Lidl to ditch cartoons on cereals
Lidl The old brand of Lidl’s Frosted Flakes – featuring a cartoon lion – and the new brand Lidl has said it will remove cartoon characters from its own-brand cereals to help parents buy healthy products. It hopes that the rebranded packaging, to be introduced in the spring, will alleviate the pressure of children’s “pester […]
Funding of £250k to accelerate skills strategy implementation
A three-year strategy to plug skills gaps in the Isle of Man’s workforce has been given £250,000 in funding to speed the process up. The government said the funding would also be used to assist projects that accelerate the delivery of the strategy that are not covered by existing government budgets. The Skills Strategy, which […]
US Election 2024 live: Harris campaigns with Cardi B as Trump hosts duelling rally in Milwaukee
Muslim voters in Michigan understand what’s at stake, says local leaderpublished at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 22:16 GMT 1 November Brajesh UpadhyayBBC News, Washington Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hamtramck, an enclave of Detroit, is the first city in the United States with a fully Muslim city council Many believe Muslim votes could […]
Officials to review decision to release murderer Steven Ling
FAMILY HANDOUT Joanne Tulip was murdered on Christmas Day in 1997 The Lord Chancellor has asked officials to scrutinise a Parole Board’s decision to release a convicted murderer who stabbed a woman 60 times. Steven Ling was jailed for life in 1998 for murdering Joanne Tulip, 29, in Stamfordham, Northumberland, on Christmas Day in 1997. […]
The rebel painter who ushered in a new era of Indian art
Chinha Vasudeo Gaitonde is regarded as one of the greatest abstract painters of South Asia Some artists become legends in their lifetime yet remain a mystery years after their death. Indian painter Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde, born 100 years ago on 2 November 1924, was one such master. Considered one of South Asia’s greatest abstract painters, […]
Wind farm deals secured for three sites off Shetland
Getty Images Wind farm agreements have been announced for three new developments in the waters around Shetland. The projects are expected to generate a total of 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of electricity – enough to power around two million homes. The deal will see the successful applicants pay a total of £56m in option fees to […]
University helps to build Jane Austen AI character
A university in Surrey has helped build an avatar for literature fans, bringing to life Jane Austen’s character, Elizabeth Bennet. The Pride and Prejudice protagonist can be visited at the Learning Centre at Jane Austen’s House in Alton, Hampshire, between September and mid-December. The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham, Surrey, collaborated with […]
RHI inquiry: Cost control delay ‘inexplicable’
BBC David Thomson was a senior manager in the department responsible for the green energy scheme A senior civil servant says cost controls should have been introduced to the RHI scheme in early 2014 but has no explanation why they were not. David Thomson was one of three top managers in the Department of Enterprise […]
Tyler the Creator lands first UK number one album
Getty Images Tyler, The Creator has championed releasing music on weekdays instead of at the weekend Tyler, The Creator has scored his first UK number one album with Chromakopia, despite it only being available for four of the last seven days. The Official Chart Company starts counting sales and streams at 00:01 on Fridays, when […]
One in five have shut since Covid-19 pandemic began
Getty Images Boarded up nightclubs are appearing more and more in towns and cities across Britain Britain has 20% fewer nightclubs than it had when the country first went into lockdown in March 2020. Nightclubs have been in decline for the last 15 years or so and figures given to BBC News by the Night […]