Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son pledges major US investment
With President-elect Donald Trump pitching the US as a great place for business, firms around the world are figuring out how to answer his call. Japanese tech billionaire Masayoshi Son, a colourful character known as much for his major flops as his big accomplishments, presented one path on Monday, appearing with Trump at a press […]
Farmers in Herefordshire protest against inheritance tax changes
BBC Ledbury farmer Nicky Robinson said the tax changes would make her family farm “unviable” Hundreds of farmers have gathered in Ross-on-Wye to protest against government plans to change the rules surrounding inheritance tax. From April 2026 inheritance tax relief for agricultural assets will be capped at £1m, farming property is currently exempt. Organiser and […]
How the six-day hunt for New York shooting suspect unfolded
Reuters Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition hearing on Tuesday It wasn’t DNA or facial recognition technology that cracked the case. Nor did amateur online sleuths make the breakthrough. In the end, it was a McDonald’s restaurant employee – hours away […]
Heron Foods’ Grimsby store must have security to sell alcohol
Google Heron Foods’ alcohol application has been approved but only on condition A store has been given approval to sell alcohol, but only if it has a security guard on duty at all times, councillors said. Heron Foods’ application for the sale of alcohol at its Grimsby store in Second Avenue, Nunsthorpe, has been approved […]
Redundancy risk for Vestas Newport turbine blade factory staff
Vestas Vestas said demand for the blades made at Newport was coming to an end Staff at the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight have been told they are at risk of redundancy. The 600-strong workforce at the Newport site have been warned up to half could lose their jobs as demand […]
Cornwall’s ‘biggest’ solar farm plans turned down
BBC Campaigners opposed to the solar farm met to voice their opposition before the meeting Plans for what would have been the biggest solar farm in Cornwall have been refused. People living near the 210 acre site, close to the A30 at Carland Cross, argued it would harm the landscape, take up valuable agricultural land […]
Incinerator is least damaging choice, says council
LDRS The new incinerator was expected to open in 2025 but was delayed to 2027 East London residents have been told by their local authority that burning rubbish with an incinerator is “the least environmentally damaging” method of waste management. The incinerator in Edmonton was due to open next year but this has since been […]
Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire farmers protest over farm tax
PA Media Protesters gathered in London as part of a lobby of parliament A Lincolnshire farmer attending a protest march in London against the government’s planned changes to inheritance tax said the proposal came as a “complete bombshell”. David Armstrong from Bardney grows 3,500 tonnes of potatoes a year for supermarkets and crisp makers. He […]
St Martin marks parish first with solar installation
A Guernsey public toilet block is set to run on renewable technology as part of the island’s commitment to reaching net zero targets. St Martin’s Parish Hall and its adjoining outside toilet block have had solar panels installed as part of a push to move away from using electricity from the grid, officials said. The […]
U-turn on Welsh tree rule after angry backlash
Nature Friendly Farming Network Rhys Evans runs a family farm and largely supports plans to change rules on tree coverage Plans to require Welsh farmers to have trees on 10% of their land in order to qualify for government funding have been dropped after widespread protests. The requirement was part of planned changes to Welsh […]