Hospitality ‘make or break’ in Christmas run-up
BBC Gary Egan has opened a new bar in Pontefract ahead of the Christmas rush of trade Hospitality businesses say they face “make or break” this Christmas as they deal with Covid money losses and the cost of living crisis. Established and new businesses in Pontefract are relying on work parties and festive gatherings to […]
England v United States: Captain Zoe Aldcroft on her knitted Jonny Wilkinson
Aldcroft’s nomination may have shocked her, but it is hardly surprising given the key role she has played in England’s impressive 17-Test winning run. An influential player in a third successive 2021 Women’s Six Nations win, the Scarborough-born forward is one of only two players in England’s team to have started every game in a […]
Who are the low-skilled EU workers?
Press Association What is the definition of a low-skilled worker? Confusingly, there is no single definition of what constitutes a low-skilled job or a low-skilled worker. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), for example, defines low-skilled on the basis of the person (and their education level) rather than on the basis of the […]
Pandemic ‘causing new wave’ of plastic pollution
SAS Surfers Against Sewage hold regular beach clean-ups across the UK A charity that cleans up beaches says the coronavirus pandemic has caused a new wave of plastic pollution. Surfers Against Sewage says it has seen an “explosion” of discarded masks and plastics on beaches and in rivers. The group claims businesses are using the […]
New Year’s Eve 2024 live: Japan welcomes in new year with traditional ceremony
Eating grapes and throwing plates: New Year traditions across the globepublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11:55 GMT Image source, Getty Images As traditions go, fireworks displays are only the tip of the NYE iceberg. In Spain, it’s customary to count out a dozen grapes and eat one with each toll of the bell at […]
Home Office emails reveal concern over ‘racist’ chicken shop scheme
Home Office The boxes featured real life stories of young people who used to carry knives but had “turned their lives around” Home Office staff worried the government had “publicised racist stereotypes” by running an anti-knife crime campaign in chicken shops. Internal emails obtained by the BBC show staff thought media coverage revealed they were […]
Northampton mortuary plans approved by council
Planning permission has been granted for a new £9.5m public mortuary. The facility on council-owned land in Northampton is aimed at simplifying and consolidating services, reducing the need for people to travel to multiple locations. West Northamptonshire Council said it would feature modern spaces for families, including private viewing and identification areas to offer “greater […]
Pre-flight checks found no issues, Jeju Air CEO says
Reuters The flight touched down around a third of the way down the runway without its landing gear down A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found “no issues”, the airline has said. “Nothing abnormal was noted with the landing gear,” the airline’s […]
Largest number of Welsh female MPs elected
Getty Images Anna McMorrin won Cardiff North from Conservative Craig Williams by more than 4,000 votes A record number of women have been elected to be MPs in Wales, but the nation still lags behind the UK. Two of the four Welsh seats to change hands on Thursday went to women, making 11 of Wales’ […]
Could AI robots replace human astronauts?
BBC On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through the atmosphere, Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe was on a mission to discover more about the Sun, including how it affects space weather at Earth. This was a landmark moment for humanity – but one without […]