VAT rise adds to cost pressures on Worcester fish bar
BBC Costs have risen at Seacrest Fish Bar including the price of fish sold by the shop A chip shop owner has said he is struggling to make any money in the face of soaring food and energy bills, alongside a hike in VAT. Mohammad Sayyab, who runs Worcester’s Seacrest Fish Bar, said costs had […]
Fish oil pills ‘no benefit’ for type 2 diabetes
Caroline Parkinson Health editor, BBC News website Getty Images People with type 2 diabetes “should not be encouraged” to take omega-3 fish oil supplements, researchers from the University of East Anglia say. There had been some concerns omega-3 could be harmful for people with the condition. Diabetes UK said it was better to get omega-3 […]
How Oxford United’s cultural rebuild is creating success on the pitch
The Football Association made a number of changes to the set-up of women’s football a decade ago and since then, only one team from the National League’s Premier Divisions has gone undefeated to make the play-off final – Blackburn Rovers in 2016-17. Oxford’s players believe their team culture is why they have got this far […]
Israel minister tells army to plan for Palestinians to leave Gaza
Israel’s defence minister has told its military to prepare a plan to “allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so”, in line with President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over the territory and resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians there. Israel Katz said Gazans should have “freedom of movement […]
Washing hands in cold water ‘as good as hot’
SPL US scientists say they have poured cold water on the theory that washing hands with hot water kills more germs than unheated water. The small study of 20 people found using water at 15C (59F) left hands as clean as water heated to 38C (100F) . The report, in the Journal of Food Protection, […]
Climate change target and Johnson Tory campaign launch
PA Climate change: May commits to tougher UK target Theresa May is to announce that the government will set itself a stricter target on climate change. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions must be cut to almost zero, the prime minister will say, making the UK the first major nation to give itself such a goal. […]
No-deal Brexit ‘could lead to shortage of some favourite food brands’
Getty Images Much of the fruit and vegetables sold on the island comes from Spain People on the Isle of Man “might not be able to get their favourite brands” of fruit and vegetables if there is a no-deal Brexit, the Manx government said. Chief Minister Howard Quayle said that while shortages were not anticipated […]
Wales is top UK performer for over 10 years
Welsh Government 694,000 tonnes of household waste was recycled in Wales in 2020 Wales was the only UK nation to keep up its recycling rate during the pandemic and has now outperformed the other nations for at least 10 years running. Wales recycled 56.5% of household waste in 2020, ahead of the UK average of […]
Relocation of Gazans would be temporary, Rubio says
Reuters Thousands of displaced Palestinians made the journey from south Gaza to the north of the strip following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in January US President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Gaza’s population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It follows Trump’s suggestion that the US could “take […]
Iran and the US trade blame over sanctions
Reality Check team BBC News Getty Images A field hospital set up in the Iranian city of Tabriz With Iran one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, a war of words has broken out over the impact of US sanctions. Iran says they’re hampering its battle with the disease – but the US […]