What are the Welsh Government’s preparations?
BBC The A55 is a major route for lorries travelling to Holyhead to cross to Ireland Plans to stack lorries on the A55, stock up on medical devices and help food banks are among measures being taken in Wales to help cope with a no-deal Brexit. The Welsh Government has published its plans for the […]
England rugby league: BBC TV to show five international matches this autumn
Sunday, 22 October England men v Tonga men, first Test, Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, 14:30 BST, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Saturday, 28 October England men v Tonga men, second Test, John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, 14:30 BST, BBC One and BBC iPlayer Saturday, 4 November England women v Wales women, Headingley Stadium, Leeds, 12:00 […]
Large events banned as Omicron restrictions begin
Getty Images Large events such as concerts have strict limits on numbers from Sunday New rules aimed at slowing transmission of the Omicron variant have come into force in Scotland, meaning all large public events have been cancelled. The limits on the size of events were announced last week but came into force at 05:00 […]
Asda boss warns over food price caps as EG Group deal sealed
Nick Edser Business reporter Asda All of EG’s sites are to be rebranded under the Asda name The Asda chairman has warned of “unintended consequences” if the government asks supermarkets to impose price caps on basic food. Stuart Rose told the BBC any such move could be “counterproductive”, and that shoppers face the possibility of […]
KFC says a third of hires will be disadvantaged youth by 2030
Noor Nanji Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images KFC says that by 2030, a third of all its new hires in the UK will be young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The fast food chain predicts the move will help about 6,000 people get their first job, at a time when the hospitality industry is grappling […]
Kumbh Mela: Worshippers feared killed in crowd crush at huge Indian religious festival
Serious questions being asked about what went wrongpublished at 01:36 Greenwich Mean Time 01:36 GMT Samira HussainReporting from Prayagraj Image source, Getty Images It was absolute chaos at the river bank. People’s belongings, clothes, shoes, blankets and backpacks were strewn all around. Listless bodies could be seen among the discarded belongings. There was an information […]
The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
Suzanne Bearne Business reporter Laurence Candy Laurence Candy is not only giving up farming animals, he is looking to get vegan accreditation It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. “It made me wonder if we can […]
How a pandemic changed our newspaper industry
Emily McGarvey BBC News NI Getty Images The coronavirus crisis has been arguably one of the most testing times in publishing history. With mass gatherings a thing of the past and sporting events cancelled, newspapers have had to find new ways to fill their pages. The Mourne Observer, based in County Down, first went into […]
Brad Pitt space drama Ad Astra among line-up
Lizo Mzimba Entertainment correspondent Fox Brad Pitt stars in space drama Ad Astra Brad Pitt’s space drama Ad Astra, along with Timothée Chalamet and Robert Pattinson’s Shakespearean drama The King, are among the movies which will have their world premiere at the Venice Film Festival which begins in late August. Director Steven Soderbergh’s Panama Papers […]
Private policing booms in London amid rise in retail crime
BBC One firm, My Local Bobby, operates security services across about 60 London locations London businesses are increasingly turning to private security because they claim the Met won’t attend shoplifting incidents. Clapham Junction in Battersea, south-west London, is the latest area choosing to use the My Local Bobby scheme – which offers a warden service […]