Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released
Alice Cuddy International reporter Watch: Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas Three Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were released from captivity on Saturday, in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Yarden Bibas, 34, Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Keith Siegel, 65, were handed over to the Red Cross – the […]
Cheers! Can AI help drinkers buy a better bottle of wine?
Will Smale Business reporter, BBC News Sippd The Sippd app uses AI to help match drinkers with wines that they’d really like Artificial intelligence (AI) can’t taste or smell – at least not yet – but it is now increasingly helping people buy a decent bottle of wine. Blake Hershey says that the inspiration for […]
Can pubs stand many more Dry Januarys?
Daniel Thomas Business reporter, BBC News Rocket Leisure/ Graham Turner The Old Street Records bar in Shoreditch “As a small independent bar group, we do feel a hit at the start of the year,” says Tom Jackman, director of the Northcote, Venn Street and Old Street Records bars in London. In January people are naturally […]
Terror attack response, coronavirus latest and Brexit ‘visions’
Terror attack response PA Media The government is to announce plans for “fundamental changes to the system for dealing with those convicted of terrorism offences” later after the second attack in less than three months involving a man released mid-way through his sentence for such a crime. On Sunday, 20-year-old Sudesh Amman – wearing a […]
Israel Gaza ceasefire: 183 Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jail after Hamas releases three Israeli hostages
Release of Palestinian prisoners will be hard to watch for some in Israelpublished at 12:59 Greenwich Mean Time 12:59 GMT Joe InwoodBBC News correspondent This deal was never going to be without controversy or critics, especially on Israel’s far right. It sees hundreds of Palestinians freed in exchange for a far smaller number of Israelis. […]
Scotland’s seas take centre stage
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland PA Media The Loony Dook takes place in the Firth of Forth on New Year’s Day Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 2020 is not just a marketing hook: there are controversies afloat too, including ferry services, shipbuilding, salmon farming and fish quotas. New figures show how important […]
Vaccine passport anger and hospital’s toxic trio
The majority of Scotland’s front pages deal with the fallout from Wednesday’s announcement that vaccine certificates are to be introduced for entry to nightclubs and large events. The Scotsman reports that hospitality industry leaders and football’s governing body have criticised the plan. The i newspaper frames it as the unvaccinated being banned from events with […]
Is the furlough scheme ending too soon?
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor Bloc Blinds Bloc Blinds adapted to manufacturing PPE early in the pandemic Not many Northern Ireland businesses can say they have thrived during the pandemic. Obvious exceptions are manufacturers, like Bloc Blinds, which quickly reorientated its factories to produce vital personal protection equipment (PPE). The IT […]
Medical jet with six on board crashes
Max Matza, Madeline Halpert & Christal Hayes BBC News Watch: Police respond to fiery scene after small plane crashes in Philadelphia A small medical transport plane crashed into several buildings in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and injuring people on the ground. The plane had been on a medical transport […]
The man who built a drinks empire… twice
Daniel Thomas Business reporter Califia Farms Greg Steltenpohl was a pioneer of the whole foods movement Greg Steltenpohl was a pioneer of the “whole foods” movement in the 1980s. But he almost lost everything after his first company faced a major corporate crisis. After creating not one but two highly successful natural drinks companies, Greg […]