Five things we learned about Fifa successor
EA Erling Haaland was one of the stars of EA Sports FC 24’s reveal event The game was unveiled at a big-budget event in Amsterdam in front of an invited audience with some special guest appearances. If you were hoping to get a good look at the gameplay, you might’ve been disappointed – although more […]
Defiant Maduro claims victory over Guaidó ‘coup’
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó is appealing to the military for support Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says he has defeated an “attempted coup” by opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes on Tuesday that injured more than 100 people. But in a defiant TV address, President Maduro said Mr […]
New Round the Island record for electric power boat
BBC The boat has been designed by BAR Technologies, launched off the back of Ben Ainslie Racing’s (BAR) America’s Cup team An electric power boat designed using “cutting edge technology” has set a new Round the Island record. SpiritBARTech35EF has been designed by BAR Technologies – a company launched off the back of Ben Ainslie […]
Singer Fuse ODG releases Band Aid rebuttal music video
Fuse ODG Fuse ODG – aka Nana Abiona – fuses afro-pop with hip-hop and afrobeat R&B Sheeran said: “A decade on and my understanding of the narrative associated with this has changed, eloquently explained by @fuseodg”. Fuse ODG had posted: “I refused to participate in Band Aid because I recognised the harm initiatives like it […]
Warning post-Brexit border checks could deter EU imports
Getty Images New plans for post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK will deter many EU suppliers and push up food prices, a trade body has said. The government says its proposals will prevent delays by reducing the need for physical checks for many goods. But the Cold Chain Federation said it was […]
Grocery robot trial to expand to Wetherby, Leeds council hears
A BBC reporter finds out what the community think about the new delivery robots in Leeds A robot grocery delivery service has been extended in Leeds after a successful start to a pilot scheme. Co-op shoppers in the Adel and Tinshill areas of the city have been getting their supplies delivered by robots since the […]
Royal Manx Agricultural Show to showcase island’s farming sector
CALLUM STALEY (CJS PHOTOGRAPHY) The event is one of two major shows featuring the best of the island’s livestock Livestock shows “lessen the gap” between farmers and those not involved in the industry, the secretary of the Royal Manx Agricultural Show has said. The two-day event at Knockaloe in Patrick, which starts on Friday, is […]
Meibion Glyndwr firebomber admits 1980s attacks
BBC The firebombing campaign lasted from 1979 until the early 1990s A convicted firebomber has admitted for the first time how he was involved in burning down cottages 30 years ago. Sion Aubrey Roberts, from Anglesey, described how he was part of Meibion Glyndwr, which set fire to 200 English-owned holiday homes in the 1980s. […]
Sharon Stone’s emotional message to her younger self
BBC When I ask Sharon Stone what she would tell her younger self about resilience, her reaction surprises us both. We have talked through politics, painting and Hollywood, but she suddenly puts her hand over her eyes, pauses for a long time, and then starts crying. “You’re going to make it,” the 66-year-old Hollywood actress […]
Welsh farmers’ fears to be raised with Gove
BBC There are fears the Welsh lamb industry could suffer from cheaper Australian imports Concerns that a UK-Australia trade deal could hurt Welsh farmers will be raised by Mark Drakeford with senior UK minister Michael Gove later. Welsh farmers warn they could struggle to compete if Australian agriculture gains tariff-free access to UK markets. The […]