Ford and union agree record pay rise in tentative deal
Peter Hoskins Business reporter Getty Images The strike is the first in the UAW’s history to target all three major car makers at once Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative deal, which includes a record pay rise, to end a nearly six-week strike. The agreement would be the first […]
What do we know about glyphosate?
AFP A man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer is to receive $289m (£226m) in damages from the company, although it has vowed to appeal. It’s the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging a glyphosate link to cancer – but what is known about the chemical? What did the ruling say? […]
Pig farmers consider culling animals due to abattoir shortages
Pig farmers say they are worried they will not be able to sell their animals this year because of staff shortages in abattoirs. Farmers in South and East Yorkshire told the BBC they have slaughter-ready pigs waiting to be sent to butchers. However, a lack of trained staff to turn the pigs into food for […]
Price rises warning after chancellor vows EU rules divergence
Getty Images Businesses have warned that food prices may rise and jobs may be affected after the chancellor vowed to end alignment with EU rules after Brexit. The Food and Drink Federation said the proposals were likely to cause food prices to rise at the end of this year. The Confederation of British Industry said […]
Quarantine rules relaxed for sports teams and film crews
Getty Images New quarantine exemptions will allow major sporting events, as well as TV and film productions, to go ahead this summer, the government has said. Some sports teams and production crews will not have to quarantine upon arrival in England if they are essential to the event or production. The scheme gives the green […]
Netherlands to ban laughing gas from January
Getty Images Many European governments are concerned about the increased use of laughing gas among young people The Dutch government is banning the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, amid concerns over the health risks for the growing number of young people using it. The ban, which starts in January, makes it […]
Farmers can apply for self-employed scheme
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture & Environment Correspondent PAUL ELLIS/afp/getty images To apply for the grant, farmers must have filled in a self assessment tax form last year The economy minister has confirmed that all eligible farmers can apply for support under a government scheme to help the self employed cope with the fallout from […]
‘Pandemic of fuel poverty’ warning as energy costs soar
Getty Images Rising energy bills have raised concerns over the cost of living for millions of people Boiling a kettle just once a day and using candles in the evenings are some of the ways people are trying to cope with rising energy prices. Christine, 76, lives alone on a small pension, but says her […]
The lorry drivers who miss Christmas
Stuart Ratcliffe and Laurence Cawley BBC News, East BBC Northampton lies at the heart of the UK’s logistics industry, which generates £14bn to the nation’s economy each year Pretty much every present beneath every Christmas tree will, at some stage, have been carried on the back of a lorry. Some of the drivers who help […]
Families struggle with rising cost of summer childcare
Yasmin Rufo, Lauren Stanley & Alpa Patel BBC News BBC Jane Carmichael says her career “has taken many hits” A mum of three has told the BBC she has had to go into debt to pay for childcare. Jane Carmichael who has three children said affording summer childcare was “impossible”. Research shows London parents pay […]