Washington DC plane crash: Jet with 60 passengers collides with US Army helicopter and crashes into river
A ‘bright flash’ – witness tells NBCpublished at 04:24 Greenwich Mean Time 04:24 GMT We’re now hearing from those who witnessed the mid-air collision. Ari Schulman said he saw a “stream of sparks” that resembled “a giant roman candle”. He told NBC Washington that he was driving on George Washington Parkway, which runs along the […]
Fish face a sea-change
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland Getty Images Covid’s Omicron variant has meant another delay to two decades of effort to reduce over-fishing Swimming against the upstream currents of Brexit and Covid, fish farming is proving resilient, and new figures show where in Scotland the most salmon are being produced Fifty years after it […]
The controversy shaking the K-pop world
Getty Images NewJeans made their debut in 2022 Audits, allegations of copying, an emotional press conference, confused fans – the latest controversy shaking the K-pop world has it all. At the centre of it all – popular group NewJeans, the woman who is their creative director, and one of South Korea’s biggest, most influential record […]
New York City caps fees for food delivery apps
Getty Images New York City has placed limits on how much food delivery apps can charge restaurants that use their platforms. The proposal, which was put to a vote on Wednesday, will cap fees at 20% and apply in emergency situations when restaurants must be shut. There have been complaints about fees charged by tech […]
A US TikTok ban could take a bite out of small businesses
Stephanie Kaloi Features correspondent Without the popular social media platform, some creators and small enterprises across the globe could see their revenue plummet. Many devoted fans of the social media platform in the US – more than 150 million users – may see their favourite leisure activity disappear. Yet some of the people who stand […]
Pubs can’t open in England until 6am as lockdown eased
PA Media Pubs in England will not be allowed to open until 06:00 BST on Saturday, No 10 has confirmed. Most of the latest lockdown easing measures will come into force at 00:01 across the country. But Downing Street said the later opening time for pubs was a “sensible precaution” to avoid midnight parties. Boris […]
MeToo founder Tarana Burke defiant after Harvey Weinstein ruling
Getty Images “This is not a blow to the movement,” MeToo founder Tarana Burke stated defiantly as she responded to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York. “It is a clarion call and we are prepared to answer that call,” she proclaimed. She spoke after a New York Court of Appeals […]
I have sleepless nights about how to feed my pigs
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent Harriet Ross says rising costs are a huge worry for pig farmers Harriet Ross admits to having days where she’s sick of farming. Pig sick. She is trying to run a pig farm at Newburgh in Aberdeenshire but costs and overheads are getting out of control. Her farm aims […]
The forgotten event that took the world to Wembley
Alamy Roman chariots were raced around Wembley Stadium as part of the exhibition’s entertainment On St George’s Day one hundred years ago, King George V stepped on to the turf of the newly created Wembley Stadium to open the British Empire Exhibition – and in doing so became the first UK royal to make a […]
Sheffield croquet champs prove sport not just for ‘toffs’
Simon Thake Sheffield Croquet Club won the Yorkshire Croquet Federation in 2023-24 Members of a Sheffield croquet team will represent Yorkshire against the best players in the rest of the country after winning their league. The Sheffield Croquet Club, which in recent years has overcome an arson attack and a sloping pitch, finished top of […]