales is big business – with sales worth in excess of £15bn almost every year since 2016 We now know Wales is going to be home to two new freeports: one on Anglesey, and one shared between Milford Haven and Port Talbot. A freeport allows goods to be brought in with […]
The Glow Up star done with fitting in
Morven Mckinnon BBC Scotland News BBC Yong-Chin has taken inspiration from her Scottish and Malaysian roots when creating her make-up looks Yong-Chin Marika Breslin was recently crowned the winner of BBC Three’s popular reality show Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star. The 25-year-old, from Glasgow, won with a series of bold, striking designs that impressed […]
Vanilla price rise proves chilling for ice-cream makers
Rebecca Wearn Business reporter, BBC News BBC The price of vanilla has soared over the last two years, sending a chill down the spine of UK ice-cream makers. At around $600 per kilo the sweet ingredient costs more than silver. Snugburys Ice Cream is run by three sisters near Nantwich in Cheshire. The business churns […]
Water companies have damaged trust, regulator Ofwat says
Scott Barbour/Getty Images High levels of payments to bosses and investors by water companies have damaged customer trust, the regulator Ofwat has said. It has published new rules that will force firms to explain how executive pay is linked to performance and to prioritise customers’ interests. Companies paying dividends above 5% will have to explain […]
NFU accuses cancer charities over meat campaigns
BBC The NFU says the charity fundraising adds to a sense among some farmers that they are under attack The National Farmers Union in Scotland has written to two charities, concerned over their campaigns urging people to give up meat for a month. The union accused Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK of “regrettable” […]