Furniture chain IKEA is scrapping its Coventry store – the company’s first major UK closure since arriving 33-years-ago – leaving 350 jobs at risk Ikea is planning to close down its Coventry store, the first large UK store closure Retailer said that the store was built on seven levels which impacted costs It added that … Read more
More Chinese cities are put on lockdown with 12 million people told only one person per household can go outside every two days to buy necessities Chinese cities of Taizhou, Hangzhou and Ningbo are now part of virus lockdown Residents in Taizhou will have to present ID every time they leave their homes Hangzhou is … Read more
New SMART shark drumlines are rolled out on the Great Barrier Reef in a new trial of non-lethal hooks to stop attacks The Queensland government has allocated funding for smart shark drumlines The smart shark traps alert workers who relocate rather than kill the sharks The new drumlines will be deployed in the Great Barrier … Read more
Passengers fined for making innocent mistakes when buying train tickets are being let down by uncaring officials, watchdog warns Passengers being fined for making innocent mistakes when buying train tickets Transport Focus found evidence that passengers’ claims routinely mishandled Watchdog found passengers not told of their right to appeal in the first place By Tom … Read more
BBC announces cost of annual TV licence fee will rise from £154.70 to £157.50 from April 1 The cost of the TV licence would rise in line with inflation for 5 years from 2017 The price hike – set by the government – is set to come into effect on April 1 Cost of an … Read more
Nissan ‘could ABANDON the EU and expand operations in the UK’ after Brexit to get a ‘competitive advantage’ Nissan said to be considering axing EU operations if tariffs applied after Brexit Instead it could ramp up Sunderland plant and try to seize more UK market share Firm insists it does not have contingency plan and … Read more
Britain’s energy regulator unveils plan to rip out gas central heating from EVERY home and put 10 million electric vehicles on the road within 10 years Scheme to be built around plans for a 4-fold increase in wind farm electricity But the radical proposals will largely be paid for by families and businesses Electric vehicle … Read more
Farm for sale but the locals are WILD! Animal park available for £1.5m comes complete with monkeys, porcupines, meerkats, goats, sheep and cattle Auchingarrich Wildlife Park near Comrie, Perth and Kinross comes with monkeys, porcupines and meerkats The park, run by the same family for a decade, welcomes 60,000 visitors a year and is available for … Read more
Chaos erupted in the Italian city of Civitavecchia on Thursday as the port’s captain tried to release 1,000 passengers from a cruise ship suspected of carrying coronavirus – only to be slapped down by the city’s mayor. The Costa Smeralda ship – carrying 7,000 people including some Britons – has been in lockdown at Civitavecchia since … Read more
A mansion developer claims he’s ready to test the market with his $500 million Bel-Air super pad, seven years after building began. America’s most expensive home is to hit the market for a cool quarter billion dollars; complete with a nightclub, beauty salon, 20 bedrooms and sweeping views of LA and the Pacific Ocean. The … Read more
New York man is charged with DUI after driving Range Rover up a SKI slope at Vermont’s Magic Mountain resort Frederick Bretcher, 59, from Shelter Island was driving Range Rover The vehicle left ruts in the beginners ski terrain on Glebe Mountain It is the second time Bretcher has been charged with a DUI By … Read more
Heartbreaking images show dolphins swimming into a harbour in a desperate search for a missing member of their pod – who has believed to have been shot. Andy Kyle, 63, found a dead dolphin washed up in the harbour at Kingswear, near Dartmouth, Devon on Saturday – with witnesses claiming it had two ‘bullet holes in its … Read more
Boris Johnson defied Donald Trump and a huge Tory backbench revolt today by declaring that Chinese tech giant Huawei will be allowed to play a role in the UK’s new 5G network. The PM and his most senior ministers signed off limited involvement for the firm at a meeting of the National Security Council this … Read more