Your questions on Brexit answered
Chris Morris Reality Check correspondent, BBC News With a year to go before the UK leaves the EU, there are plenty of questions about Brexit still unanswered. As negotiators continue to hammer out the details of the withdrawal agreement and start to outline the future relationship, many are wondering what will change and what will […]
The Cumbria businesses facing £50,000 excess on flood insurance
Francesca Williams BBC News Getty Images In 2009 Cockermouth’s main street took the brunt as the River Derwent burst its banks When the Flood Re scheme was set up to help homeowners flooded so often they could no longer get insurance it was estimated hundreds of thousands of people would benefit. But business owners were […]
The new generation taking over from Asia’s richest man
Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Getty Images Akash Ambani, Anant Ambani, Isha Ambani, Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani in a 2017 group photo For months, the world has been captivated by the last season of Succession, the Emmy-winning TV drama on the lives of the corporate élite. But in India, a real-life succession plan, involving […]
Almost 3,000 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart freight
1,500 lorries stuck in Kent as France remains closed More than 2,850 lorries are stuck in Kent waiting to leave the UK, the county council has said, as politicians thrash out a plan to reopen France’s border to trade and travel. France shut its UK border for 48 hours on Sunday amid fears of a […]
Volodymyr Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement
André Rhoden-Paul & Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Getty Images Ukraine will not agree to any peace deal proposed by the US and Russia without its involvement, President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned, after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin pledged to begin talks to end the war. “We cannot accept it, as an independent country,” Zelensky said. […]
Tom Kitchin staff suspended amid bullying claims
Getty Images Chef Tom Kitchin runs Michelin-starred restaurant the Kitchin and gastropub Scran and Scallie, both in Edinburgh. Edinburgh chef Tom Kitchin has suspended two members of staff following allegations of “unacceptable behaviour”. In June, former workers made allegations of bullying, violence and sexual assault in his restaurants. One alleged a chef burned a woman’s […]
Minister admits tram site demolition announcement was ‘too hasty’
BBC An engineer will conduct an independent assessment of the site Plans to demolish a protected building in Douglas were announced “with a bit too much haste”, the infrastructure minister has said. Tim Crookall’s department recently backtracked over a proposal to knock down Tramway Terrace due to concerns about its safety. Heritage campaigners raised concerns […]
Clean Air Plan proposes tougher limits
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent Getty Images As many as 1,400 people in Wales are thought to die from illnesses caused by air pollution each year Tougher limits on levels of air pollution are proposed to tackle a problem thought to contribute to as many as 1,400 deaths a year in Wales. It is […]
Is England’s café culture set for a boost?
Rebecca Wearn Business reporter, BBC News Supplied Leaf Group will be one of hundreds of cafe companies around the UK that has expanded outdoor seating in time for the reopening of hospitality Natalie Haywood’s fondest memory of 2020 is sitting outside in the blazing evening sunshine, eating pizza with her little girl on Liverpool’s Castle […]
Soft drink sugar tax starts, but will it work?
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images The “ground-breaking” sugar tax on soft drinks has come into force in the UK. From Friday manufacturers have to pay a levy on the high-sugar drinks they sell. Ministers and campaigners believe it has already proved to be a success with many firms reducing sugar content ahead of the […]