No room at food warehouse in Cardiff
Operations manager Jake Rattenbury took the BBC behind the scenes at a Cardiff warehouse where food is being stockpiled A cold storage firm says it has run out of room because the food industry is stockpiling in the run-up to Brexit. Cardiff-based Wild Water has rented extra space in Newport, Bristol and Staffordshire, and bought […]
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after Hamas hands over four hostages’ bodies
Watch: Released Palestinian prisoners reunite with families in the West Bank Hamas has handed over what it says are the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Gaza, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israel is testing DNA samples to confirm they are the remains of Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad Yahalomi, 50, Tsachi Idan, 50, […]
Minister says NI schools must cater for key workers
BBC First Minister Arlene Foster said schools were being repurposed and “unfortunately the educational work that goes on [in schools] has come to an end”. All schools should be prepared to cater for key workers’ children from Monday, Education Minister Peter Weir has said. He said only children, up to and including year 10, whose […]
India’s bailout may not be enough to save economy
Arunoday Mukharji BBC News, Delhi Millions of people in India are struggling for food during the country’s coronavirus lockdown Mohammad Alam is one of thousands of workers standing in a food queue in India’s capital, Delhi. The factory where he worked shut down after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to stop the […]
Venezuelans cross into Colombia as crisis deepens
Katy Watson BBC South America correspondent, Cúcuta Thousands of Venezuelans are searching for a new life in Colombia At 05:00 in the morning, a steady stream of Venezuelans heads into Colombia. Many have queued overnight, waiting patiently for the Simón Bolívar International bridge to open. Some 25,000 people cross the bridge into Colombia every day. […]
More newly-hired staff will get paid
Getty Images More than 200,000 more employees could now be furloughed following changes to the government scheme to help pay people’s wages. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which covers 80% of workers’ pay, will take applications from Monday from companies which have laid off workers. Initially, it only supported those already employed on February 28. […]
Scottish ministers move to help firms over butter shortage
BBC The Scottish government has announced “urgent” action to help bakers and shortbread makers in the wake of a butter shortage. A feasibility study will be carried out to see if collective buying and storing of butter is an option that could help combat shortages and rising costs. The Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) has […]
Glasgow looks to bring back more city centre living
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland PA Media Stores including Debenhams have disappeared from Glasgow’s main shopping streets The city of Glasgow is staking its future on three of its best-known streets. Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle Street will incorporate 1,350 new or converted flats under a new long-term vision for the city […]
Dairy giant warns of Brexit impact
Conor Macauley BBC NI Agriculture Correspondent BBC Lakeland Dairies has about 3,000 farmers on its books across 15 cross-border counties Brexit could hit the bottom line of a huge new cross-Irish border dairy business, its boss has said. Michael Hanley is the chief executive of Lakeland Dairies. It has just merged with another big player […]
EU nationals hang on as Brexit unfolds
Fiona Stalker BBC Scotland reporter BBC Anna came to Aberdeen from Hungary four years ago Anna is Hungarian. She is scaling the heights at a climbing centre in Aberdeen before heading to her bar job. She has lived, worked and studied here for almost 10 years. “Basically I’ve spent all of my adult life in […]