Farmers should not fear Australia trade deal, UK minister says
Reuters Farmers have raised concerns over competition from larger-scale Australian operators Trade Minister Greg Hands has said British farmers have nothing to fear from a proposed free trade deal with Australia. Mr Hands told the Commons he gave a “cast iron guarantee” that British standards would not be lowered in the search for a deal. […]
Retail sales crash in April as lockdown hits shops
Theo Paphitis: ‘Retail will never, ever be the same again’ British retail sales plummeted by a record amount in April as many stores closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. Clothing sales also halved as many High Street shops were shut under the lockdown measures introduced by the government in March. Online shopping as a proportion of […]
Fruit and veg farmers facing migrant labour shortages
Emma Simpson Business correspondent, BBC News Fruit farmers are finding it hard to recruit pickers UK summer fruit and salad growers are having difficulty recruiting pickers, with more than half saying they don’t know if they will have enough migrant workers to harvest their crops. Many growers blame the weak pound which has reduced their […]
GB men’s wheelchair basketball team reach Rio 2016 Paralympics
Great Britain beat Italy in the men’s quarter-finals of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Terry Bywater led the scoring with 24 points in a 77-48 victory. “It’s another dream, another Paralympics and there’s no reason why we don’t deserve it,” he told BBC Sport. The women’s team, who […]
Michelin awards first stars to 13 Toronto restaurants
Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto BBC Chef Ryusuke Nakagawa (middle) from Toronto Japanese restaurant Aburi Hana was the first to be awarded with a Michelin star in Canada on Tuesday, 13 September The Michelin guide has published its first Canadian edition, awarding 13 restaurants in Toronto its coveted stars. Some 74 restaurants across 27 cuisine […]
Para-cycling: Search on for British female Paralympic champions
British Cycling have started a targeted search for new champions like Dame Sarah Storey for the 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games. Team GB finished with 120 cycling medals at the 2012 London Paralympics, including four golds for Dame Storey. But this search – backed by 2012 silver medallist Karen Darke – aims to fill potential […]
Brecon Beacons dam built by war objectors is listed
Cadw About 100 conscientious objectors were sent to build the dam at Llyn y Fan Fach A Brecon Beacons dam built by about 100 conscientious objectors has been given Grade II listed status. The project at Llyn y Fan Fach, Carmarthenshire, was built by the men whose beliefs stopped them from fighting in World War […]
Aled Davies ‘devastated’ by Rio discus omission
Davies won bronze in the shot put in London and said he would now focus on winning gold in that event in three years’ time. “I’m lucky that I still have one event,” he added. “There are other athletes who don’t have any events at all. I’ll be going for gold in the shot, but […]
Road World Championships: Lizzie Deignan, Geraint Thomas and Sarah Storey in British team
Elite men: Lewis Askey, Mark Cavendish, Owain Doull, Sean Flynn, Ethan Hayter (road and time-trial), James Knox, Daniel McLay, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe, James Shaw, Jake Stewart, Mark Stewart, Ben Swift, Connor Swift, Josh Tarling (time-trial only), Geraint Thomas (road and time-trial), Ben Tulett (road and time-trial), Ben Turner (road and time-trial), Sam Watson, Fred […]
Northern Ireland Bird flu housing order set to lifted by mid-April
PA Compulsory lockdown measures for poultry and captive birds are to be lifted in Northern Ireland on 13 April. Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said if there are no new significant cases between now and mid-April, birds will be allowed outdoors. The threat of any further outbreaks meant birds were housed. “This will be welcome news […]