Category: Technology, Culture, Food, World
Morning business round-up: UK inflation rate falls
Inflation in the UK saw a surprise fall in March, official statistics showed. The Consumer Prices Index fell to 4% from 4.4%, while the Retail…
Morning business round-up: Eurozone bail-out deal
Rising demand for raw materials in the region’s fast-growing economies has prompted the world’s biggest miner, BHP, to spend $9.5bn expanding operations in Australia. There…
Morning business round-up: China cuts US debt holdings
No details have yet been revealed about what goods will be included. In Greece, public opposition to the government’s spending cuts continues, with a 48-hour…
Is Goa’s casino industry fuelling gambling addiction?
Mr Munaf and Mr Vaz’s 42-year-old-son are among a disturbing rise in the number of residents of Goa who have become victims of a gambling…
Sussex farmers say growing food must be a political priority
Lucinda Adam BBC Sussex, Political Reporter BBC Farmers say they want food security to be much higher up the parliamentary agenda Farmers in Sussex say…
Side hustle foodies turning homes into takeaways
@ollierosserphoto Matt O’Brien’s hobby has now become a side hustle “I’m always the barbecue guy, even if I go to someone else’s barbecue I’m the…
Scientist hopeful for eel’s future as Ely celebrates
Brian Farmer BBC News, Cambridgeshire Getty Images The Cambridgeshire city of Ely takes its name from the freshwater fish living in the surrounding waterways As…
What will happen to the 21 sailors stranded on the Dali?
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Getty Images Only one crew member on-board the Dali was injured when Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed. Nearly a week…
How prefabs sprouted from the ashes of war
Diamond Geezer via Flickr This half-timbered prefab in Catford, south-east London, was built by German and Italian prisoners of war – some homes from that…
Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year for 2019
Greta Thunberg criticised CEOs and politicians for their lack of action Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl who inspired a global movement to fight climate change,…