The rising and sinking threats to our cities
Gaia Vince Features correspondent Getty Images Over 3 billion people live in coastal city areas that are at risk of rising sea levels and other consequences of global warming. (Copyright: Getty Images) Sea-level rise due to climate change has already raised the risk of extreme floods in major coastal cities around the world, and many […]
Free range turkey supplies hit by bird flu
Greg Brosnan BBC Climate and Science Getty Images Half of the free range turkeys produced for Christmas in the UK have been culled or have died due to bird flu, an industry chief has told MPs. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, said that 600,000 out of about 1.3m free range birds […]
Body returned from Gaza is not mother, Israeli military says
PA Media Shiri Bibas was kidnapped with her two children during the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023 Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal after forensic testing revealed the body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas. The three other bodies handed over have been identified […]
The bosses helping staff pay their soaring energy bills
CommsCo Ilona Hitel, front, pictured here with some of her staff is giving them all a pay rise to help them pay their energy bills When managing director, Ilona Hitel, heard that UK household energy bills were about to soar higher, she decided to help her staff. “I knew some of the team were anxious […]
Morocco prays for rain as shortage threatens agriculture
AFP/GETTY The country faced a drought in 2016 that caused a major drop in food production The king of Morocco called for all mosques in the country to pray for rain on Friday, amid a shortage threatening the country’s agriculture. King Mohammed VI had issued a royal decree asking Moroccans to “to implore the Almighty […]
Fenland workers earn £10K less than others in Cambridgeshire
Keith Murray BBC News, Cambridge Data Journalist PA Media There is a large difference in annual wages across Cambridgeshire People who work in the Fenland District Council area earn about an average of £10,000 less per year than workers in South Cambridgeshire. The BBC has analysed government figures for Cambridgeshire going back to 2008. They […]
Minimum wage to rise to £11.44 per hour
Watch: The rise is worth £1,800 for full-time workers, says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Laura Trott The minimum wage is to increase by more than a pound to £11.44 per hour from April next year. The minimum wage, known officially as the National Living Wage, is currently £10.42 an hour for workers over […]
Israel explosions latest: Three buses explode in suspected terror attack, police say
Three buses explode in suspected terror attackpublished at 21:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21:25 GMTBreaking Matt SpiveyLive page editor Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a “suspected terror attack”. Devices in two other buses failed to explode, they said, adding that “large police forces are […]
Ukraine must strike minerals deal, says Trump adviser Mike Waltz
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said. On Wednesday, Zelensky rejected US demands for a share of its rare earth minerals – a “deal” Trump said would reflect the amount of […]
Young Muslims criticise fashion brand
Harpal Bobby BBC Asian Network PLT PrettyLittleThing’s Eid page says you can “look super chic for that big celebration with our modest dresses” PrettyLittleThing has been criticised for its “inappropriate” outfits offered to Muslim shoppers celebrating the end of Ramadan. Muslims usually celebrate the close of the holy month by eating delicious food, visiting loved […]