NI fishermen want ‘fair share’ of UK Brexit quota
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent Getty Images Fishermen in Northern Ireland have written to the prime minister insisting they get a fair share of additional UK quotas secured by Brexit. Two organisations representing hundreds of fishing vessels came together to make the joint appeal. They want extra fish shared out under existing […]
Warning to Isle of Man fishermen over undersized shellfish
IOM GOVERNMENT The carapace of a lobster must measure at least 88mm Fishermen on the Isle of Man have been warned to ensure they throw undersized shellfish back into the sea. It comes after a fishing boat skipper was fined £10,000 at Douglas Courthouse last week. A spokesman for the department said the restrictions were […]
Finland prime minister who loves to party
Reuters Sanna Marin speaking to journalists after taking a drugs test In more than two years as Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin has frequently been a target of criticism for her apparent love of partying. But things came to a head when a video of her at a party singing, dancing and drinking circulated on […]
Sainsbury’s stops selling CDs and DVDs
Robert Plummer Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK still buys £115m worth of CDs a year Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s says it has decided to stop selling CDs and DVDs as streaming services take their toll on sales of the products. A spokesperson said Sainsbury’s customers increasingly went for music and films online instead […]
‘Large gaps’ remain after trade talks with Ursula von der Leyen
PA Media “Very large gaps remain” between the UK and EU, despite a meeting between Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aimed at breaking the Brexit trade deadlock, No 10 has said. And Mrs von der Leyen said the two sides were still “far apart”. Talks between the UK’s chief negotiator Lord […]
How the coronavirus led to the highest-ever spike in US gun sales
Max Matza BBC News, Washington Getty Images Americans grappling with the rapidly-spreading coronavirus purchased more guns last month than at any other point since the FBI began collecting data over 20 years ago. Why? With the death toll climbing every day and most of the country under some form of lockdown, many Americans seem to […]
Sports Personality of the Year 2022: Beth Mead crowned winner
England and Arsenal forward Beth Mead has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022. Mead was the player of the tournament and top scorer at Euro 2022, where the Lionesses defeated Germany in the final at Wembley to win England’s first major women’s football trophy. The 27-year-old becomes the first women’s footballer to […]
Which retailers were the Christmas winners and losers?
Getty Images Christmas sales results for retailers are rolling in and they are a mixed bag. Some retailers had a cracking Christmas, while for some, 2019 was a bit of a turkey. For November and December overall, total retail sales fell, according to industry body the British Retail Consortium (BRC) But some retailers, including the […]
Will England play this summer? And what next for women’s cricket?
England were due to host India from 25 June to 9 July, with South Africa arriving in September. The series against India – consisting of four one-day internationals and two Twenty20s – has been postponed, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India […]
Women’s Ashes: England’s Kate Cross describes drama of drawn Test in Canberra
Cross faced 12 balls at the end as her side fell short of the target by 12 runs. Had they won, England would have taken a 6-4 lead in the Ashes series into the final three one-day internationals. Instead, they go into the matches trailing by that score. A win would have also set a […]