China’s economic slowdown: How bad is it?
Getty Images China’s exports have fallen, especially to the US, with whom it is locked in a so-called trade war China’s economy has been slowing for the better part of the past decade, but a recent run of poor data has prompted fresh concerns. What is making investors nervous, and how China has responded? China […]
BT to recruit 1,000 people at new Birmingham site
BT The company said the site included the latest technology including smart meeting rooms BT will create about 1,000 jobs at its new Birmingham office, the company says. The 17-storey development, the firm’s Midlands regional hub, will contain about 2,200 workers – those from other sites and new hires – within weeks. The 1,000 jobs […]
Pret allergy policies sound and compliant, expert tells trial
BBC The company’s food allergy policies met the industry standard, an expert told the trial Pret A Manger had “sound and compliant” allergy policies despite a customer suffering a severe reaction after buying a sandwich, a court heard. Isobel Colnaghi went into shock and fell unconscious after just a few bites of the food at […]
At sea with ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’
Loughs Agency The SeaMonitor project is tracking the movement of five species in the Irish Sea Marine researchers working on a project to protect the Irish Sea’s most vulnerable species have returned to the waters off Northern Ireland for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic. It is part of the SeaMonitor […]
Animal rights group blockades depots, activists say
“We’re demanding McDonald’s goes fully plant-based by 2025” Animal rights protesters say they are blockading four McDonald’s distribution centres in the UK to stop deliveries to the fast-food chain’s 1,300 UK outlets. Animal Rebellion said activists were using trucks and bamboo structures to stop lorries leaving depots in Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Coventry and Heywood, Greater […]
Facebook whistleblower to appear before UK Parliament
Watch: “The buck stops with Mark” Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who accuses the technology giant of putting profit ahead of safety, will give evidence to the UK Parliament later this month. Ms Haugen will appear before the Online Safety Bill committee on 25 October. It is examining a law to impose obligations on social-media […]
Gavin and Stacey 2024 Christmas special was like ‘friends reuniting’
Gavin and Stacey’s Melanie Walters talks to Radio Bristol Oh! Omelettes at the ready – the actress who plays Gwen West in Gavin and Stacey says that each time the cast come together to film it is like “old friends reuniting”. Melanie Walters has played Gwen since the hit sitcom first aired in 2007. The […]
PM pledges £430m for girls missing education amid aid row
VSO A school project in Malawi – educating girls can improve health and prosperity in the wider community Boris Johnson at the G7 summit has pledged £430m to improve education in some of the world’s poorest countries – with girls’ education a priority. The prime minister said it was a source of “international shame” that […]
Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China
Getty Images Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly challenging. It comes after the career-networking site faced questions for blocking the profiles of some journalists. LinkedIn will launch a jobs-only version of the site, called InJobs, later this year. But this […]
New Portuguese cultural and sports hub opens in Jersey
BBC The Sports and Cultural Hub was paid for by members of the Portuguese community A new Portuguese cultural and sports hub has opened in Jersey. The site was opened to the public on Sunday after more than three months of work to transform the former Rojos nightclub site. Organisers hope it will bring the […]