How can you watch Euro 2020 safely?
Claire Diamond BBC Scotland PA Media As the Euro 2020 tournament kicks off – a year late because of the pandemic – football fans across Scotland are preparing to watch 24 teams take part in 51 games, including the national team. Scotland’s first game of the month-long tournament will take place on Monday. So, how […]
Norfolk solar farm power to be used by Network Rail
Network Rail Energy from the solar farm will not be used to power trains, Network Rail said One of the UK’s biggest solar farms will be used by Network Rail to power its railways stations, offices and depots. It said Bloy’s Grove solar farm between Swainsthorpe and Mulbarton in Norfolk, will cover 15% of its […]
Canada, Mexico and China face import taxes on Saturday, White House says
Peter Hoskins Business reporter EPA Trump had promised to levy tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Saturday of 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, says the White House. But Trump said on Friday that Canadian oil would be hit with lower […]
Cases of vCJD still to emerge after mad cow disease scandal
Getty Images Cow infected with BSE. Pictured in 2003 Scientists say more cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are still to emerge more than three decades after the “mad cow disease” scandal. Richard Knight, a senior neurologist based in Edinburgh, said there were still people “silently infected”. Since 1996, 177 people have died from vCJD, while […]
Humza Yousaf announces plan to improve childcare
The First Minister set out a childcare expansion plan in his programme for government. First Minister Humza Yousaf has confirmed new measures to improve childcare in Scotland. The SNP leader also said he would spend an extra £1bn on social security and improve pay for social care staff. The announcements were made as part of […]
Could Welsh farms help meet targets?
Craig Duggan BBC Wales news BBC Could solar panels on farms help cut emissions? Agriculture is in a unique position to help meet climate targets, a Welsh farming union leader has said. John Davies, of NFU Cymru, said while agriculture was a source of greenhouse gases, it had a role to play by absorbing carbon […]
How did music producer Gramatik raise $2m in 24 hours?
Emma Jones Technology of Business reporter Gramatik Music producer Gramatik says blockchain gives him control over his work Rows between artists, managers and their record labels often become the stuff of music legend, but does blockchain technology mean that musicians could soon just deal directly with their fans – and keep far more profit for […]
‘My energy bill went to £35,000 from £13,000’
Beth Timmins & Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Pubs across the UK will be forced to close due to energy costs soaring by as much as 300%, brewery bosses have said. Leaders of six of the country’s largest breweries have called for “immediate government intervention” on sky-high energy bills this winter. The […]
Very little benefit to visa plan, haulier says
Getty Images The driver shortage has sparked panic-buying of fuel despite there being no petrol shortage There will be “very little benefit” from a temporary scheme to make it easier for lorry drivers to work in the UK, a Welsh haulier has said. Driver shortages have seen deliveries disrupted, with some petrol stations closing as […]
The ‘cocaine collectors’ retrieving smuggled drugs in Rotterdam
Linda Pressly and Michael Gallagher BBC News Kramer Group As the volume of cocaine trafficked into the Netherlands through the port city of Rotterdam increases, so too does the number of young men employed by criminal gangs to retrieve the drugs from among freight arriving from Latin America. The BBC has had a rare glimpse […]