What to know about string of US hacks blamed on China
Getty Images US officials say hackers linked to the Chinese government are responsible for breaching security at major telecommunications companies and US agencies. The latest hack, announced on Monday, targeted the US Department of the Treasury, which called the infiltration a “major incident”. Officials said the hackers were able to access employee workstations and some […]
‘No room’ for excess meat in no-deal Brexit
PA Media Government plans to buy up close to 100,000 tonnes of unsold lamb in the first year of a no-deal Brexit could be unworkable because there is nowhere to store it, BBC Newsnight has learned. The reported plan suggested excess meat would be bought at the point of slaughter. But figures from the industry […]
Pig welfare at risk as CO2 shortage bites food industry
Reuters Scotland’s biggest pig processor is set to run out of carbon dioxide on Tuesday, leaving it in danger of welfare issues such as overcrowding. The gas, which is used to stun farm animals and put the fizz in carbonated drinks, is in short supply in Europe. Quality Pork Limited, which puts about 6,000 pigs […]
How recycled hair helps cut carbon
BBC Hair can be made into devices that help soak up oil from water, says one salon “It’s easy to think that we are acting on our own, that we are just one drop in the ocean.” Climate warrior Grant Peisley is echoing what many feel: that making a change is like an impossible task. […]
American couples choosing NI as elopement destination
Wild and Green Photography Couples are choosing to elope to Northern Ireland “It was a literal fairytale” – that is what one American woman said of her wedding in Northern Ireland. Many US couples are taking transatlantic flights to exchange their vows on the north coast. Usually described as an “elopement”, in the wedding industry […]
Landfill served with nuisance notice
BBC Walleys Quarry has five months to comply or 21 days to appeal the notice, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council said A landfill which has received thousands of complaints over a noxious smell has been served with a notice by the local authority. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has served a statutory nuisance abatement notice to Walley’s Quarry in […]
Fife to Edinburgh driverless bus service to stop in 2025
PA Media The service is to be pulled because of a lack of passengers A driverless bus service thought to be the first of its kind in the world is to be pulled because of a lack of passengers. CAVForth has operated the full-size, self-driving buses between Fife and Edinburgh on the Stagecoach timetable since […]
Derby couple lied over Turkey holiday food poisoning claim
Facebook The couple posted photographs of themselves on social media enjoying meals out while on holiday A couple who claimed they had food poisoning on holiday posted pictures of themselves tucking into meals, a court heard. Leon Roberts and Jade Muzoka, from Derby, shared the images from their Turkish break on Facebook, Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ […]
London Stansted Airport to introduce barrier-free drop offs
London Stansted Airport is to introduce an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system that allows drivers to pass through without needing to stop and pay at a barrier. The technology, currently used at the Dartford Crossing, will be installed at Stansted’s Express Set Down (ESD) area in January. It comes after £1.1bn of government investment […]
Contactless card limit to rise to £100 in October
Getty Images Contactless cards have generally been used for lower-value purchases The spending limit on each use of a contactless card is to rise from £45 to £100 from 15 October, banks have revealed. The maximum amount was increased from £30 to its current level at the start of the pandemic, and plans to raise […]