Wiltshire farmer ‘heartbroken’ as weather hits wheat crop
BBC Mr Collins said he is “heart broken” to lose much of his harvest to the wet weather A farmer says it is “heart breaking” to see his crops battered by unseasonal weather. Tom Collins, who farms near Chippenham in Wiltshire, said the heavy rain meant the combine harvester could not pick up as much […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak to return from US trip early over Covid concerns
PA Media Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been in California holding meetings Rishi Sunak is cutting short a US trip for talks with businesses concerned about the impact of the Omicron variant. Questions had been raised over the chancellor’s absence, on government business, as rising Covid cases hit consumer confidence. Labour called on Mr Sunak – […]
Fishing ‘struggling to survive’ lockdown
Workers in Dorset’s sea fishing industry say it is struggling to survive the coronavirus lockdown. With restaurants and pubs closed, commercial skippers Ian and Annie Gilbert have seen the price of fish “plummet” and said their earnings are barely covering food. And Rob Milton, who farms oysters in Poole Harbour, has gone from producing five […]
France’s Bogdanoff TV twins die of Covid six days apart
Getty Images Grichka and Igor Bogdanoff had tried in recent years to relaunch their media careers Grichka and Igor Bogdanoff became France’s most famous twins, hosting a TV science and science-fiction show in the 1980s on a spaceship set. They died of coronavirus within days of each other in hospital, Grichka on 28 December and […]
How her own illness led one woman to set up a global firm
Rob Northway Jules Miller started to research dietary supplements with her grandfather The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Jules Miller, founder of dietary supplements firm The Nue Co. Jules Miller says she became so ill that she had internal bleeding. “I was […]
Norfolk medical secretary gets hoax email 150,000 times
Andrew Sadler Cressida Sadler discovered thousands of copies of the same email when she logged on to her account after Christmas A medical secretary said her email account was bombarded with the same message 150,000 times in a week, leaving her unable to do her job. Cressida Sadler said the emails, purporting to be from […]
Public finances facing ‘challenge’ and Capt Sir Tom Moore’s funeral
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning. 1. Public finances facing ‘challenge’ – chancellor Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he will use the Budget to level with the British people about the state of the economy in the wake of […]
The darkly comic drama about teenage depression
ITV Warning: This article contains spoilers. “Ever had a night where it felt like your whole life led up to it? The night that got you in a headlock, stuck its tongue in your mouth, knocked you down and then puked you back up again?” Welcome to the world of Jonny, the seemingly hedonistic teenager […]
Action ‘needed now’ to cut farming sector emissions
Getty Images Ministers need to stop talking and “begin acting” if emissions reductions in Scotland’s farming sector are to be maximised, a report has claimed. Campaign group WWF Scotland says plans to replace the existing farm support mechanism in 2023 is too late. The Scottish government is looking at how to replace the EU’s Common […]
M6 at Haydock study records hundreds of driving offences
NH The study found seat belt offences were most common amongst commercial vehicle drivers A study of drivers using a section of the M6 has identified a seat belt or mobile phone offence every 90 seconds. National Highways used high-visibility cameras to check if motorists wore a seat belt or used a mobile phone near […]