Derby HGV test site aims to help tackle driver shortage
BBC The new site is the first of its type in Derby A new training facility has opened in Derby, aimed at easing the HGV driver shortage which has hit petrol and food deliveries. S G Transport Training and Logistics (S-GTTL) has launched the city’s first test centre of this type. The firm had used […]
Jabs for children begin and loans considered for energy firms
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. We’ll have another update for you this evening. 1. Jabs for young teens begin The Covid vaccine rollout for children aged between 12 and 15 in England and Scotland is beginning today, along with the UK’s programme of booster jabs. […]
How it feels to walk the runway
Lindsay Brown Newsbeat reporter BBC “Can you take your bra off?” a fashion assistant asks. “Absolutely not,” I reply, realising I’ve probably had my first diva moment as a catwalk model. It’s the opening night of London Fashion Week and I’ve been asked to be a model for designers Vin+Omi. We’re backstage at a hotel […]
Miners saved after knocking on pipe
Chinese miners: ‘I feel like I am reborn’ Two Chinese miners rescued after being trapped underground for two weeks have described how they made contact with rescuers – by knocking on a pipe. They also spoke of their relief at being free, with one saying he “feels reborn”, in their first comments since their dramatic […]
Fishermen fear further shellfish die-off
Joe Redfern Dead crustaceans have washed up at several spots along the North East and North Yorkshire coast Fishermen who blame dredging for a shellfish die-off along the North East coast fear more sediment will soon be dumped at sea, causing further damage. Thousands of crabs and lobsters have washed up across Teesside and North […]
‘Energy crisis as bad as Covid’ and police failures
EPA The Daily Telegraph leads on a warning that wildfires threaten to sweep across parts of the country this weekend in what it calls an “unprecedented” risk to homes and the countryside. The paper says fire chiefs have held an emergency meeting with government officials in which they said that destructive blazes, fuelled by dry […]
Coronavirus: Abergavenny Food Festival cancelled
Artur Tixiliski/Abergavenny Food Festival The Abergavenny Food Festival was attended by 30,000 people in 2017 Wales’ largest food and drink festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers of the Abergavenny Food Festival said they looked at ways to hold the event safely but could not find a solution. The event, held annually […]
White House unveils plans to reduce nicotine in cigarettes
Getty Images The amount of nicotine in cigarettes sold in the US is set to be reduced to minimal or non-addictive levels. The White House on Tuesday unveiled the plans which could dramatically reduce cancer deaths – a goal of President Joe Biden’s administration. But the measure is likely to face opposition by the tobacco […]
Who was the Italian behind Joe’s ice cream parlour?
Joe’s Ice Cream Luigi Cascarini left his native Italy for south Wales at the end of the 19th Century In 1898, Luigi Cascarini left his home town of Picinisco, nestled in the mountains between Rome and Naples, in pursuit of a better life. In most respects his story was no more remarkable than the thousands […]
takeaways challenged to use less
Bristol project aims to cut plastic waste from takeaways Takeaway restaurants are being urged to use less single-use plastic by a new environmental campaign group. Forty takeaways have already signed up to Plastic Pollution Awareness and Actions Projects (PPAAP), spearheaded by Bristol businessman and homeless charity organiser, Naseem Talukdar. The campaign began when he noticed […]