Salmon firms struggle against current
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland BBC A large Norway-based producer of farmed salmon says campaigning against the industry is making Scotland an increasingly difficult and uncompetitive location for growth New restrictions planned for west coast salmon cages are fuelling an unusually high level of tension between industry and regulators Norway’s parliament has just […]
Liverpool aim to show club back where it belongs in WSL
Liverpool are in advanced plans to build a new training facility for the women’s team and this summer showed their ambition in the transfer market. The Netherlands’ Euro 2017 winner Shanice van de Sanden joined from Wolfsburg, while Finland international Emma Koivisto switched from WSL club Brighton. They also kept hold of key players, with […]
‘I lost £50 when diners left without paying’
Getty Images Sarah wasn’t even in the building when a table she had been serving left without paying – but she still had to cover £50 of the bill. She had left the restaurant 30 minutes earlier, however, her manager told her she would have to split the £100 bill with the other server. “I […]
The Hundred: Managing director Sanjay Patel to leave the ECB
Sanjay Patel will step down as managing director of The Hundred after this year’s tournament, and leave the England and Wales Cricket Board. Having joined the ECB in 2015, Patel has led the creation and development of the 100-ball competition since 2018. The Hundred began in 2021, with the third edition of the tournament due […]
Health workers urge PM to take action on toxic air
Noah Vickers Local Democracy Reporting Service Nicholas T Ansell A “high” air pollution alert was triggered in London on Tuesday and Wednesday More than 200 health professionals have written to the prime minister urging him to take action on air pollution. The latest letter has signatories from some 209 GPs, nurses, paediatricians, radiologists, psychotherapists and […]
Your pictures on the theme of ‘my 2020’
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures from the past year on the theme of “my 2020”. Howard Smith Howard Smith “Soon after the end of the first lockdown, I was fortunate to experience calm conditions in the Lake District as the Sun rose above the surrounding hills to reveal a breathtaking […]
Dunn expects GB success at IPC World Athletics Championships
“I thought Sophie Kamlish ran superbly in winning the T43-46 100m, as did another of our new athletes Laura Sugar, who ran a great PB in the same race. She has only been in the sport for six months and Lyon will be her first major championships. “To see the British public excited and enthused […]
IPC World Swimming: GB boss Chris Furber wants risk-taking
“I’ve been really pleased with how the squad integrates with some experienced people like Sascha Kindred, Matt Walker and Claire Cashmore and the younger ones making their debuts like Tully Kearney, Stephanie Slater and Jack Thomas.” Kindred will be competing in his seventh major World Championships, having made his debut in Malta in 1994 while […]
Nappies added to roads ‘doubles life of surfaces’
Rob Poyer from NappiCycle says once the nappies are treated the smell disappears Developers of a trial using nappies to make roads say it could mean the surfaces last twice as long. The project is being piloted in Wales, and it could mean fewer nappies are thrown into landfill. Fibre from nappies is added to […]
European Wheelchair Basketball: GB women through to semi-finals
Twelve points scored with just three conceded in the second quarter saw Britain move into a comfortable lead. Britain face the hosts, defending European champions Germany, in their last-four clash in Frankfurt on Friday. Freeman is Britain’s leading scorer, external in their three matches at the championships so far, averaging 12.8 points per game, as […]