It’s going to be hell after lockdown
BBC “Starting up, it’s going to be hell,” says Mark Selby, chief executive and co-founder of Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca. “A lot of people are going be nervous about coming out. We’ve all got to do our jobs in making people feel confident, making them feel safe, but also giving them that experience that hospitality […]
India no longer world’s fastest-growing economy
Getty Images Narendra Modi (L) has some worrying economic concerns as he starts a second term India’s economy has grown at its slowest pace in almost five years, according to the latest data released by the government. The new numbers are a cause of concern for PM Narendra Modi, who started his second term on […]
Political and business leaders react to EU proposals
Getty Images Political and business leaders in Northern Ireland, and further afield, have been giving their reaction to the EU’s plan to reduce post-Brexit checks on goods arriving into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. The proposals include scrapping checks on most food products being shipped to, and remaining in, Northern Ireland from […]
Warrenpoint Port set for £9.5m carbon dioxide terminal
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor Albert Bridge/Geograph The new facility is being developed at Warrenpoint harbour A Japanese firm is to build a £9.5m carbon dioxide (CO2) import terminal at Warrenpoint Port. The new facility, to be developed by Nippon Gases, will store liquid CO2 for industry across the island of […]
Helping those with learning disabilities find jobs
At West London College, young people with learning disabilities are being taught how to make coffee, prepare food and give good customer service in the hope they will soon find paid work. About 80% of staff at Fair Shot Café have learning disabilities, but founder Bianca Tavella says that, with comprehensive training, more businesses should […]
Could Dominic Cummings really be forced to appear before committee?
Mark D’Arcy Parliamentary correspondent BBC Dominic Cummings was grilled by the Treasury committee in 2016 Appropriately enough for the committee which oversees the gambling industry, they’re rolling the dice. In a terse 18-paragraph report the Commons Digital, Culture Media and Sport Committee has announced it intends to put a motion before the Commons, summoning former […]
More than half have died since rescue
Watch the moment the tigers were removed from the temple More than half of the 147 tigers that were rescued from a controversial Thai Buddhist temple just three years ago have died, officials have said. A total of 86 tigers have died since they were moved from the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple, a […]
Would you drink camel milk?
Michelle Meehan Business reporter, New South Wales QCamel Camels are now increasingly being farmed in Australia for their milk Would you switch to drinking camel milk? Australia’s growing number of camel farmers are hoping to persuade you. It’s not unusual for the owners of a small, close-knit business to treat their workers as an extension […]
Foreign trawlers accused of ‘ecocide’ as Brexit deadline looms
Getty Images Supertrawlers pose a deadly threat to dolphins, which can drown in their nets, conservationists say Foreign supertrawlers are committing “marine ecocide” in the English Channel as the Brexit deadline nears, conservationists have said. Blue Seas Protection said as many as nine of the world’s largest trawlers were operating in conservation areas south east […]
What does Wales export globally
ProPIC Exporting goods from Wales is big business – with sales worth in excess of £15bn almost every year since 2016 We now know Wales is going to be home to two new freeports: one on Anglesey, and one shared between Milford Haven and Port Talbot. A freeport allows goods to be brought in with […]