NI fishermen fear being ‘mugged’ of UK Brexit quota
BBC The claim was made by one of NI’s two main fish producers organisations. The Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) says much of NI’s “fair share” will go to Scotland. But it believes it may only get about half that. ANIFPO chief executive Alan McCulla said if the share out was approved it would […]
The 20 best films of 2022
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year, including Top Gun: Maverick, Spielberg’s latest and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Alamy (Credit: Alamy) 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once Delightfully bonkers on the surface, this inventive extravaganza from the directing team called Daniels (Daniel Kwan […]
Flood-hit farmers on Somerset levels say officials ‘slow to help’
BBC James Winslade said flooding takes its toll on the local community Farmers are angry at the Environment Agency’s “slow response” to pump out water from their flooded fields. West Yeo Farm owner James Winslade from Somerset found his land flooded by 3ft (0.91m) overnight. He said it could take officials seven to 10 days […]
Xbox One chief teases Halo Infinite video game
WATCH: Halo Infinite was only one of the highlights from the Xbox One’s E3 event Microsoft has shared a first look at the next Halo video game at its E3 Xbox press conference. But Halo Infinite – which will complete the second trilogy in the blockbuster series – was only briefly teased. More time was […]
How Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) became the unexpected smash hit of 2024
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) As Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) becomes one of the country’s most celebrated tracks in 2024, what made this tribute to good-time drinking resonate so much this year? At the dawn of 2024, not many would have predicted that the biggest names in country music this year would be Jelly […]
India’s controversial Places of Worship Act
Getty Images The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi city is at the centre of a dispute in court India’s top court is hearing a number of petitions challenging a decades-old law that preserves the character and identity of religious places as they existed at the time of the country’s independence in 1947. The law, introduced in […]
Asda to crack down on shoppers without face masks
Getty Images Supermarket Asda is set to enforce rules on face coverings more strictly across its shops amid the pandemic. Customers who do not have a covering when they enter a store will be offered a pack of disposable masks that they can pay for at the end of their trip. “We know that safety […]
Female-only pink taxis scheme to be piloted in Nottingham
Rosie May Foundation Mary Storrie, whose charity has a couple of tuk tuks in Nottinghamshire which delivered essentials in the pandemic, is behind the pink taxi scheme Pink, female-only taxis driven by women are to be trialled in a city. Mary Storrie, co-founder of the Rosie May Foundation – a charity set up in memory […]
Facebook data breach probe launched by Irish watchdog
Getty Images/Facebook The Irish Data Commission will decide whether the EU should penalise Facebook rather than there being country-by-country reviews The Irish Data Protection Commission has formally begun an investigation into Facebook’s recent data breach. It will now decide whether the firm should be fined for failing to prevent hackers from being able to access […]
Why are Texas truckers in five-hour traffic jams?
Getty Images Wait times to cross the border have stretched to as long as five hours Traffic has ground to a near standstill at several key US-Mexico border crossings in Texas, the result of new inspection requirements imposed by the state’s governor – and subsequent protests by Mexican truckers angry about the policy. Lines of […]