Niger’s military junta says it will nationalise the majority French-owned local uranium company in the latest escalation in a row between the two countries. Somaïr is operated by French nuclear fuels company Orano, which Niger accuses of several “irresponsible acts”. Since seizing power in 2023, Niger’s military leaders have said they want to keep more...
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images The BBC is threatening to take legal action against an artificial intelligence (AI) firm whose chatbot the corporation says is reproducing BBC content “verbatim” without its permission. The BBC has written to Perplexity, which is based in the US, demanding it immediately stops using BBC content, deletes any it...
In a city where football is everything, escaping the spotlight is nigh-on impossible. Many Celtic and Rangers managers of the past have elected to live outside Glasgow – Souness stayed in Edinburgh – to try to escape what is commonly referred to as the goldfish bowl of a divided city. However, the likes of Brendan...
Major U.S. firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has pulled out of its involvement in the U.S. and Israel’s supposed humanitarian aid scheme in Gaza as human rights groups have warned that the operation is actually a “death trap” that has led to hundreds of casualties so far. BCG withdrew its ground operation team from Tel...
Sean Dilley & Molly Stazicker Transport correspondent & transport producer PA Heidi Alexander making a speech this week in front of a train carriage with the new GBR logo South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour. The first nationalised service, from Woking...
The eradication of an invasive crayfish from a Devon reservoir will “never happen”, South West Water has said. It comes as the firm revealed a new plan to reduce numbers of the problematic American signal crayfish at Burrator reservoir by tackling its spawning grounds. South West Water has tried many tactics over the years to...
Liverpool-based legal firm Hill Dickinson is the naming rights partner for Everton’s new stadium. The new arena will be named the Hill Dickinson Stadium after the company, which has its headquarters in the city. Everton will move to the stadium for the start of the 2025-26 season, leaving their current home of Goodison Park. They...
Donald Trump has accidentally called toy firm Mattel a country while threatening further tariffs. The US president misspoke when saying tariffs are “misunderstood” in business. He cited Mattel, which is famous for making Barbie dolls, as an example of a country thinking about counter-tariffs. His comments came as the UK and US agreed a tariff...
The bottle landed near Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo during the second half, with Rangers substitute Neraysho Kasanwirjo – who had been warming up nearby – entering the pitch to remove it. On Friday, Sinisalo said other items were directed towards him. “First of all, I was hit with something in my lower leg,” said the...
As its cardinals gather for their conclave today at the Vatican, the Catholic Church and other faiths find itself under assault — not just in China and North Korea, but in the state of Washington. Despite impassioned opposition, Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a new law stripping members of the clergy of their ability to...
Hibs fans were delighted with both the performance and result against Dundee United. George: Great all-round performance. Back in the formation that, quite simply, works for these players. United had a good 20 minutes early in the second half when they scored their goal, but we didn’t look like losing this at any juncture. Big...
Former Ibrox striker Steven Naismith thinks Rangers did well to stifle Celtic but Sunday’s 1-1 draw leaves interim manager Barry Ferguson without a home win in five attempts. Read full article at source...
Richard Price BBC News, West Midlands Moorcroft Moorcroft Pottery became known for its colourful depictions of animals, birds and geometric patterns The directors of Moorcroft Pottery have announced that the firm has stopped trading after more than 100 years. In a post on social media on Wednesday, bosses at the Stoke-on-Trent firm, based in Burslem,...
Ben King Business reporter Getty Images Doug Barrowman pictured with his wife Michelle Mone One of Prince Andrew’s prized business assets was administered for two years by a company controlled by the controversial millionaire Doug Barrowman, the BBC can reveal. After the prince’s disastrous Newsnight interview in 2019, legal ownership of his Dragon’s Den-style start-up...
Bodycam footage captures Nerys Bethan Lloyd at the scene A former paddleboard firm owner has been jailed for 10 years and six months after the deaths of four people on a river in south-west Wales. Paul O’Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in “extremely hazardous conditions” on the Western Cleddau...