BCP Council to consider buffer zone at Bournemouth abortion clinic
Google Anti-abortion campaigners stand near the entrance of the Bournemouth clinic in Ophir Road A petition calling for a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic is to be discussed by councillors. Pro-choice group Sister Supporter Bournemouth is calling on BCP Council to “take all measures within its power” not to allow anti-abortion campaigners in the […]
Holy Island fishing ban set to be dropped after outcry
Getty Images Opponents of the marine protection plan warned it would devastate Holy Island’s economy Controversial plans for a fishing ban at Northumberland’s Holy Island are set to be dropped, the area’s MP has said. The government had been exploring designating it a Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA), which would have seen fishing halted. But […]
LadBaby and Martin Lewis rework Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas
Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent LadBaby Mark Hoyle wore an updated version of Band Aid’s Feed The World T-shirt for the recording session YouTube stars LadBaby have unveiled plans to score an unprecedented fifth Christmas number one single in a row. The duo, Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, will cover Band Aid’s 1984 hit Do They […]
Scots ministers plan crackdown on junk food promotion
Thinkstock Almost two-thirds of Scots adults are overweight or obese The Scottish government is planning a crackdown on junk food in a bid to turn around the country’s “stubbornly unhealthy” diet. Two thirds of adults in Scotland are overweight and 29% are obese, and this has not changed over the last 10 years. They are […]
London Stadium to host West Ham v Tottenham Women’s Super League game
London Stadium will host a Women’s Super League match for the first time with West Ham Women moving their home game against Tottenham on 29 September to the 60,000-seat venue. West Ham Women usually play at Rush Green, with a capacity of 2,000. They are the latest WSL side to switch a fixture to a […]
Truck driver visa options under discussion
Theo Leggett & Tom Espiner Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The government has explored ways to address a shortage of haulage workers, including creating a short-term visa scheme for foreign lorry drivers, the BBC understands. A combination of the Covid pandemic and Brexit has left haulage firms struggling to recruit drivers. Different government departments […]
Backlog of freight building up after ferries suspended
Pacemaker P&O Ferries operates between Larne and Cairnryan Hauliers in Northern Ireland are running at 50% capacity due to the P&O crisis, the industry body has said. John Martin, from the Road Haulage Association, warned there were currently “two boat-loads of vehicles” sitting in Cairnryan in Scotland waiting for a ferry to Larne. The move […]
Coronavirus: IVF treatment delays ‘heartbreaking’
Connor Gillies BBC Scotland news BBC Dr Marco Gaudoin, medical director at Glasgow’s GCRM clinic, said coronavirus has inevitably had an impact on fertility services. One of Scotland’s top fertility doctors said the Covid-19 lockdown will mean some couples could miss their last chance of conceiving through IVF. All new treatments have already been banned […]
Scores of jobs at risk at Stockport factory
Pladis McVitie’s produces a range of cakes and biscuits including Penguin bars and Jaffa Cakes More than a third of jobs are under threat at a biscuit factory in Greater Manchester. Plans to restructure McVitie’s in Stockport will potentially lead to the loss of 159 of 470 roles. Parent company pladis said the decision was […]
Luis Rubiales: Spain’s men’s team call behaviour of federation president ‘unacceptable’
Spain’s men’s players have condemned the “unacceptable behaviour” of federation president Luis Rubiales. Rubiales, 46, has been widely criticised after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s Women’s World Cup final win last month. Rubiales has repeatedly refused to resign over the kiss, which Hermoso said was not consensual. The men’s side […]