WARSAW (Reuters) – Market confidence has increased in Poland following the election of its new government, the prime minister said on Wednesday, adding that he had discussed with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak a possible trip to London. Poland’s z…
Stuttgart CEO: Active footballers will come out as gay in near future
VfB Stuttgart CEO Alexander Wehrle expects active footballers in Germany to come out as gay in the near future because diversity has come a long way. No active footballer has come out in Germany to date. But former German international and Stuttgart pl…
Improving Safety via the new ARP4761A
The new Aerospace Recommend Practice ARP4761A, just released in 2023, should continue to advance aviation safety into the next decade. The new independent provides free guidance on ARP4754A, ARP4754B, and ARP4761A for all users. ARP4761A advances an Ai…
Satirical blue plaques are being placed from Hucknall to Sherwood Forest as part of a campaign led by Newark and Sherwood Extinction Rebellion hoping MP Mark Spencer will take a stand
A series of satirical blue plaques are set to appear across an MP’s constituency from Hucknall to Sherwood Forest. The plaques highlight the decision taken by MP for Sherwood and DEFRA Minister Mark Spencer in 2023 to license the pesticide. The plaques…
Discounters, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are UK Christmas winners -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – German-owned discounters Aldi and Lidl, No. 2 player Sainsbury’s, and market leader Tesco were the biggest winners among British supermarkets at Christmas, according to industry data published on Wednesday. Market rese…
Head of Norfolk Museum Service Steven Miller, of Redgrave near Diss, made an MBE in New Year Honours
A Redgrave man who is head of a county’s museum service has said he is ‘delighted’ to have been made an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours 2024 list for his services to heritage and tourism. Steven Miller has been director of culture and heritage and h…
Italy’s Sparkle launches Adriatic subsea cable project
By bne IntelliNews Italian international communications company Sparkle has launched the GreenMed project to develop a new subsea cable system across the Adriatic Sea connecting Italy to Southeast Europe. GreenMed will establish a corridor of fibre opt…
Bosnia’s public broadcaster warns of imminent financial collapse
By bne IntelliNews Bosnia & Herzegovina’s state-level public broadcaster BHRT warned on December 30 it is facing an imminent financial collapse in 2024 due to its difficult situation as it has no contract to collect radio and television tax on the terr…
German unemployment rate rises to 5.7% in December
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose by 31,000 to 2.637 million in December compared to November, mainly due to seasonal factors, the Federal Employment Agency reported on Wednesday. The unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 5.7…
First major trial in connection with Turkish earthquake deaths begins
The first major trial in connection with the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey last February began on Wednesday in the south-eastern city of Adiyaman. A hotel owner and 10 other defendants are on trial for the collapse of the four-star Grand I…