Private policing booms in London amid rise in retail crime
BBC One firm, My Local Bobby, operates security services across about 60 London locations London businesses are increasingly turning to private security because they claim the Met won’t attend shoplifting incidents. Clapham Junction in Battersea, south-west London, is the latest area choosing to use the My Local Bobby scheme – which offers a warden service […]
Manx farmers facing perfect storm of rising costs, says minister
BBC The Isle of Man has an active meat, dairy and arable farming sector Farmers on the Isle of Man are facing a “perfect storm” of rising industry costs, a minister has said. Issues include fertiliser and diesel price rises, an increase in labour costs and grain supply shortages. Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Clare […]
Erosion at Hemsby Beach threatens coastal homes
Martin Barber/BBC Two homes are at risk due to the erosion A couple living in a bungalow that is dangerously close to falling into the sea have begged for help so they do not “lose our dream home”. Mary and Pat Whitey said hearing the wind and sea, especially at night, was “scary” and there […]
Businesses warn research cuts will stall UK economy
Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent PA Leading scientists and businesses have said that cuts to the government’s research risks “stalling” efforts to make the UK a science superpower. The stark message was delivered ahead of the Autumn Statement next Thursday. There is concern that proposed increases to boost the UK economy will now be cut back. […]
Crisis starting to ease, Boris Johnson says
Fuel supplies are starting to “improve” with petrol and diesel back on the forecourt “in the normal way” says the PM. The fuel situation in the UK is starting to improve, PM Boris Johnson has said – as he urged motorists to fill up their cars in the “normal way”. He said the situation at […]
TasteWales food and drink showcase postponed
Alun Jones BBC Wales Political Unit Halen Mon/Getty Images/BBC Some of Wales’ best known food and drink Wales’ international food and drink showcase, BlasCymru/TasteWales, is being postponed next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The third event of its kind, following its inauguration in 2017, was due to take place in March 2021. The Welsh […]
News Daily: Carnage in Barcelona
Hello. Here’s your morning briefing: EPA Police inspect the vehicle used in the Cambrils attack The attackers were wearing explosive belts and had run over civilians with a car, police said. Thirteen people died and dozens were injured when a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona’s busy Las Ramblas area on Thursday afternoon. The driver […]
NHS staff testing ‘scandal’ and harrowing survival tales
WILL OLIVER Testing questions Throughout the succession of government announcements since the coronavirus outbreak arrived in the UK, ministers have heard persistent calls for NHS workers to be tested. Yet the latest figures for England reveal just 2,000 out of about half a million frontline staff have been tested so far. Industry bodies describe hospitals […]
Rhodes Honeymoon ‘disaster’ and Holyrood spending row
Greek wildfires continue to dominate the front pages as tourists are caught up in the emergency evacuation from Rhodes. Newlyweds Luna and Daniel Rolfe, from Glasgow, had planned the “holiday of a lifetime” on the island, the Daily Record reports. But the couple say their trip has felt like a “disaster movie”. The couple tell […]
Minister warns of ‘crisis’ in NI agri-food industry
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent BBC Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry is under major pressure as markets collapse and prices paid to farmers continue to fall. About 100,000 jobs depend on farming and food and the coronavirus lockdown is having a major impact. Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has warned of a “crisis” and […]