‘I’ve applied for 100 jobs and not got an interview’
Emma Clifford Bell BBC Scotland The Nine SOPHIE PARSONS Sophie has applied for 100 jobs Sophie Parsons, from Edinburgh, says she is feeling “demoralised” after applying for 100 jobs and not getting a single interview. The 22-year-old was made redundant in March after working in Italy, teaching English as a foreign language. She told the […]
Cheltenham Festival’s safety attacked as fourth horse dies
PA Media Ginto (pictured being ridden by Jack Kennedy at Naas Racecourse in Ireland) was put down on Friday The Cheltenham Festival has come under fire from animal welfare charities following the deaths of four horses. Racehorse Ginto was the fourth animal to be put down in as many days on Friday. The League Against […]
Boris power bid and ‘street of shame’
19 May 2019 Sunday National The National features a Game of Thrones mock-up which depicts Boris Johnson bidding to seize power from Prime Minister Theresa May. The paper also highlights an SNP call for an Ofcom investigation into the BBC’s Question Time. Sunday Mail The Sunday Mail leads with an investigation into a community website […]
Holy Island fishing ban set to be dropped after outcry
Getty Images Opponents of the marine protection plan warned it would devastate Holy Island’s economy Controversial plans for a fishing ban at Northumberland’s Holy Island are set to be dropped, the area’s MP has said. The government had been exploring designating it a Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA), which would have seen fishing halted. But […]
LadBaby and Martin Lewis rework Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas
Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent LadBaby Mark Hoyle wore an updated version of Band Aid’s Feed The World T-shirt for the recording session YouTube stars LadBaby have unveiled plans to score an unprecedented fifth Christmas number one single in a row. The duo, Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, will cover Band Aid’s 1984 hit Do They […]
Scots ministers plan crackdown on junk food promotion
Thinkstock Almost two-thirds of Scots adults are overweight or obese The Scottish government is planning a crackdown on junk food in a bid to turn around the country’s “stubbornly unhealthy” diet. Two thirds of adults in Scotland are overweight and 29% are obese, and this has not changed over the last 10 years. They are […]
Truck driver visa options under discussion
Theo Leggett & Tom Espiner Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The government has explored ways to address a shortage of haulage workers, including creating a short-term visa scheme for foreign lorry drivers, the BBC understands. A combination of the Covid pandemic and Brexit has left haulage firms struggling to recruit drivers. Different government departments […]
Backlog of freight building up after ferries suspended
Pacemaker P&O Ferries operates between Larne and Cairnryan Hauliers in Northern Ireland are running at 50% capacity due to the P&O crisis, the industry body has said. John Martin, from the Road Haulage Association, warned there were currently “two boat-loads of vehicles” sitting in Cairnryan in Scotland waiting for a ferry to Larne. The move […]
Scores of jobs at risk at Stockport factory
Pladis McVitie’s produces a range of cakes and biscuits including Penguin bars and Jaffa Cakes More than a third of jobs are under threat at a biscuit factory in Greater Manchester. Plans to restructure McVitie’s in Stockport will potentially lead to the loss of 159 of 470 roles. Parent company pladis said the decision was […]
Trump signs order sanctioning International Criminal Court
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”. The measure places financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who assist in ICC investigations of American citizens or allies. In January, the US House of […]