Drink wine, make money? The latest house party trend
Leslie Gevirtz Features correspondent (Thinkstock) It’s a great opportunity to meet lots of new people. Out of the way Avon and Pampered Chef. Wine is the newest excuse to throw a party, sell things to your friends and neighbours — and make a little money. “I tried selling cosmetics and nutritional products, but couldn’t make […]
Agreement reached over landfill nuisance notice
Reuters Complaints over noxious odours from Walleys Quarry spiked from early 2021 The owner of a landfill site at the centre of complaints over strong odours has dropped an appeal against a council order. The site emitted hydrogen sulphide, a smelly and noxious gas which at times had been found to exceed guidelines. Both sides […]
Museum preserves story of contemporary whisky industry
Stewart Attwood The collection includes bottled whiskies and other material spanning more than a decade of production A new collection of contemporary items reflecting the nation’s thriving whisky industry has been unveiled by National Museums Scotland. The museum has acquired bottled whiskies, packaging and other material spanning more than a decade of production. It said […]
Louis Smith leads stunning British gymnasts in qualifying
China’s men stuttered from apparatus to apparatus, piecing together a surprisingly mediocre score of 269.985 to qualify sixth. Britain led qualifying for a time with 272.420, but the United States (275.342) and Russia (272.595) surpassed the hosts in the last qualifying session. Germany, Japan, Ukraine and France are the other qualifiers, although Japan also struggled […]
New size limits on crab and lobster catches
MANXSCENES The new rules are also being introduced to bring the island in line with rules in the UK The Manx fishing industry faces new minimum size limits on crab and lobster catches from next month. The changes are being imposed to allow stocks to grow so that the fishery can be more profitable in […]
How are pubs faring as alcohol ban starts?
Getty Images Closing time came early on Friday – all hospitality venues in Wales must shut by 6pm Pubs and restaurants have had the first full day of trading without being able to serve alcohol. The entire hospitality sector was also told it must close its doors from 6pm every night, in a bid to […]
Why a side-gig can be harder for women
Women are a third less likely than men to start a business – so how can we better turn ideas into success stories? Three women offer some help and advice. This story is from an episode of Woman’s Hour presented by Jane Garvey. To listen to more episodes of Woman’s Hour from BBC Radio 4, please […]
A discovery of Northern Ireland’s lost holy relic
Phoebe Smith Features correspondent Miroslav_1/Getty Images (Credit: Miroslav_1/Getty Images) While searching for a new path in life, two former nuns created a wondrous “Coastal Camino” that is bringing travellers to an otherwise neglected part of Northern Ireland. The phrase “Lockdown baby” is, I confess, not one I ever thought I’d hear coming from a nun. […]
Has Fyre Festival burned influencers?
Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News Fyre Expectations…. “Fyre was basically like Instagram coming to life.” Or at least, that was the idea, says DJ/producer Jillionaire in the new Netflix documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened. The organisers spent eye-watering sums on an extravagant launch campaign with 10 of the world’s top supermodels […]
The unsolved mystery of Skeleton Lake
Neelima Vallangi Features correspondent Uttam Panwar/Getty Images (Credit: Uttam Panwar/Getty Images) Nearly 80 years after the Himalayan lake first captured the world’s imagination, the mystery continues to confound – even as revolutionary advances are made in understanding our past. The rising sun was yet to shine on the freezing, snow-covered cirque where I was resting […]