PM to go back to Brussels, and Apple ‘price drop’
A win of sorts for May Getty Images MPs also supported an amendment rejecting no deal. It wasn’t binding – so the date for exit remains 29 March – but Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the message was clear and the PM should rule out such a scenario. The pair will now meet to discuss […]
Record backlog of cargo ships at California ports
Daniel Thomas Business reporter, New York Mario Tama The backlog means thousands of cargo containers are stuck at sea Some 65 cargo ships have been forced to queue outside two of America’s biggest ports, in the latest sign of supply chain disruption hitting the US. The ships are stuck outside the ports of Los Angeles […]
Will more Welsh food and drink feature on menus?
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent Reuters JD Wetherspoons has recently launched a Welsh food and drink menu, including faggots and lamb cawl JD Wetherspoons, which has recently introduced a menu of Welsh dishes, said the move had been “incredibly popular”. It comes as 56 Welsh food and drink producers meet in Cardiff to celebrate […]
Scottish government ‘too close’ to salmon farmers
BBC There are more than 200 fish farms around Scotland’s coast The Scottish government and regulators have been accused by campaigners of being too close to the salmon farming industry. The criticism came after information that should have been released was repeatedly withheld. Guy Linley-Adams, from Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland, has appealed to the […]
Tier change ‘too late’ for Bristol business
Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley BBC West Sebastien Merry Head chef at Bristol restaurant Cloak And Dagger, Sebastian Merry (pictured right) said: “How are we going to survive through any of the tiers now without more help.” Dropping to tier 2 restrictions “doesn’t matter” say Bristol businesses, as they still need more government support. The co-owner of Bristol […]
Lamb exporter to EU ‘making virtually nothing’
Sarah Dickins BBC Wales economics correspondent Getty Images A lamb exporter fears he could lose a third of his business because of post-Brexit border controls One of Wales’ largest lamb exporters says the extra cost and paperwork of selling meat into the EU means it is making “virtually nothing”. Meat processing plant Randall Parker Foods […]
Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk cleared to open after bird flu scare
BBC The farm run by Jimmy Doherty includes livestock as well as wildlife such as zebra, capybara and wallabies A visitor farm and zoo run by Jamie Oliver’s friend and TV co-host Jimmy Doherty has been cleared to reopen after it temporarily shut due to a suspected case of bird flu. Jimmy’s Farm at Wherstead, […]
Five theories for the record-low US abortion rate
Getty Images Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists outside the US Supreme Court Abortion rates have fallen to their lowest level since the pregnancy-terminating procedure was legalised in a 1973 Supreme Court decision, according to a new report. But experts say the reason for the decline can be hard to isolate. The study released on Wednesday by […]
What would be affected if it happens?
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Getty Images The US is facing a potential national rail strike for the first time in 30 years Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate voted to stave off a strike by railway workers that could potentially devastate the US economy. The bill approved by Congress would […]
What do the government’s Brexit “no-deal” papers reveal?
Getty Images BBC correspondents have unpicked some of the key details of the newly-published papers. Economy: Kamal Ahmed, economics editor The details on “no deal” published by the government are sobering. Just take one – trade across the border between the UK and the EU post-Brexit if there is no agreement. If there is no […]