Guinness supplies limited ahead of Christmas after demand soars
Getty Images The amount of Guinness pubs can buy in the build up to Christmas has been limited by its maker Diageo after “exceptional demand” over the past three weeks. It is understood the firm is working at 100% production capacity, but has still placed limits on orders in Great Britain. The drink has been […]
Wilbur Ross says Coronavirus could boost US jobs
Getty Images US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has said the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could be positive for the American economy. During a TV interview Mr Ross said: “I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America”. The rapid spread of the disease has raised fears about its impact […]
Invest NI halts scheme funding amid budget crisis
BBC Invest NI said it cannot enter into new spending commitments due to budget uncertainty Invest NI has stopped funding two schemes to encourage business start-ups due to its budget crisis. The Propel and Accelerator programmes provided grants and other support to entrepreneurs. As a result, it said it was not able to proceed with […]
McDonalds customer recounts moment CEO shooting suspect spotted
Customer recounts moment he saw alleged CEO killer at McDonald’s A witness at the Pennsylvania McDonald’s where Luigi Mangione was arrested said customers had remarked on the 26-year-old’s resemblance to the suspect in the killing of a health insurance CEO last week. Larry – who did not give his last name to media – said […]
Lockdown ‘causing drugs gangs to recruit locally’
Getty Images Vulnerable children are often used by so-called “county lines” gangs “County lines” gangs could be using children in care across north Wales to distribute drugs to get around lockdown restrictions, it is claimed. The urban gangs use young people to expand their markets for drugs like cocaine and heroin into smaller towns. But […]
Norfolk MP warns bird flu insurance ‘near impossible’ for farmers
An MP has warned that poultry farmers are leaving the industry because they find it “near impossible” to get insurance for bird flu outbreaks. The virus led to millions of infected birds being culled between 2021 and 2023. In a debate in Parliament, Labour’s South Norfolk MP Ben Goldsborough asked the government to consider creating […]
Single case of BSE confirmed in cow on Dumfries and Galloway farm
A single case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) – commonly known as mad cow disease – has been identified on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. The Scottish government said movement restrictions had been put in place at the site and they covered other animals which had been in contact with the cow. Further investigations […]
Letitia Wright and Tom Holland among UK names
Getty Images Marvel stars Letitia Wright and Tom Holland are among the UK celebrities named on Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2019. It’s a list that recognises young talent and is released every year by the US publication. The Favourite actor Joe Alwyn is also on the list, alongside Lily James and […]
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre offered fish ’empathy quilt’
An animal rights group is calling on a fishing heritage centre in Lincolnshire to display a “fish empathy” quilt to show compassion for sea life. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals group (Peta) said it had “reached out” to the council-run heritage centre in Grimsby to donate the quilt for display. The quilt […]
Why sports betting adverts are dangerous and why everyone agrees they need to be curbed
While voluntary curbs by betting firms on advertising during live TV sports broadcasts has been welcomed in some parts, there are many who say that it’s only a start to tackle what the Labour party call the UK’s “gambling epidemic”. TV advertising is only one part of a betting firms armoury. Although more than 90 […]