Venezuela to raise minimum wage despite economic crisis
EPA President Maduro appeared on television to declare: “good news!” Venezuela is set to raise its minimum wage by 40%, in a move expected to worsen already high levels of inflation. The country is suffering from an economic crisis in which shortages of food and medicine are common. Venezuela’s economy has been hit by falling […]
Number plate recognition checks to be rolled out at Manx port
Ashlea Tracey BBC News, Isle of Man BBC The cameras would be used at the Sea Terminal in Douglas Number plate recognition technology is set to be introduced at a Manx port to enable the police to carry out “proactive and intelligence led security checks”. Plans have been put in place for the Isle of […]
Why do kindness influencers get criticised?
Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Samuel Weidenhofer Samuel Weidenhofer’s acts of kindness started with hugs and roses Growing up, Samuel Weidenhofer struggled with his mental health after losing his aunt to suicide when he was nine, experiencing a speech impediment, and being bullied. The trauma of it all made him want to end his own life, […]
Bristol food donation charity ‘only has funding for two more weeks’
BBC The charity has delivered more than 30,000 boxes of fruit and vegetables and raised £120,000 in funding A community campaign group donating free boxes of fruit and vegetables to the public has said it only has funding to last two more weeks. Despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions, Bristol Community Care Package said it […]
Has Shrek had a face lift? Trailer for new film divides fans
Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Universal Pictures Zendaya will voice new character Felicia, stars alongside Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy The long-awaited first trailer for the new Shrek 5 film has been criticised by some film fans over the way characters have been animated, giving them different facial features. In the 27-second clip, recurring […]
More shellfish washed up on Saltburn beach after die-off
BBC Barely moving starfish were spotted on the beach Thousands more dead and dying shellfish have been washed up on a beach on a stretch of coast where there has been a mass crustacean die-off. The dead mussels, crabs, razor clams and starfish have been seen on the sands at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, south of the River […]
Car parks change rule over fines after 10 minutes
Private car parks that have been fining people for not paying within a few minutes of arriving have changed their rules. The U-turn followed criticism of Sheffield company Excel Parking Services, which had threatened thousands of drivers with court action for not paying in time – a practice denounced in the House of Commons. Previously, […]
McDonald’s, UberEats and Wetherspoon workers strike over pay
BBC UberEats riders and a small number of workers from JD Wetherspoon, McDonald’s and TGI Fridays have been staging walkouts in a pay dispute. Protests were being held in several UK cities, along with a rally in London. The industrial action was organised in tandem with strikes by fast-food workers on four continents. UberEats, JD […]
Would an agreement change anything?
Getty Images The US-UK trade deal warmly suggested by President Donald Trump should help insulate the UK from the direct impact of global trade tensions. It signals that the White House has accepted the statistical logic that the US and UK have a balanced trade position. Essentially each country roughly exports the same amount of […]
Scene set for Isle of Man’s Southern Agricultural Show
CALLUM STALEY/CSJ PHOTOGRAPHY Last year’s show was attended by about 10,000 people The first major Manx agricultural event of the year is set to welcome thousands of visitors on Saturday and Sunday. The Southern and District Agricultural Show runs between 10:00 and 17:00 BST on both days. Held at Orrisdale Farm in Ballasalla, it is […]