Can RFK Jr make America’s diet healthy again?
Getty Images RFK Jr has pledged to tackle ultra-processed foods, food dyes and additives Robert F Kennedy Jr has set his sights on changing how Americans eat and drink. From the dyes in Fruit Loops cereal to seed oils in chicken nuggets, Kennedy – who is President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health […]
Job losses as luxury yacht firm Fairline taken over
A luxury yacht manufacturer has been sold to a company specialising in clean propulsion technology, leading to redundancies. Fairline Yachts, founded in 1967 in Oundle, Northamptonshire, was purchased by Arrowbolt after private equity firm Hanover Investors sold its stake. The BBC understands several people at the Oundle site have been made redundant and there could […]
Is the world’s fastest-growing big economy losing steam?
Getty Images Between July and September, India’s economy slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% Is the world’s fastest-growing big economy losing steam? The latest GDP numbers paint a sobering picture. Between July and September, India’s economy slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4%, well below the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast of 7%. […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Trump fund
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1m (£786,000) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. The tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in November, having sought to repair his and his firm’s relationship with Trump following the election. Trump previously was highly critical of […]
Tractors block A5 and A14 in farmers’ inheritance tax protest
Mick Moore Farmers drove up and down the A5 near the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Farmers have snarled up dual carriageways with their tractors as they protest about the Labour government’s changes to inheritance tax on family farms. About 75 tractors from Essex and Suffolk have staged a go-slow drive on the A14 near […]
Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’
A chatbot told a 17-year-old that murdering his parents was a “reasonable response” to them limiting his screen time, a lawsuit filed in a Texas court claims. Two families are suing Character.ai arguing the chatbot “poses a clear and present danger” to young people, including by “actively promoting violence”. Character.ai – a platform which allows […]
How 1980s horror The Woman in the Black terrified Britain
ITV/ Shutterstock (Credit: ITV/ Shutterstock) First airing on Christmas Eve 1989, the original TV adaptation of Susan Hill’s creepy novel The Woman in Black contains what some consider one of the greatest scares in screen history. In the history of British television, there’s arguably never been a scene so petrifying. Airing on Christmas Eve on […]
Departure of water regulator boss cost public purse £105k
WICS Former chief executive Alan Sutherland was paid £86,268 after leaving his role Scotland’s scandal-ridden water regulator spent more than £105,000 on the departure of its former chief executive, a watchdog has reported. Audit Scotland also raised concerns about almost £75,000 in Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics) expenditure that did not comply with Scottish […]
Amazon and eBay to pay ‘fair share’ for e-waste recycling
Online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay will have to pay their “fair share” of the costs of recycling electrical waste under new government proposals. Circular economy minister Mary Creagh said planned reforms would create a “level playing field” for electronics producers by putting more onus on international retailers to contribute to recycling costs. Some […]
First drag queen competitor to be featured
BBC Studios/Guy Levy Tayce, from Newport in south Wales, is proud to be the first drag artist to take part in Strictly Come Dancing Strictly’s Christmas Special will see the show mark another first in its 20th year – its first drag queen competitor. Tayce, who’s from Newport in south Wales, reached the final of […]