Bluetongue. Farmers want livestock imports paused to stop disease
BBC There have been 70 confirmed bluetongue cases in England Farmers have called for a pause on all livestock imports to the island of Ireland…
‘Council house revolution’ and ‘£20bn black hole’
Getty Images “Council house revolution” is the headline in the Sunday Mirror. It says Labour will reveal plans on Tuesday for the biggest building programme…
Sex, nudity and slavery in Jane Austen TV drama
ITV Rose Williams plays Charlotte Heywood, Sanditon’s young heroine Sex, nudity and slavery are not things one normally associates with the world of Jane Austen’s…
YouTube’s former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56
Susan Wojcicki, the former boss of YouTube and one of Google’s earliest employees, has died aged 56. Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced that Ms…
Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning
Getty Images “If our workers don’t die from coronavirus, they’d die of starvation.” This is the stark assessment of how the pandemic is impacting the…
Northern to roll out sign language announcements on all trains
A rail company operating across the north of England will introduce sign language announcements on all of its services. Northern has trialled technology which means…
Former registry office now home to 15 art studios
An empty Somerset office block that was once a registry office has been turned into studios for 15 artists run by a charity. Somerset Council…
‘Unsung’ Concorde heroes honoured in new street names
The Watts family Brian Watts, (L), was the senior engineer on Concorde’s maiden flight in 1969 The senior engineer on Concorde’s maiden flight and other…
Kemi Badenoch pledges Tory renewal as she enters leadership race
BBC Kemi Badenoch has promised to “renew” the Conservative Party as she becomes the sixth person to launch a bid to become the next Tory…
Why digital nomads spell big business
Companies are helping people realise the work-from-anywhere dream. Business is booming. When Johannes Voelkner founded Nomad Cruise in 2015, his primary aim was to tackle…