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Humza Yousaf urged to ‘hold his nerve’ on UK’s first deposit return scheme
E nvironmental campaigners are calling on Scotland’s First Minister to “hold his nerve” and press ahead with the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) – despite the row it has provoked with Westminster. Humza Yousaf has insisted the plans for the scheme in Scotland are in “grave danger” after theContinue Reading
Keir Starmer bids to persuade unions to back plan for shift to green energy
S ir Keir Starmer will try to persuade unions to back his plan for a shift to green energy as part of a “new business model for Britain”. The Labour leader will address the GMB union’s conference after its general secretary criticised the Opposition’s plan to ban new oil andContinue Reading
An Post to give 5% pay rise to staff as part of restructuring
An Post staff will get pay rises of up to 5 per cent from any savings achieved through the restructuring of its mail network, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has said. As the Irish Examiner reports, general secretary of the CWU, Sean McDonagh, was speaking as the company embarks thisContinue Reading
Covid inquiry legal challenge could be heard by end of June, says minister
A High Court challenge by the UK Government to block the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks could be heard by the end of June, a minister has suggested. Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the matter was being “expedited” and that it wouldContinue Reading
Sunak announces two new asylum barges and says plan to ‘stop the boats’ working
R ishi Sunak has announced two more barges to house asylum seekers off the coast of Britain as he insisted his plan to stop small boat crossings is “starting to work”. The Prime Minister said the numbers making the journey across the Channel were down by around a fifth sinceContinue Reading
Dublin beach cleared by gardaí after brawl involving group of teenagers
Burrow Beach in Co Dublin was cleared by gardaí on Sunday evening after what witnesses labelled a ‘mass brawl’ involving a group of teenagers. Uniformed gardaí from the Raheny district and the Public Order Unit attended the scene of what has been described as a “mass brawl” at the beachContinue Reading
Deposit return deadline looms as recycling scheme faces uncertainty
T he deadline for the removal of UK Government conditions on Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) is due to expire on Monday with the scheme potentially being scrapped if ministers do not back down. Scotland’s First Minister set the timeline in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday,Continue Reading
Ukrainian military chaplains complete training with British Army
U krainian military chaplains have completed training with the British Army before heading back to the war-ravaged country to give frontline troops a “spiritual umbrella”. The two-week programme run by the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department (RAChD) saw an initial group of 10 Ukrainians train at a camp in south-west England.Continue Reading
Black women are at greater risk of maternal death in the UK – here’s what needs to be done
Poorer maternity care may be one explanation. zulufoto/ Shutterstock Black women are four times more likely to die while pregnant or just after childbirth than white women, according to the latest figures published by Mbrrace – a national programme which surveys and investigates the causes of maternal deaths and infantContinue Reading
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly
vasekk/Shutterstock Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or landing in your wine. But we have much to thank these tiny nuisances for – they revolutionised biological and medical science. Flies and mosquitoes both belong to Diptera, the group of insects that haveContinue Reading