Drink-only pubs set to reopen next week
Jayne McCormack BBC News NI Political Reporter PA Media Pubs which only serve drink have not been allowed to reopen in Northern Ireland Drink-only pubs in Northern Ireland are set to be allowed to open from Wednesday 23 September. But local restrictions are to be imposed on people living in the postcode BT60, which covers […]
Belfast’s 2022 cruise ship booking sheet ‘strong’
Richard Morgan BBC News NI business reporter BBC The arrival of Fred Olsen’s Borealis in Belfast on Wednesday marked the end of a cruise ship season that many thought would not happen. The vessel was the 72nd to call to the city this year. That number is down significantly on pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, the […]
Africa travel hit after fire ravages Nairobi airport
“President Kenyatta wishes to reassure the entire aviation industry, investors, local and international travellers that everything is being done to resume normal operations,” presidential spokesman Manoah Esipisu said. A third of Europe’s flower imports, and many fresh vegetables, also come from Kenya. “This is disastrous,” Jane Ngige, chief executive officer of the exporters association, Kenya […]
North East crab deaths to be investigated by independent panel
Joe Redfern Dead crustaceans have washed up at several spots along the North East and North Yorkshire coast The deaths of thousands of crabs, lobsters and other marine life on the North East and Yorkshire coast are to be investigated by a panel of experts. Carcasses washed up at spots across Teesside and North Yorkshire […]
Measures to ease mixed food loads to be announced
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor BBC Measures will be announced soon to ease problems with mixed loads of food products moving from GB to NI, the government has said. It has meant independent retailers have not been able to receive their normal deliveries from GB suppliers. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove […]
TV alcohol adverts could face ‘9pm watershed’
PA Drink adverts could be banned on TV before the “9pm watershed” under Scottish government plans to curb alcohol abuse. Manufacturers will also be urged to include health warnings on labelling. The measures are part of a 20-point strategy aimed at reducing drinking, with a focus on young people. It was unveiled as new official […]
Domino’s seeks 5,000 workers as staff return to old roles
Getty Images Domino’s Pizza is hiring 5,000 cooks and delivery drivers, as staff who joined during the pandemic head back to former roles. The fast-food chain said it had recruited thousands of workers in the last year to keep up with demand. Recruits included event managers, taxi drivers and hairdressers, unable to carry out their […]
UAW strike expands to dozens of sites at GM and Stellantis
Getty Images UAW members went on strike on 15 September The United Auto Workers union (UAW) is escalating its fight with some of America’s biggest carmakers by taking strike action at dozens of parts distribution centres across the US. UAW boss Shawn Fain said the new walkouts would hit 38 sites owned by General Motors […]
Farage urged to give Tories ‘free run’ at Labour marginals
Getty Images Nigel Farage’s decision to stand his Brexit Party down in more than 300 constituencies at the election dominates the front pages. The paper suggests Mr Farage now faces a battle to keep control of his party and is under pressure from senior party figures and donors to go further and withdraw candidates from […]
Tyson Food managers bet on workers getting Covid-19, lawsuit says
EPA Tyson’s Waterloo plant closed temporarily amid a Covid-19 outbreak in April Supervisors at an Iowa Tyson Foods, a major US meat processor, placed bets on how many workers would become infected with coronavirus as an outbreak raged through the plant this spring, a wrongful death suit alleges. The lawsuit, filed this week by the […]