Welsh manufacturers expect ‘gradual’ return
New ways of working are brought in to help protect staff against infection There is a “desire” among companies to “get back to work”, according to a business leader. But Paul Slevin, chair of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce, said firms would still face a “challenging time” and it was “over-optimistic” to think the […]
The psychology behind England’s history-making mentality
Taking over at a time when the women’s team still had to travel to training and matches without a bus, Powell immediately set about instilling a professionalism that would act as a precursor to the ‘how to win’ culture established 23 years later. “It was about being on time, eating the right food, getting the […]
US-Russia surveillance flights treaty under threat
AirTeamImages.com Between 2002 and 2016, the US has logged 196 flights over Russia under the treaty Last February, a four-engined US OC-135B aircraft – a variant of the old Stratolifter military transport plane – lumbered into the air to conduct a surveillance flight over Russia. Among those on board were six Russian officials to ensure […]
Farmers warn food prices are unlikely to fall
BBC Dairy farmer Ceri Cryer says she is getting paid less for milk than it costs to produce it Farmers in Wiltshire are warning food prices will not fall any time soon because of the costs their industry is facing. Food prices have been pushed up in part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Much […]
‘We’ve never gone bankrupt, so we must be doing something right’
How to survive the music industry: The Transgressive Story Fifteen years ago, Tim Dellow and Toby L decided to take on the music industry with £1,000 and no real idea of how to do it. Along the way they’ve picked up three co-workers, a shed load of experiences and an impressive roster of artists including […]
From the Philippines to small town Ontario
Courtesy Aimee Beboso The Beboso family before moving to Canada The BBC is launching a series looking at the immigrant experience in Canada and the important ties immigration creates between nations. We want to hear your stories and have a form to do so below. Our first story is about the connection between two families […]
XL bully ban and ‘Murdoch team told Sunak not to quit’
Reuters The Daily Mirror declares victory in its campaign to ban XL Bully dogs, saying Rishi Sunak has “finally listened”. It urges him to now go further, and toughen the Dangerous Dogs Act. The i reports there will be no “mass cull” and that the dogs won’t be taken off the streets for 18 months, […]
Jemma Lowe must work on mental preparation – Pickering
However, her failure to make the final of her preferred longer distance was a reflection of a general under-achievement by the British team in Barcelona which claimed just one bronze medal. Pickering, a gold medallist at the World championships in 2001, believes Lowe has the talent but needs to hone her mental approach to major […]
Ukrainian postal service hit by 48-hour cyber-attack
Getty Images Ukraine’s national postal service has suffered a 48-hour-long DDoS attack to its website Ukraine’s national postal service has been hit by a two-day-long cyber-attack targeting its online system that tracks parcels. Unknown hackers carried out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against Ukrposhta’s website. The attack began on Monday morning, but ended […]
Ukraine’s restaurants rally to the war effort
Anna Kozachenko Anna Kozachenko’s Milk Bar is producing 500 free meals per day to help feed people in Kyiv Kyiv restaurant the Milk Bar used to charge £12 a meal, now it’s producing 500 meals a day for free to help feed the citizens of the Ukrainian capital. The restaurant has not been able to […]