How India’s first Australia tour almost did not happen
Getty Images India faced mighty Australia led by legendary Don Bradman on its first Australia tour India’s forthcoming cricket tour of Australia continues a historic rivalry that has evolved since 1947-48. This fierce competition is now as keenly awaited as the Ashes. But the inaugural tour unfolded against the harrowing backdrop of India’s independence and […]
Egypt desperate to revive coronavirus-hit tourism industry
AFP Tourism is said to account for more than 12% of Egypt’s GDP A wonder of the world, the pyramids at Giza have wowed visitors for millennia. But they were deserted as the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to Egypt’s tourism industry and millions of people’s livelihoods. Although this ancient site reopened on 1 July – […]
Trump courts Bitcoin and crypto fans for votes and donations
Donald Trump has told one of the largest cryptocurrency events of the year that if he is re-elected president he will fire the chairperson of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the first day. Trump was the keynote speaker at Bitcoin 2024 on Saturday, a gathering of industry heavyweights in Nashville, Tennessee. The […]
Summer bounce for Scottish retailers
Morrisons Retail sales in Scotland bounced back in July after a decline the previous month. Food sales helped drive the 1.3% increase on a like-for-like basis, which excludes new store openings, compared to July 2016. Total sales were up 0.7% compared to the same period the previous year, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium-KPMG monitor. […]
Liverpool faces ‘ominous winter ahead’
Joe Anderson said a local furlough scheme is needed to compensate businesses forced to close Business owners in Merseyside say they are fearful for the future after the government unveiled a new three-tier lockdown system for England. The Liverpool City Region has become the first area to enter the “very high” alert level under the […]
The huge challenges in creating nuclear fusion power plant
UK Atomic Energy Authority Fusion has often been criticised for always being ’10 years away’ The project to build a nuclear fusion reactor in Nottinghamshire has been described as the “UK’s Nasa moment”. But beyond the optimism of an event showcasing the scheme, how close is it to becoming a reality? Is the promise of […]
We’re so short-staffed our hotel has to turn people away
BBC Gary Curley is working more hours, in multiple roles, to fill shortfalls in his staffing After surviving the Covid lockdowns, hospitality businesses are now being faced with a cost of living crisis, soaring inflation and staffing shortages. Gary Curley runs the Sligachan Hotel on Skye. In 2019 his business would have 45 to 50 […]
The strange tastes of a restaurant at the end of the world
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) When your restaurant is high in the Arctic Circle, and most ingredients have to come in on a boat or a plane, you have to get pretty creative with your fine dining. That means seal, whale, reindeer – and plankton? The sommelier warns me about the buckshot. “The kitchen is […]
‘I lost my job for being unvaccinated’
Danielle Thornton is one of thousands of Americans who have opted to lose jobs rather than get a Covid-19 jab Danielle Thornton was in the school pick-up line waiting for her children when she learned she would face a life-changing choice: get the Covid-19 vaccine or lose her job of almost nine years at the […]
DUP to meet NI business groups over deal
PA A number of the DUP’s senior members will meet the business groups on Monday at Stormont Senior DUP politicians are to meet a number of NI business groups at Stormont later over the withdrawal Brexit deal, BBC News NI has learned. The DUP has said the agreement is “worse than no deal” and that […]