Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says
The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products. It is the first time Fast Retailing’s chief executive Tadashi Yanai has directly addressed the contentious issue. China is a crucial market for Uniqlo […]
Boarding school couple charged after TikTok abuse allegations
Handout The couple’s estranged daughter has helped expose their alleged abuse of girls at their ranch The owners of a shuttered religious boarding school in Missouri, USA, are facing dozens of criminal charges after abuse allegations were made on TikTok. Boyd and Stephanie Householder face more than 100 charges, including dozens relating to child neglect […]
School technician loses finger and council fined
Health and Safety Executive Adi Soday lost a finger when using a circular bench saw A council has to pay more than £20,000 after a lack of proper training led to a school technician losing a finger when using a circular bench saw. Adi Soday was a technician at The Forest School in Horsham when […]
Birmingham director celebrates Nativity! 15 years on
The Birmingham-born writer and director of the Christmas musical comedy film, Nativity! has said it is “amazing” how many people still know and love it. It has been 15 years since the release of the film, largely shot in Coventry, which follows a primary school teacher who lies about Hollywood bigwigs coming to watch his […]
Afghanistan bank boss warns sector near collapse
WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP A Taliban fighter walks in front of people waiting outside a bank in Kabul Afghanistan’s banking system is near to collapse, the boss of one of the nation’s biggest lenders has told the BBC. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, said the country’s financial industry is […]
The Wombats to headline Liverpool’s On the Waterfront festival
The Wombats said they were “so excited” to be announced as headliners for the opening night of the On The Waterfront festival “back where it all began”. The Liverpool trio will headline the four-day festival at the city’s Pier Head on 19 June in what is being billed as the band’s “biggest hometown show to […]
Food and farming sector makes post-Brexit demands
Getty Images The food and farming industry wants assurances from the government that it will still be able to recruit enough staff from the EU after Brexit. The demand came as part of a manifesto drawn up by more than 100 organisations across the industry and sent to the PM. It urges the government to […]
‘Day the world stood still’ and ‘holidays in chaos’
The cybersecurity bug that caused IT outages around the world on Friday dominates the front pages. The Daily Express asks, “How on earth did a digital pandemic paralyse the world?”, while the Daily Mirror dubs it “the day the world stood still”. The Daily Telegraph carries a warning from insurance comparison site MoneySupermarket that “hundreds” […]
Libraries in Cornwall encouraging children to read
BBC The National Literacy Trust survey found 35% of eight to 18 year olds said they enjoy reading in their free time Libraries in Cornwall are hosting storytelling sessions for children as a literacy charity said it had recorded its lowest ever number of young people that choose to read for pleasure. The National Literacy […]
Putin threatens Kyiv decision-makers after striking energy grid
Getty Images People hid in a Kyiv subway during Russia’s latest attack Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack decision-making centres in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the country’s new ballistic missile, Oreshnik. Putin was speaking during a visit to Kazakhstan, hours after Russia launched a “Comprehensive” strike on Ukraine’s energy grid overnight, […]