Permission to treat sugar beet seeds with a pesticide that can harm bees is given by the government.
Month: January 2024
Removing large wine glasses from sale cuts drinking – study
With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found.
Jordan Henderson: Ajax sign England midfielder from Saudi club Al-Ettifaq
England midfielder Jordan Henderson leaves Saudi club Al-Ettifaq after less than six months and joins Dutch club Ajax.
Tata Steel: Port Talbot blast furnaces to close with 3,000 expected job losses
Plans to cut jobs in a move to greener steelmaking a “crushing blow” for Port Talbot, unions say.
Man held over Daniel Khalife alleged prison escape
The arrest is part of an investigation into the alleged escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth.
Drug baron John Haase who tricked home secretary jailed for arson
Career criminal John Haase, who tricked the home secretary to secure early freedom, is jailed again.
Bronson Battersby: Policing minister leads calls for answers over toddler death
Policing minister Chris Philp leads calls for answers into two-year-old Bronson Battersby’s death.
Scottish government announces XL Bully dog ‘ban’
The breeding, selling and abandonment of the animals will be outlawed in line with England and Wales
Humza Yousaf defends inviting Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Scotland
The first minister says he would raise human rights concerns if the Turkish president was to visit.
Rishi Sunak urges Lords to back Rwanda bill
The PM warns peers not to “frustrate the will of the people”, after MPs approve his asylum plan.
