EU proposes fewer checks on GB-NI goods
John Campbell & Colm Kelpie BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor Getty Images The protocol avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland The EU has released its plan for a reduction of post-Brexit checks on goods and medicines arriving into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. Northern Ireland has a […]
How will the next stage of the Brexit deal work?
John Campbell BBC News NI economics and business editor PA Media The new Brexit deal was agreed by PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this year The implementation of the Windsor Framework has reached a major milestone on Sunday as the green lane/red lane system starts operating, but how […]
M&S halts Christmas food ordering service in Northern Ireland
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor Getty Images Marks & Spencer will not provide its Christmas food ordering service in Northern Ireland this year. The retailer produces a festive food catalogue allowing customers to place click and collect orders. But it said Northern Ireland will be excluded this year as there was […]
‘We’re not playing by the same rules’: French farmers on protests
Andrew Harding BBC News, Mousseaux les Bray, Paris region BBC Yves Coppé has been heavily involved in the recent farmers’ protests near Paris Like many farmers, in France and far beyond, Yves Coppé finds much to worry about these days. If you ask him to list his troubles, he likes to start with a story […]
Fast fashion helps fuel blazing kilns where workers faint from heat
Laura Bicker in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thomas Cristofoletti/ BBC Researchers have documented the health impact on brick kiln workers, who toil in some of the world’s hottest conditions Chantrea drags an electric fan the size of a large door into the airless chamber where she works every day. It is her only respite from the […]
Sir Lenny Henry to host for final time
Alex Taylor BBC Culture reporter Comic Relief Sir Lenny has been honorary life president of Comic Relief since 2017 Sir Lenny Henry is to host Comic Relief for the final time when the BBC fundraising telethon returns in March. The comedian, who co-founded the charity with director Richard Curtis in 1985, said it was time […]
Tech start-ups are giving US healthcare services a slick makeover
Kate Morgan Features correspondent Courtesy of Tend In Brooklyn, New York, Tend offers a curated experience for dental patients in a minimalist environment (Credit: Courtesy of Tend) Several companies are entering the American market to disrupt traditional, staid healthcare systems. They see a big opportunity to create change – and make money. At Cityblock Health’s […]
Hot wheels – how wheelchair tennis became a Grand Slam draw
In 2005, Mistry and Frenchman Michael Jeremiasz won the inaugural wheelchair competition at Wimbledon, for which they earned £1,300 each. Fast forward to 2023 and the wheelchair doubles champions at the All England Club, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, picked up £13,000 each. Mistry says he would not change a thing about his career, during […]
Why South Korea should be your next ‘workcation’
Lindsey Galloway Features correspondent Mongkol Chuewong/Getty Images (Credit: Mongkol Chuewong/Getty Images) Launched on 1 January 2024, South Korea’s newest visa allows digital nomads to stay for up to two years while maintaining a job back home. South Korea hasn’t typically ranked as a top country for digital nomads, but the country’s newest visa is looking […]
UK halts trade negotiations with Canada over hormones in beef ban
Paul Seddon & Kate Whannel Political reporters Getty Images Negotiations between the UK and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken down after nearly two years, following a row over beef and cheese. Canada has been pushing for the UK to relax a ban on hormone-treated beef, which its producers say in effect shuts […]