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BBC Audio | World Business Report | Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (196+ words) Ukrainian drone strikes hit Wildberries warehouses across Russia, with 16 distribution centres damaged or destroyed in the past fortnight. As the country's biggest online retailer faces disruption and... Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy Available for 29 days Ukrainian drone strikes hit…...
Skipper admits failure to provide food and rest for seamen
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (825+ words) A skipper for a Scottish fishing company embroiled in modern slavery allegations has admitted failing to provide adequate food and rest for foreign seamen. Workers from Ghana said they were worked round the clock and treated "like slaves" aboard the…...
Drunk boat pilot crashed into Isles of Scilly harbour vessel
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (257+ words) Police have warned about the dangers of reckless behaviour on water after a drunk boat pilot admitted causing more than £55,000 of damage in a harbour on the Isles of Scilly. Joshua Street, 29, of Bryher, crashed a 24ft (7.3m) vessel into a moored…...
L'Ecume II: Officer jailed over fatal boat crash loses sentence appeal
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (621+ words) A ship officer who was jailed for breaching Jersey's shipping laws after three fishermen died has had his sentence appeal dismissed. Lewis Carr was on duty on the bridge of Condor's Commodore Goodwill in December 2022 when it collided with L'Ecume…...
Man sentenced for shining laser at police aircraft in Dawley
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) A man who shone a laser at a police plane airborne during an operation linked to a road rage incident in Telford has been given a 12-month conditional discharge. Reed Beers, 60, of Old Office Road, Dawley, appeared at Telford Magistrates…...
New Zealand man Man charged for swallowing $19k Fabergé pendant
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (324+ words) A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way - by swallowing it. The ingested loot - a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) - has not yet been recovered, police…...
How teenager gave street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (1637+ words) In a wood on the edge of St Petersburg they're reading out a list of names. Each name is a victim of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's Great Terror. In this part of Russia there are thousands of names to…...
Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana renovation works get under way
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (435+ words) Work has begun to turn Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana into a "nationally significant" venue for culture, arts, and entertainment. North Somerset Council won Levelling Up funding in 2023 to rejuvenate the former lido, which was also the home of Banksy's Dismaland exhibition in…...
North Sea tanker crash captain appears before the Old Bailey
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (264+ words) The captain of a cargo ship that crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea has appeared before a court in London. Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong, which collided with the US tanker…...