
Pret allergy policies sound and compliant, expert tells trial
BBC The company’s food allergy policies met the industry standard, an expert told the trial Pret A Manger had “sound and compliant” allergy policies despite…

Cashmere and climate change threaten nomadic life
Chami Akmeemana Mongolian herding dates back well before the time of Genghis Khan Mongolia’s vast grasslands cover about three-quarters of the country, where nomadic herdsmen…

At sea with ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’
Loughs Agency The SeaMonitor project is tracking the movement of five species in the Irish Sea Marine researchers working on a project to protect the…

Animal rights group blockades depots, activists say
“We’re demanding McDonald’s goes fully plant-based by 2025” Animal rights protesters say they are blockading four McDonald’s distribution centres in the UK to stop deliveries…

How the world of work may change forever
Emmanuel Lafont The future of physical office spaces, and how we’ll use them, hangs in the balance as we slowly march toward a post-pandemic world…

The news that made us smile this week
Everyone needs a distraction now and then, so here are some things we spotted in the news that put a little smile on our faces…

Justine Vanhaevermaet: Everton sign Belgium midfielder on a two-year contract
Belgium midfielder Justine Vanhaevermaet has joined Women’s Super League side Everton on a two-year contract until the end of June 2025. The 31-year-old spent two…

Facebook whistleblower to appear before UK Parliament
Watch: “The buck stops with Mark” Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who accuses the technology giant of putting profit ahead of safety, will give evidence…

Gavin and Stacey 2024 Christmas special was like ‘friends reuniting’
Gavin and Stacey’s Melanie Walters talks to Radio Bristol Oh! Omelettes at the ready – the actress who plays Gwen West in Gavin and Stacey…

PM pledges £430m for girls missing education amid aid row
VSO A school project in Malawi – educating girls can improve health and prosperity in the wider community Boris Johnson at the G7 summit has…