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Meat factories warn Covid absences could hit supplies
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Some supermarkets faced issues over the festive period due to ports disruption The UK meat industry has…
Work to start on miners’ £100k arboretum memorial
BBC Michael Mellor said a dedication ceremony was planned in June, but may now be in September A national memorial paying tribute to miners will…
Price inflation: Lumpy and sticky
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland BBC Higher interest rates fall unevenly, tending to hit many of those with the tightest finances. That may…
BMW invests in Oxford plant as it plans more electric Minis
Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News Getty Images King Charles drove an electric Mini off the production line during a visit to Plant Oxford in…
Bread price may rise after dire UK wheat harvest
Justin Rowlatt Chief environment correspondent Tim Nicholson The price of flour and bread is set to rise after what could be the worst UK wheat…
Jamie Oliver says more tax is not way to cut childhood obesity
Ian Westbrook Health reporter, BBC News PARLIAMENT TV Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall held up sugar sachets to show how many were in a soft…
Will we see radical action?
Getty Images Strategies for tackling obesity in England have been much talked about – but consistency has been hard to find. Three different prime ministers…
Do we use 8.5 billion straws a year in the UK?
Reality Check team BBC News BBC The claim: We use 8.5 billion plastic straws a year in the UK. Reality Check verdict: Nobody knows exactly…
India’s ‘lockdown film’ is an edgy thriller
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO C U Soon is a 90-minute suspense thriller In late April, when life and work in India stalled under lockdown, a young…
Mixed food loads pose problems for traders
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor BBC Mixed loads of food products have emerged as the major problem for trade across the…