Grants for Isle of Man winter hospitality and leisure events
A grant scheme that provides support for Isle of Man hospitality, entertainment and leisure firms to host special events during the colder months has been relaunched. Funded by the Department for Enterprise (DfE), The Winter Event Scheme has been designed to help draw more customers and increase local spending. Under the scheme, which was first […]
New dates for Isle of Man school science and technology event
A science and technology festival for primary school children, which was postponed amid bus driver shortages last month, has been rescheduled for March. The annual STEMFest event, which also focuses on engineering and maths, had to be pushed back due to challenges in organising bus transport for about 800 pupils. The event, run by the […]
How city on Nazi hitlist coped on WW2 home front
West Glamorgan Archive Service Wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill on a morale-raising visit to a bombed Swansea in April 1941 As people gather at war memorials across Swansea for Remembrance events, many thoughts will be on the devastating three-night blitz of February 1941. As devastating as that bombing was, the story of the Swansea home […]
How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories
BBC Omar el Qataa is a photojournalist operating out of northern Gaza Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during the Israel-Gaza war, according to BBC research. In a comprehensive analysis of Facebook data, we found that newsrooms in the Palestinian territories – in Gaza and the West […]
Jersey farmers say they fear for future as annual conference begins
BBC Phil Le Maistre said he was concerned about rising costs and a lack of people working in the farming industry Jersey farmers have said they are worried about the future of the industry ahead of an annual conference later. The conference, arranged by the arms-length organisation Farm Jersey, is set to discuss the challenges […]
Uefa ‘not worried’ as Women’s Euro 2025 and Club World Cup clash
Uefa is aiming to sell out all matches at Euro 2025 and make it the most watched women’s European football tournament. It has a target for a total attendance of more than 700,000. A portion of tickets went on sale on 1 October and over 200,000 have been sold. St Jakob Park in Basel will […]
Bolt drivers win right to holiday and minimum wage
Getty Images Thousands of drivers working for ride-hailing and food delivery app Bolt have won a legal claim to be classed as workers in the UK rather than self-employed. The ruling means drivers could be entitled to holiday pay and the minimum wage, which lawyers said could lead to compensation worth more than £200m. Bolt […]
Yvette Cooper won’t set timetable for cutting ‘dangerous’ boat crossings
Yvette Cooper says slogans won’t solve small boat crossings problem Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC the level of “dangerous” small boat Channel crossings is “far too high” but she refused to set out a timetable to reduce the number. More than 20,000 people have made the crossing to the UK since Labour […]
The Great British Bake Off: Winning ‘changed my life’
Love Productions Georgie Grasso became the first Welsh baker to win The Great British Bake Off The winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off has said the experience has been a “dream” that has changed her life. Georgie Grasso, 34, who works as a nurse at Carmarthen, became the hit show’s first Welsh winner […]
New electricity plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks
BBC Captured carbon dioxide from electricity generation is used for fizzy drinks A new gas-fired power plant in Nottinghamshire plans to turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into an ingredient for fizzy drinks. The 10-megawatt project at Rhodesia outside Worksop uses waste heat to capture and clean the gas which would otherwise contribute to climate change. The […]