UK sandeel fishing ban ‘poses a threat’ to seabirds
Paul Murphy Environment Correspondent RSPB Puffins are one of the species highly dependent on sandeels for survival The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said it is “vital” a UK ban on fishing for sandeels in the North Sea remains in place. The ban, which stops sandeel trawlers fishing in English and […]
Getir to exit UK, Europe and US
Grocery delivery firm Getir has said it will be leaving the UK, Europe and the US to focus on its core market in Turkey where it generates the bulk of its revenue. It comes after a long period of speculation that its UK operations were in financial trouble. The firm said only 7% of its […]
Post-Brexit controls on food and farm imports start
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Britain relies on the EU supplying the bulk of its beef imports Post-Brexit controls on food, plant and animal imports to Britain from the EU have come into force. Health certificates will now be required on EU goods ranging from cut flowers, to fresh produce including meat, […]
Air quality plan approved ahead of deadline
Jude Winter BBC News, Derby DDDC Ashbourne has a large number of heavy goods vehicles travelling through A Derbyshire council has agreed a plan to improve Ashbourne’s air quality, days before a government-set deadline. Derbyshire Dales District Council’s (DDDC) plan was approved on 16 May. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) had […]
Yorkshire truck stops to get share of £16m for improvements
Google The government has promised £16m to “transform facilities for lorry drivers” Lorry drivers in Yorkshire have been promised better facilities thanks to a £16m government cash injection into truck stops across England. Five service stations in North and West Yorkshire have been awarded a combined total of more than £900,000. The Department for Transport […]
Oscars goody bag serves stars a taste of Scotland
Rachel Grant & Hope Webb BBC Scotland News BBC Fiona McArthur started making chocolate from her friend’s kitchen in 2020 When Oscars nominees get their opulent goody bags ahead of Sunday’s ceremony they can expect a taste of Scotland. Organic vegan chocolates from a west coast peninsula and gin from the mountains in the east […]
Can India’s ‘alternative Maldives’ handle mass tourism?
Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Kochi PMO Mr Modi shared several photos from his Lakshadweep trip earlier this month Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indian archipelago Lakshadweep triggered an unexpected row that soured ties with neighbouring Maldives. It also set off a surge in tourist interest in the small island chain that […]
Kenya country profile – BBC News
Some key dates in Kenya’s history: c 3.3 million BC – Evidence of some of the earliest human tools have been found in Kenya, suggesting that it was the cradle of humanity from which descendants moved out to populate the world. 600AD – Arabs begin settling coastal areas, over the centuries developing trading stations which […]
Complaint over food in Yorkshire eating disorders hospital
BBC Harriet, from East Yorkshire, had two stays in the hospital A woman who spent time in a hospital for adults with eating disorders said the food she was served made her condition worse not better. Harriet, 31, said the quality of food at the Schoen Clinic in York “was absolutely terrible”. The mum-of-one said […]
Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’
President Trump has launched a fresh attack on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and saying he has done a “terrible job”. His latest salvo came after Zelensky, reacting to US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia from which Kyiv was excluded, said the US president was “living in a disinformation space” governed by Moscow. […]