PM’s school plea, travel industry struggles and teen anxiety
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Monday morning. We’ll have another update for you at 18:00 BST. 1. Back-to-school message Getty Images 2. Travel’s troubles The UK travel industry has reached a “critical point” and further support is vital to prevent even more redundancies and company closures. That’s […]
Welsh businesses call for support
PA Media Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons on Thursday morning Business owners are calling on the UK government to increase support to cope with rising prices. Reacting to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement, Swansea Valley businesses said they were trying to absorb costs but it was getting harder. […]
Pope Francis ‘remains critical’ in Rome hospital, says Vatican
Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had received blood transfusions, the statement said. The Vatican said the 88-year-old was alert and in his armchair, but required a “high flow” of oxygen and […]
The airport that welcomes drone flights
Jane Wakefield Technology reporter “It’s an attempt to push the boundaries on drone deliveries” A crowd has gathered on Juma, an island in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest freshwater lake. The local people are standing behind makeshift nets which cordon off an area where a small group of engineers are consulting laptops and […]
Brexit immigration rules ‘threat to NI’
Julian O’Neill BBC News NI Business Correspondent Getty Images Northern Ireland’s agri-industry could suffer, says the CBI Proposed immigration rules after Brexit “risk causing significant harm” to NI businesses, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. The government is currently consulting on a minimum salary requirement of £30,000 for foreign workers seeking five-year visas. […]
Where are England’s pongiest places?
BBC/ Derby Telegraph/ Getty The sweet smell of home can mean many things to many people – but if, to you, it conjures the intoxicating aroma of warm dog food, rotten eggs or cannabis, you could be an inhabitant of one of the places mentioned below. We hold our noses and get set to explore […]
How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom
Nasidi Adamu Yahaya BBC Africa, Lagos Nigeria Police Force Suspected kidnappers carrying guns were arrested last week by police The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in office – in particular the booming business of kidnapping for ransom. Even […]
Jobs threat as seafood firm plans closure of Annan factory
BBC About 450 jobs could be lost with the closure of the Pinneys site in Annan One of the largest private-sector employers in the south of Scotland has announced plans to close a major factory, with the loss of 450 jobs. Young’s Seafood said it would begin a consultation with staff on the future of […]
China’s ride-hailing giant Didi to launch in Australia
Getty Images Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache merged in 2015 to form Didi Kuaidi, later renamed Didi Chuxing China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is set to launch in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 June as it continues its international expansion. The firm, which recently launched in Mexico, has just completed a month-long trial in close-by Geelong, […]
‘UK not seeing risks to supplies right now’
Jennifer Meierhans BBC News Getty Images Households are protected against gas price rises, says Alok Sharma A spike in wholesale gas prices will not result in goods shortages or price hikes for customers in the UK, a climate change minister has said. COP26 president Alok Sharma said: “We do not see risks of supplies right […]