Nine films to look out for
Focus Features, Getty, Sony & Paramount Ghouls, goals and rock ‘n’ roll at a Hollywood-tinged Cannes The 72nd Cannes Film Festival begins on Tuesday with a heady mix of star names, fresh faces and both high- and low-brow subject matters. From familiar-looking zombies to a late Hollywood arrival – via football icons, rock stars and […]
Job vacancies surge past one million in new record
Getty Images Job vacancies have hit a record high as the economic recovery continues, according to official figures. The number of vacancies in the three months to August rose above one million for the first time since records began in 2001. August payrolls showed another monthly increase of 241,000 to 29.1 million. Business groups said, […]
Clynelish residents raise concerns about battery farm plan
Residents of a small community in Sutherland have opposed plans for a battery electricity storage facility. London-headquartered Opdenergy has proposed installing an up to 49.9MW system on croft land at Clynelish near Brora. It would store excess energy from wind farms and hydro-electric schemes until it was needed at times of high demand for electricity. […]
Fruit and vegetable shortage could last until May, say growers
Getty Images Cucumber sales were limited to three per person in many supermarkets A shortage of some fruit and vegetables could last until May, according to producers in one of the UK’s biggest growing regions. The Lea Valley Growers Association said major UK growers were delaying planting some crops due to high energy costs. Major […]
Canadians and Mexicans nervously watch the US election
Getty Images The Peace Bridge between Port Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, carries more than one million trucks, and more than five million cars, every year As Americans prepare to vote for their next president, Canadians and Mexicans are watching on nervously. For some Canadians living next to the US border, politics isn’t a […]
Blue whales have ‘rediscovered’ South Georgia
Amy Kennedy An Antarctic blue whale surfaces off South Georgia The resurgence of blue whales around the island of South Georgia is real and has probably been under way for a little while now, say scientists. When a survey was conducted at the British Overseas Territory earlier this year, 58 of the animals were seen. […]
Carlisle and Tees Valley miss out on nuclear reactor factory
Google Kingmoor Park in Carlisle had been shortlisted as a possible site A council said it is disappointed after a city missed out on an opportunity to host a factory for small modular nuclear reactors. Kingmoor Park in Carlisle was one of four areas shortlisted for US firm’s Holtec factory along with Tees Valley, but […]
Type 2 diabetes ‘urgent public health crisis’ in Wales
Getty Images There has been a rise in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Wales Type 2 diabetes is “the urgent public health crisis in Wales”, it has been claimed, as the number of people with the disease increases. There has been a 2.2% rise in all diabetes cases since last year, with […]
What does it mean for Scotland and Aberdeen?
Getty Images Aberdeen has been the home of the UK’s oil and gas industry for decades The UK government has confirmed that Aberdeen is to be the home of the new state-owned energy company. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Great British Energy will operate out of the […]
Young Frankenstein, Tootsie actress dies at 79
Teri Garr, an Oscar-nominated actress best known for her work in movies including Young Frankenstein, Mr Mom and Tootsie, has died at 79, US media report. Garr died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends”, her publicist Heidi Schaeffer said in a statement. She first […]