Part of the seabed off the Jurassic Coast is “still recovering” from the effects of bottom trawling 17 years after it was banned there, marine researchers have said. A consultation is being held on government proposals to extend the ban on the practice of dragging large nets along the seafloor. Some fishing organisations have criticised...
A ban on a “destructive” type of fishing that drags large nets along the seafloor could be extended across English waters, the government has said. The proposal would expand the the prohibition of bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 30,000km2 (around 11,500 sq miles) of the UK’s offshore areas that are already designated as protected. The...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter PA Media Speedo Mick walked through the Scottish Highlands in January 2023 Michael Cullen went from sleeping rough in Liverpool to raising £1m by doing charity walks in all weathers in just his swimming trunks. His story is now being celebrated in a stage musical. Just as Clark Kent turns into...
Southampton fans have had precious few moments to be happy about this season as they slumped to a pitiful relegation a full fortnight before Easter. But their class of 2025 have at least avoided becoming an addition to a pub quiz question after moving past Derby County’s record Premier League low total of 11 points....
On April 26, protesters outside a Tesla Dealership in Washington, D.C. were elated. That week, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and head of the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), indicated to shareholders that he would step back from government, allocating a mere “day or two per week” toward DOGE projects. In mandatory Securities and Exchange...
Dystopia: The Rock Opera The Rock Bottom Falkirk 21 March 2025 Beldon Haigh bring their politically fuelled rock opera Dystopia to The Rock Bottom in Falkirk, and it’s a blast from start to finish! Nigel Carr reports for Louder Than War. There have been a few rock operas over the years, Mike Bennett and...