National Trust plan prompts farm fears
Getty Images The National Trust hope that planting the trees will help them reach carbon neutral within the next decade Plans to plant more than 20 million trees could be damaging for Welsh farmers, a union has warned. The National Trust wants to create 18,000 hectares (44,478 acres) of new woodland across Wales, England and […]
School exams to play a smaller role in overall grades
PA Media Some subject exams could be scrapped by the next school year Exams are to play a smaller role in the grades pupils earn at Scotland’s schools, the education secretary has said. Jenny Gilruth was responding to a major report which recommended that students should not sit exams prior to fifth year. She said […]
King Charles thanks Jersey children for artwork after visit
King Charles has thanked children in Jersey for their artwork and messages after a recent visit to the island. A letter from Buckingham Palace said King Charles had been “touched” to receive letters of support and drawings. The response comes after Jersey Post invited children to write to the King with their memories of the […]
Schools and NHS caterers ‘must stop’ antibiotic overuse
Getty Images Caterers that supply schools and hospitals say they are working to reduce the use of antibiotics Hospital and school caterers are not doing enough to stop farmers from overusing antibiotics in their animals, according to campaign groups. Such overuse raises the risk of antibiotic resistance rendering key human medicines ineffective. Health and animal […]
Guernsey regulator increases fees due to ‘mismanaged’ insurers
BBC GFSC said it intends to increase fees by between 50% and 600% for retail insurance firms Guernsey’s financial regulator plans to increase fees above inflation for some insurance firms because of examples of “mismanaged” companies and the need for increased supervision, it said. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) said it intended to increase […]
New sea lice rules to be introduced
Getty Images Fish farms will have to report weekly levels of sea lice under new Scottish government proposals. There has been growing concern about the impact the parasitic lice are having on wild fish stocks. The industry began to publish sea lice numbers voluntarily last year, but new legislation will be introduced next year to […]
Musk and Zuckerberg have ‘polluted culture’
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk are “the worst polluters in human history”, Stephen Fry has said. The actor and comedian made the claim during a lecture at Kings College, London. “You and your children cannot breathe the air or swim in the waters of our culture without breathing in the toxic […]
Pioneering Indian fashion designer dies at 63
Getty Images Bal’s designs were marked by a deep understanding of Indian textiles Rohit Bal, one of India’s most celebrated fashion designers, has died aged 63 after a long period of illness. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced his death in a post on Instagram, saying that his work “redefined Indian fashion”. One […]
‘Our customers are worried about the Suez Canal blockage’
Seaport Freight Services Steve Parks says he has 20 containers of goods stuck on the Ever Given British businesses are getting worried as Egypt’s Suez Canal continues to be blocked by a Taiwanese mega-container ship for the fourth day in a row. Seaport Freight Services, a shipping and freight-forwarding company based at the Port of […]
Lawyers find grooming claims against YouTube co-host baseless
Lawyers hired by MrBeast to investigate claims that his former co-host groomed a teenager have concluded that the allegations were “without basis”, the star YouTuber has said. Ava Kris Tyson stopped working with MrBeast in July after other YouTubers accused her of sending inappropriate messages to a minor, reportedly then 13, when she was 20. […]