Owen Carey’s family demand law change
Owen Carey’s family are calling for better food labelling in restaurants. The family of a teenager with a dairy allergy who died after he unwittingly ate buttermilk in a burger restaurant have called for a change in the law. Owen Carey ordered grilled chicken at Byron burger at the O2 Arena in London while celebrating […]
Uber and Lyft shares slump on US ‘gig’ economy plan
Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images Shares in some of the world’s largest “gig” economy companies have fallen after the US government outlined a plan to change the way workers are treated. Shares in firms including Uber and Lyft fell by more than 10% on the news. Tens of millions of people work in the […]
UK tobacco giant BAT to cut 2,300 jobs
PA British American Tobacco has announced plans to cut 2,300 jobs as it shifts away from traditional cigarettes. BAT said it was creating a “more efficient, agile and focused” company as it focused on e-cigarettes and other new categories of product. The firm said management layers would be reduced and simplified under a plan to […]
More powers proposed to tackle anti-social behaviour
David Dixon/Geograph Most of the length of Rive Bure in Norfolk lies within the Broads Rangers on the Norfolk and Suffolk broads could be given additional powers to combat anti-social behaviour. Ministers raised concerns over “hostile behaviour” seen in recent years. Increasing the number of rangers and giving them the power to issue on-the-spot fines […]
Caviar sales soar as more people get a taste for posh fish eggs
Dan Gibson Business reporter Getty Images Caviar producers claim sales have rebounded strongly since the first lockdowns of 2020 When high-end restaurants around the globe had to close their doors during the Covid lockdowns, things didn’t look good for the world’s caviar producers. Add glitzy events being cancelled, and cruise liners not being able to […]
Scottish retailers ‘in daily fight for survival’
PA Media The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) found total sales fell year-on-year by 8.5% Scottish retailers are facing a daily fight for survival as tighter Covid restrictions and economic uncertainty exert a “vice-like grip”, according to an industry body. The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) warning came as new figures indicated a further steep decline in […]
Are children safe on bouncy inflatables?
Jennifer Meierhans BBC News Geoff Robinson Ava-May Littleboy, three, was thrown off the blue bouncy trampoline, pictured in front of the slide They are a mainstay of children’s parties, but following the death of a little girl in Norfolk parents are asking how safe are inflatable trampolines and bouncy castles? Three-year-old Ava-May Littleboy was thrown […]
Paul Merson on gambling addiction: ‘I wouldn’t wish this on anybody’
Merson told us the experiment with Dr Erritzoe made him think about how his brain responds to gambling adverts. “I think the adverts are triggers,” he says. “Now that I know more about how it can affect me, when the adverts come on, I turn them off.” The government is currently reviewing the 2005 Gambling […]
Retailers seek lockdown exit route ‘visibility’
Getty Images Garden centres in England and Wales are set to reopen The Welsh government will let them open from Monday with England to follow later in the week. SRC director David Lonsdale said retailers in Scotland had shown they could operate “safely and responsibly”. The Scottish government has said there could be a “different […]
Andrea Leadsom launches government investigation
PA Media Clapham Junction station in south London was one of the areas where lights went out The government has launched an investigation into Friday’s huge power cut which affected nearly one million people across England and Wales. Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said a committee will look at what happened. Train passengers were stranded, traffic […]