Very little benefit to visa plan, haulier says
Getty Images The driver shortage has sparked panic-buying of fuel despite there being no petrol shortage There will be “very little benefit” from a temporary scheme to make it easier for lorry drivers to work in the UK, a Welsh haulier has said. Driver shortages have seen deliveries disrupted, with some petrol stations closing as […]
The ‘cocaine collectors’ retrieving smuggled drugs in Rotterdam
Linda Pressly and Michael Gallagher BBC News Kramer Group As the volume of cocaine trafficked into the Netherlands through the port city of Rotterdam increases, so too does the number of young men employed by criminal gangs to retrieve the drugs from among freight arriving from Latin America. The BBC has had a rare glimpse […]
England’s women level India ODI series as Sophie Ecclestone & Danielle Hazell star
Teenage spinner Sophie Ecclestone starred again as England’s women ripped through India in Nagpur to level their one-day international series at 1-1. The slow left-armer, who took 4-37 in Friday’s narrow defeat, finished with 4-14 from 10 overs, with five maidens. Danielle Hazell, another of the four spinners used, took 4-32 as the hosts slumped […]
Women’s Six Nations: Wales centre Hannah Jones reflects on winning start
A record crowd of more than 6,000 in Dublin was followed by almost 5,000 fans watching the success over Scotland, the highest attendance for a women’s international in Wales. “I would never have thought we would get that crowd, we are thankful of the support we have had,” said Jones. “There was a tournament in […]
The Irish border and a new kidney
Newsletter The movement of goods across the Irish border and joy after a kidney transplant all feature in Thursday’s papers. We will start with the Newsletter, which headlines on comments from the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) on the latest Brexit developments. The union argues that the government’s belated plan for what would happen in Northern […]
London 2012: Olympic Games event guides
The greatest sportsmen and women from around the world are in London, competing in events ranging from archery to wrestling, badminton to volleyball. How do those sports work? How did the superstars get started and how can you have a go yourself? With expert analysis, rules, history, ones to watch and an explanation of each […]
Boris Johnson on wages, prices and supermarket shortages
The prime minister said he did “not believe people will be short of food” amid reports of some empty supermarket shelves and rising energy prices. Boris Johnson told the BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, that wages were rising for the first time in decades” and that was a good thing”. Speaking in New York, he […]
London 2012: Tim Brabants will defend his canoe sprint title
Olympic champion Tim Brabants will defend his Olympic K1 1000m title after the 35-year-old was confirmed in the Team GB canoe sprint squad for London. Brabants, who won a race-off with Paul Wycherley last month to earn his place, is one of nine athletes in the team for the canoe sprint events at Eton Dorney. […]
Robin Swann says taking no action ‘is not an option’
PA Media Robin Swann said the evidence should be taken in its “totality” Deciding not to impose new Covid-19 restrictions across NI would have been a “total abdication of responsibility”, Health Minister Robin Swann has said. It comes after the evidence used to inform Stormont’s decision to enforce a limited lockdown was criticised as “flimsy” […]
London 2012: Sir Chris Hoy leads strong GB team for London
The men’s road squad will be reduced from eight to five, and the women’s from six to four, later in June. Team GB will number 27 in total across the four Olympic cycling disciplines, with British cyclists hoping to match the 14 medals and eight golds won in Beijing. “I think it’s always hard, although […]