Drug firms fear ‘wasting’ money for a Brexit no-deal outcome
James Williams BBC Wales Brexit correspondent Getty Images Drugs companies in Wales have been distracted from creating new medicines as they are “wasting” time and money preparing for a no-deal Brexit, industry representatives have said. Talks with the EU are currently deadlocked over the Irish border. Those companies in Wales said “robust plans” were in […]
What is it like waiting for an eruption?
Hywel Griffith BBC News, Bali AFP/Getty Experts think Bali’s Mount Agung could erupt for the first time since 1963 The lifespan of a volcano can be measured in millennia, and so waiting a few days for it to erupt may not sound too stressful. But for the tens of thousands of Balinese people forced from […]
Swansea University probes new uses for shellfish waste
BBC Residents claimed washed up shell waste on New Quay beach caused injuries Researchers from Swansea University have joined forces with a Ceredigion food company to find new uses for shellfish waste. Quay Fresh and Frozen Foods, in New Quay, produces 800 tonnes of crushed whelk shell waste each year. Its collaboration with the university’s […]
Food industry warns of Brexit workforce shortage
Reuters The UK food industry has warned that a Brexit workforce shortage could leave a third of its businesses unviable. The Food and Drink Federation said: “Our sector faces a rapidly approaching workforce shortage and skills gap.” Its survey of the “farm-to-fork” supply chain said 31% of businesses had already seen EU workers leave the […]
Tokyo 2020: Rio silver medallist Annalise Murphy confirmed as one of three Irish sailors for Olympic Games
Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy has been confirmed as one of three Irish sailors who will compete at the Tokyo Games. Dubliner Murphy is set to compete in her third Olympic Games in the Laser Radial Women. The Rio medallist will be joined by Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove, who will compete in the 49er […]
GB Rowing: Surgery forces Holly Nixon to end season
Northern Ireland rower Holly Nixon will not race this season after deciding to undergo a minor operation. The Fermanagh native, who won a Women’s Four gold medal at the 2016 World Championships, has not competed for the GB rowing team this year. Nixon, 24, is now aiming to return to full health for the 2019 […]
The NHS must modernise or die, Wes Streeting says
PA Media The NHS must modernise or die, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says. In a speech to the Labour Party conference, he said the ageing population and rise in conditions such as heart disease, dementia and diabetes threatened to “bankrupt” the NHS. Mr Streeting promised a Labour government would prioritise services in the community […]
Tokyo Olympics: NI’s Nixon misses out for Team GB as Ireland qualify two more boats
Enniskillen’s Holly Nixon and partner Saskia Budgett failed to clinch an Olympic place for Great Britain in the women’s double sculls at rowing’s final qualification regatta in Lucerne. With only two places available for the Tokyo Games, Nixon and Budgett finished third behind Russia and Germany. Ireland’s women’s four team qualified a fifth Irish boat […]
Wildlife feeding ban imposed at Redcar park after reports of rats
Google Warm weather many have contributed to the growth in the rat population, the council said Visitors to a Teesside park are being urged not to feed the wildlife after reports of large numbers of rats. Redcar and Cleveland Council said it was consulting animal welfare groups in a bid to deal with the problem […]
Laura Massaro ‘ticks last box’ with number one squash ranking
‘My goal is to play the best level of squash ever played by a woman’ Massaro will replace Egypt’s Raneem El Welily at the top of the rankings on 1 January,, external but it is Malaysia’s David, currently ranked third, who has been the sport’s dominant force over the past decade. The 32-year-old has won […]