11 of the best TV shows to watch this February
Netflix From the return of HBO’s holiday-resort satire to a political thriller starring Robert De Niro and the latest violent period drama from Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight. BBC/ Bonnie Productions/ Masterpiece/ Robert Viglasky 1. Miss Austen After Jane Austen died, in 1817, her sister, Cassandra, destroyed many of her letters, guarding her privacy and […]
Salford’s We Invented The Weekend festival celebrates leisure time
Gemma Parker Thousands of people came together to dance in the festival-closing Free Time Parade Thousands of people have celebrated the weekend at a festival in the city where the very concept of the two-day leisure period was invented. We Invented The Weekend saw all manner of events descend on MediaCityUK. Co-founder Wayne Hemingway said […]
Northern Ireland agri-food sector set for major review
Conor Macauley BBC News NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent BBC Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector generates about £5bn in sales each year A review has been ordered into Northern Ireland’s key agri-food sector, with its recommendations potentially influential for future policy. The sector generates sales of about £5bn a year and supports 100,000 jobs. The agriculture […]
Jonathan Morgan: Leicester City manager leaves position with club bottom of WSL
Jonathan Morgan has left his position as manager of Leicester City after seven years in charge. He guided the club to the Women’s Super League for the first time last season after they won the Championship title. Leicester currently sit bottom of the WSL table after eight games having not picked up a single point. […]
Industries join call for Scottish solar power reforms
Magnus Bennett BBC Scotland News Getty Images Companies from a range of sectors have backed calls from the solar industry for urgent changes to Scottish planning law and tax rules. More than 20 firms and trade bodies have written to ministers arguing that business rates and permitted development rights must be reformed. A joint letter […]
Tidal lagoon in Bristol Channel could bring 120 years of clean energy
Daniel Mumby Local Democracy Reporting Service A proposed lagoon would run from Minehead to Watchet in Somerset Building a tidal lagoon in the Bristol Channel could provide clean energy for 120 years, an MP has said. The proposed West Somerset Lagoon, which would cost £10bn to build, would run nine miles (14km) from Minehead to […]
Black boxes found as airport staffing probed
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Airport re-opens as recovery work carries on after DC plane crash The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing. Normally […]
UK’s farming policies contradictory, says NFU head
Digital-Photo.co.uk NFU President Minette Batters criticised the UK government’s “contradictory policies” on farming The government has contradictory policies on farming and risks “repeatedly running into crises”, the National Farmers Union head has warned. In a conference speech, Minette Batters said farming was facing major issues in “an increasingly unstable world”. The UK needed a clear […]
Scotland’s Erin Cuthbert confident before World Cup qualifiers
Chelsea forward Erin Cuthbert hopes to carry recent club success into Scotland Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and Poland. The 19-year-old was part of Chelsea’s Super League One and FA Cup-winning side, who also reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time. Scotland, second in Group 2, host Belarus on Thursday and visit […]
Airbnb boss reveals plans to crack Asia market
Monica Miller BBC News, Singapore BBC Nathan Blecharczyk co-founded Airbnb in 2008 Nathan Blecharczyk was disrupting business models before the term was popular. The co-founder of Airbnb started coding at the age of 12 and launched an online marketing business while in high school with clients in over 20 countries. Earning nearly $1m ($780,000) from […]