Australia probe as ‘vicious crime’ widens
JOSHUA GANE Sewing needles have been inserted inside strawberries in Australia Australia has ordered an investigation into the discovery of sewing needles hidden in strawberries, amid growing alarm over scares across the country. Contaminated punnets have now been reported in six states and territories. A minister called it a “vicious crime”. One man was taken […]
‘I quit Google and launched a business with my mum’
Kinjal Pandya-Wagh Business reporter, BBC News Rahul Akerkar Munaf Kapadia and his mother Nafisa Munaf Kapadia runs a successful “pop up” restaurant at his family’s home in Mumbai. His mother also works as head chef. While watching TV one Sunday afternoon back in 2014, Munaf Kapadia had an argument with his mother that would change […]
Organic milk not good for the land, says ad watchdog
Jamie Robertson Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images I may be happy – but am I “good for the land”? Buy a pack of organic milk and generally you feel you have done the world and the environment a service – albeit a small, litre-sized one. After all, you think, a happy cow in a […]
‘Not practical’ to close UK borders, says Boris Johnson
PA Media It is “not practical” to completely close the UK’s borders given the amount of medicines and food imported into the country, the prime minister has said. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for tougher restrictions to prevent new coronavirus variants entering the UK. Boris Johnson said the government had already tightened travel restrictions […]
Hamas says it’s suspending the release of Israeli hostages
Hamas’s statement – in fullpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16:16 GMT Here’s the full statement from Hamas’s armed wing: “Over the past three weeks, the leadership of the resistance has monitored the enemy’s violations and its failure to comply with the terms of the agreement. “These violations include delaying the return of displaced persons […]
Is fruit-growing ripe for opportunity in Wales?
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent anutr tosirikul/Getty Images Fruit-picking still only accounts for a tiny percentage of farming in Wales Sheep and cattle farms dominate the agricultural landscape in Wales, but experts predict there could soon be a marked rise in fruit and vegetable production. It’s down to a combination of factors that include […]
The human cost of political inaction on Covid
Jessica Lussenhop BBC News, Nebraska BBC In Nebraska, which has some of the worst racial disparities when it comes to Covid-19 cases in the country, the state’s sole Latino lawmaker tried to strengthen protections for meatpacking workers, all while confronting his own personal tragedy. It was a battle against time that revealed much about race, […]
British Airways reviews ‘fuel-tankering’ over climate concerns
Justin Rowlatt Chief environment correspondent BBC British Airways has launched a review into a money-saving practice which increases its greenhouse gas emissions. It follows a BBC investigation exposing “fuel tankering” by airlines – in which planes are filled with extra fuel, usually to avoid paying higher prices for refuelling at destination airports. The industry-wide practice […]
May’s Africa mission and US-Mexico trade deal
PM’s push for new trade ties Getty Images Theresa May heads to South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya this week on a trade – and charm – offensive. She’s hoping to strengthen ties with growing African economies ahead of Brexit and will say she wants the UK to become the G7’s biggest investor in the continent […]
Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to US – live updates
‘Blooms, billets and slabs’: US’s biggest steel imports and who supplies thempublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 10:40 GMT Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Blooms can be used to make rails, and are one of the US’s biggest steel imports The biggest exporters of steel to the US can be found to […]