North – South drink cut and crabs that pinch less then an inch

Moves are underway to harmonise drink driving limits across the island. Great to see a Belfast DUP environment minister in ongoing contact with Dublin about tackling this border-less problem.

Elsewhere on the island the crabs are pinching much less then an inch. The Irish Times reports that Irish scientists are experimenting on the use of extracts from crab and shrimp shells as a treatment for obesity.

Crabs and shrimps may not realise it quite yet, but their protective cover may become as valuable as their meat on world seafood markets. That’s because a compound in their shells, chitosan, may help to tackle the developed world’s major illness – obesity.