Why is there a CO2 shortage and how will it hit food supplies?
Getty Images The price of CO2 used to produce food and drink will be five times higher, under a deal to restart production. But there will be no “significant impact” on prices in supermarkets, the government says. What food and drink is CO2 used for? Food grade CO2 is used for hundreds of products: to […]
Women’s Champions League: Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati says Chelsea ‘can compete for everything’
Bonmati was the star of the show the last time Chelsea travelled to Barcelona and she finished the 2022-23 campaign as a world champion with Spain. She won every tournament her club and country entered and picked up all the individual accolades available, including the Ballon d’Or, Fifa Best Player and Uefa Player of the […]
Why are 99.75% of coffee cups not recycled?
Reality Check team BBC News Getty Images It’s gradually becoming common knowledge that it’s not as easy to recycle your takeaway coffee cup as people may have thought. It’s the mixture of paper and plastic in their inner lining – designed to make them both heat and leakproof – that causes difficulties. There are currently […]
Police patrols increase to protect women
Maisie Lillywhite & Beth Cruse BBC News, Gloucestershire Getty Images Women have voiced concerns regarding their safety during the Cheltenham Festival Police will be carrying out more patrols to ensure women’s safety during the Cheltenham Festival. According to a survey run by the organisation GlosWomen, there is an “atmosphere of intimidation” during race week, which […]
Debt warning over car finance payment holidays
Ben Robinson 5 Live Investigations Unit Tamara Ellison Tamara Ellison had a six-week wait before a car finance payment holiday was agreed Debt charities have warned families could “face real hardship” over delays in agreeing coronavirus-related car finance payment holidays. Last week, the industry regulator instructed lenders to offer payment holidays to customers who need […]
Calls grow for extra bank holiday if England win
Rebecca Marston Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Prime minister Boris Johnson is coming under pressure to give workers a one-off bank holiday if England win their final Euro 2020 championship on Sunday. Mr Johnson said granting a bank holiday now would be “tempting fate”. The Trades Union Congress also urged firms to be flexible, […]
Wales sets new climate change targets
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent leighcol/Getty Images Advisers have already called for heavy industry, like steel, to become more energy efficient New legally-binding carbon emissions targets for Wales have been announced. They set the path towards an overall reduction of 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. Because of Wales’ heavy industry like steelworks, power […]
Five takeaways from RFK Jr’s first confirmation hearing
Nadine Yousif and Mike Wendling BBC News Watch: Protesters, McDonald’s and onesies – RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing President Donald Trump’s pick for US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, was questioned by senators at his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The post of health secretary is a key federal government position that oversees public health […]
Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study
Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Compass Group Ryan Holmes of the catering group Compass (centre) has used the Oxford method to reduce the environmental impact of its workplace meals Supermarket shoppers could soon be checking the environmental impact of food before putting it in their trolleys, thanks to new research. Reliable information of this kind hasn’t […]
How did Welsh cricket fare in 2021?
Losing the world’s best T20 batter in Beth Mooney and arguably one of the world’s greatest batters in Meg Lanning would hit any team hard. West Indies’ opening batter Hayley Matthews shone at the top of the order, but they lacked further world-class talent that other teams were able to draft in last minute. England’s […]