Vegetable shortages could last for up to a month
Karen Hoggan & Theo Leggett BBC business reporters EPA Shortages of some fruit and vegetables could last for up to a month, the environment secretary has said. Therese Coffey’s comment came after Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco placed limits on items such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Speaking in the Commons, Ms Coffey told MPs […]
European Super League Q&A: Why it failed – and will clubs try again?
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said: “It has removed the biggest cloud hanging over football for the past 10 years. “We have lived under the constant threat that this will happen and it has caused immeasurable damage already. We need massive reform at Uefa. These guys have infiltrated the […]
Is the fuel crisis improving?
EPA Only 127 petrol tanker drivers from the EU have applied for temporary visas to help tackle the petrol crisis, according to the prime minister. The government is offering 300 short-term visas for overseas drivers. Meanwhile, military personnel have started driving fuel tankers to help resupply petrol stations. Has the petrol shortage improved? The Petrol […]
The Ugandan restaurant that changed its business model
The coronavirus lockdown measures imposed by the Ugandan government has brought the restaurant industry to a standstill. Cafe Javas, a restaurant chain based in Kampala, has had to change its business model in order to adapt to the pandemic. “We moved most of our waiters into the delivery [business], in order not to lay them […]
Prevention zone after Herefordshire bird flu cases
Getty Images The latest case has been identified at a broiler breeder farm south of Leominster, Defra said An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in Herefordshire, officials say, as a prevention zone is declared across England. Bird keepers must now follow strict bio-security measures, Defra said. A separate control zone has now been […]
‘My foggy glasses solution helped me through Covid’
Dougal Shaw Business reporter, BBC News WATCH: Many spectacle wearers encounter this problem wearing masks The pandemic has hit young people’s work and career prospects particularly hard. For Alex Wickens, 22, the best response was to start a business designed to tackle a practical problem that has emerged in the era of Covid. It is […]
Croft rules ‘skewed against young people’
BBC Sam Harrison and Karen Marshall hope to one day have their own croft Crofting has existed in the Highlands and Islands for hundreds of years and is still very much alive today, but BBC Scotland’s The Nine finds there are challenges to young people entering this traditional system of farming. “All we want to […]
Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country’s mineral resources, Trump has said. Zelensky has described the bilateral deal as preliminary, and said he wants further agreements which include US security guarantees to deter renewed Russian aggression. But Trump said the […]
Exports of Scottish salmon fall by 23%
SSPO Exports of Scottish salmon fell sharply last year after being hit by the Covid pandemic, according to new figures. HMRC data published by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) showed they dropped by 23% to 72,155 tonnes. Export sales of whole, fresh salmon were down by £168m, at £451m. SSPO said the shutdown of […]
Plan to allow one company to control waters
BBC On sale – but for how long will Conwy mussels be on the menu? In a bid to preserve the Conwy mussel industry, a plan to give one company control of fishing has been proposed. The status of the mussels – caught between September and April – is protected in the same way as […]