Can Northern Ireland economy build on green shoots of recovery?
John Campbell BBC News NI economics and business editor Reuters Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his budget on Wednesday In his budget speech on Wednesday, the chancellor was happy to announce that the UK is no longer expected to enter a technical recession this year. But in Northern Ireland a technical recession actually began in the […]
North Yorkshire Council backs calls for shellfish die-off public inquiry
Anttoni James Numminen Local Democracy Reporting Service Sally Bunce The mass die-off on 40 miles (70km) of coastline saw shellfish washed ashore between October and December 2021 A council is backing calls for a public inquiry into the deaths of shellfish off the North East and North Yorkshire coast. Since late 2021, thousands of marine […]
Isles MP calls for cull of sea eagles to protect lambs
Getty Images White-tailed sea eagles are the UK’s largest bird of prey An MP has called for a cull of white-tailed sea eagles in places where the birds prey on lambs. Angus MacNeil said numbers of the eagles – the UK’s largest bird of prey – were “bumping up” in certain areas due to them […]
Abattoir labour shortage sees Yorkshire farmer kill piglets
Claire Marshall Environment & rural affairs correspondent BBC A Yorkshire farmer has killed hundreds of piglets because labour shortages in local abattoirs mean adult pigs are not being killed fast enough. The resulting backlog means there is less space left on farms for younger pigs, which are cheaper and easier to kill. The farmer had […]
Spike in Scotland’s waste during first lockdown
Getty Images Zero Waste Scotland urged Scots to think about the planet There was a spike in household waste during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report. The Carbon Metric report suggested that waste from Scottish households grew by 3.2% in 2020. Zero Waste Scotland said people had to think carefully […]
New UK travel quarantine rules a stunt, says Ryanair boss
BBC New rules requiring all people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days have come into effect. Those arriving by plane, ferry or train – including UK nationals – must give an address where they will self-isolate. Rule breakers will be fined. Home Secretary Priti Patel has said the laws were designed “to […]
Impending eviction leaves tenants ‘sick with worry’
Stephanie Miskin BBC News, West Midlands BBC Barbara Smathers said when she and partner Les Harvey moved into the house in 2006, it was derelict and every window had been smashed A tenant has told the BBC that an eight-week deadline to leave her home for the last 16 years is leaving her “sick with […]
What’s the point of the Teesside Archives?
Duncan Leatherdale BBC News Teesside Archives The archives have more than 700 plans for the Sydney Harbour Bridge The Teesside Archives contain millions of documents from the area’s councils and industrial past. With the archives set to move to a new home, what’s the point of them and what secrets do they hold? Sydney Harbour […]
Fishing industry warning over future of small boats before Brexit
Ross Hawkins Political correspondent, BBC News Getty Images The UK is set to stay in the Common Fisheries Policy until the Brexit transition period ends in December 2020 Hundreds of small fishing boats will be lost before Brexit is complete unless they are allowed to land bigger catches, industry figures have warned. They fear a […]
Plans for ‘fairer greener future’ , says Mark Drakeford
PA Media Single use plastic bags could be banned under the legislation Proposed new laws to ban a range of single-use plastics, improve air quality and reform agricultural support will be put before the Senedd over the next year, the first minister has said. There will also be bills on coal tip safety and to […]