‘Recruit staff early to grow your business fast’
‘Recruit staff early to grow your business fast’ Kefir is a drink made from fermented milk which comes from the Caucasus and has been drunk for over 2,000 years. Natasha Bowes drank it as a child growing up in Russia and, after a sixteen-year career in financial services, she decided to try selling the drink […]
Labour calls for action on GB-NI trade disruption
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor BBC Labour has called on the government to take action to tackle the continuing trade disruption between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Some companies are struggling to deal with the requirements of the new Irish Sea border. The government says the flow of goods between Great […]
Supermarkets ‘to face day of reckoning’ on wages
Justin Parkinson Political reporter, BBC News Reuters Supermarket and shop workers deserve to be paid a minimum of £10 an hour after coronavirus, a union leader has argued. Paddy Lillis, of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw), said retail “heroes” should be rewarded for risking their health to keep people “fed and […]
Fake pharmaceutical industry thrives in West Africa
Getty Images The counterfeit pharmaceutical industry is thriving in West Africa, with law enforcement agencies battling to crackdown on foreign-linked criminal syndicates, writes Emma Hooper. It is rare to have a conversation in Nigeria about the problem of falsified medicine without a mention of the My Pikin syrup tragedy. In 2009, 84 children were killed […]
Man who drowned in tanker ‘was a superhero’
Jennifer Harby & Victoria Hicks BBC News Leicestershire Police Gavin Rawson (pictured) died trying to rescue his 19-year-old colleague Nathan Walker The family of a man who drowned in a pig feed tanker while trying to save a teenager say he had no hope of escape. Gavin Rawson, 35, died trying to rescue Nathan Walker, […]
Hospitality ‘takes £1bn hit’ on cancelled Christmas parties
Getty Images Scottish hospitality businesses have suffered a “£1bn hit” because people have been urged to cancel Christmas parties, an industry body has claimed. But bars and restaurants are warning the effects are already “devastating”. The Scottish government is preparing draft legislation which will make it a legal requirement for businesses to introduce measures to […]
US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on invasion of Ukraine
The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the UN to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance on the war. First the two countries opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow’s actions and supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity, which was passed by the UN […]
Starbucks faces drinks ingredients shortage in US
Getty Images Starbucks has been hit by supply shortages in the US meaning some drinks are unavailable for customers. The coffee chain said it was seeing “temporary supply shortages” for items such as oat milk. A Starbucks spokeswoman said: “Specific items will vary by market and store, and some stores will experience outages of various […]
Bristol venue adds carbon footprint to its menu
Devaki Jones Liam Stocks thinks the carbon footprint should be prioritised over calories on menus The Canteen hopes to reduce its carbon footprint by buying local ingredients and reducing food waste. Manager Liam Stocks said that “cleaning up the food chain” should take priority. The carbon footprint includes the distance at which ingredients travelled, seasonality […]
The labels encouraging Chileans to buy healthier food
Jane Chambers Santiago, Chile BBC Rosa Cayso Phocco says the warning labels have made her change her habits and leave the biscuits behind Faced with what experts described as a “health time-bomb”, Chile in 2016 introduced food labels to warn consumers of high saturated fats, sugar, or salt to tackle high obesity rates. Five years […]