Call for rethink on ditching thousands of EU laws
Adrian Browne BBC Wales political reporter BBC National Farmers Union Cymru fears important agricultural regulations could be lost UK government plans to scrap thousands of EU laws at the end of 2023 should be reconsidered, according to a cross-party group of Senedd members. The Welsh Parliament’s legislation committee heard the legal disruption could harm vital […]
Are we going to get a ‘pudding tax’?
Getty Images After a Christmas of over-indulgence for many, the idea of a “pudding tax” may seem like a good idea. Public health experts have suggested it may be needed to tackle the high rates of sugar consumption. By the age of 10, the average child has exceeded the recommended level of sugar intake for […]
Oasis contract requesting ‘sober-speaking’ staff to be sold
Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images The auctioneers say Oasis fans could whip up a “bidding frenzy” An Oasis gig contract requesting “sober-speaking” helpers and “quality lager” for the band and crew during a 1994 performance is to be auctioned. The paperwork is expected to sell for up to £1,500 at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire later this month. […]
TV and film sectors ‘need government help’
Teleri Glyn Jones BBC Wales News BBC Production on the next series of His Dark Materials halted when lockdown began Independent drama production in Wales will be unable to restart after the pandemic without UK government support, industry leaders have said. Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff, which produced His Dark Materials, said resuming would be […]
The charity helping women move out of prostitution into work
Lucy Adams BBC Scotland social affairs correspondent BBC Sarah told the BBC her first encounter with sex work came when she was a 19-year-old student Sarah is one of dozens of women being supported to move out of prostitution and into work by a Scottish government-funded pilot scheme. She told the BBC her first encounter […]
Jacobs Douwe Egberts Banbury workers’ terms agreed with Unite
Google The terms would have affected 291 staff at JDE UK’s plant in Banbury, Oxfordshire A coffee company has scrapped proposals that a union feared would mean it would “fire and rehire” staff on worse terms. The Unite union said “intensive talks” were held over three weeks with Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE UK) and its […]
Could Welsh leeks become the new Cornish pasty?
Lola Mayor & Nick Hartley BBC News They could join the Cornish pasty as a food given legal protection against imitation and misuse The Cornish pasty, Gower salt marsh lamb, Anglesey sea salt and now… Welsh leeks? Leeks grown in Wales could be given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status and international recognition if an application […]
Pubs and restaurants reopen outdoors in Wales
‘You take the small things for granted’ People in Wales have been visiting pubs and restaurants for the first time in almost five months. From Monday, pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales are able to reopen to customers outdoors. Up to six people from six households are now able to meet, with social distancing and […]
Lesley Griffiths warns over farming powers
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent Chris Jackson Wales’ environment secretary has accused the UK government of being determined to pursue a “constitutional conflict” within the UK over Brexit. Lesley Griffiths called the Brexit bill an attempt to “bypass devolution” and “constrain” Wales’ powers over farming and the environment. She is due to meet her […]
Australia’s drought seen from the air
Parts of eastern Australia are suffering their worst drought in living memory as a lack of rainfall in winter hits farms badly. Reuters photographer David Gray captured the view of the dried earth from the air, finding an often surprising collage of colours. Reuters A lone tree is the only sign of life near a […]