Trump tariffs: US hits Mexico, Canada and China with import taxes – live updates
Mexicans look to president for responsepublished at 22:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22:55 GMT Will GrantCentral America and Cuba correspondent Image source, Getty Images All week, the Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been bullish about the threat of tariffs from the Trump Administration. She felt confident they wouldn’t be imposed, she said, and if they were, […]
The mysterious resurgence of Covid-19
Getty Images Returnees from Da Nang are tested for Covid-19 in Hanoi In mid-July, Vietnam still shone as a Covid-19 outlier. No reported deaths, and months without a locally transmitted case. Fans packed into football stadiums, schools had reopened, and customers returned to their favourite cafes. “We were already back to normal life,” said Mai […]
The deadly ‘ghost gear’ which haunts seas and coastlines
Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter SMASS Orkney A pregnant minke whale was found tangled in a fishing net in Orkney in October last year More than half a million tonnes of fishing gear is estimated to be lost or abandoned every year in the world’s seas and oceans. Some of it entangles […]
Plans to change recycling risks chaos, say councils
Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Getty Images The UK government wants to introduce consistent recycling collection policies across England The UK government’s plans to introduce consistent waste collection policies across England could prove chaotic and unworkable, councils have warned. The details of major government reforms to waste collection in England are expected to be confirmed soon. […]
Election footing: no, not that one
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland BBC Nicola Sturgeon unveiled her government’s plans for the year Holyrood is now 18 months from its next election. Nicola Sturgeon’s Programme for Government on Tuesday, laid some of the groundwork for it. It won’t be all about independence. The economy, and in particular the green part of […]
Venison producer Highland Game wins £13m supply deal
Getty Images Red deer will account for about 70% of the venison sold under the deal A Dundee-based firm is to buy thousands of tonnes of wild Scottish venison under a £13m five-year deal with Scottish government agency Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS). Under the deal, 97% of deer culled by FLS will be processed […]
Deliveroo orders double as lockdown habits endure
Reuters Deliveroo has said demand for its services has strengthened despite Covid restrictions easing. The food delivery firm saw orders double to 148.8 million in the first half of this year, while the value of its transactions also doubled. At the same time, it narrowed its pre-tax losses to £104.8m, as against £128.4m a year […]
‘We cannot in good conscience open the pub’
Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News Martin Whelan Pub manager Martin Whelan said he would not reopen until the virus is less of a threat Back in normal times, on match days, the pavement outside the Tollington Arms would be as crowded as a Tube station. The pub is right next to the Emirates stadium, […]
Hundreds of patients facing medication delays
Alison Freeman Look North, Newcastle Michelle Collingwood has had intestinal failure since August 2014 Hundreds of patients are facing delays in getting the medication they need after a medical firm was told to change its production system. This has led to prescription delays for people with digestive problems. The company said it was “working as […]
Supreme Court backs Scottish minimum alcohol pricing
BBC The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland can set a minimum price for alcohol, rejecting a challenge by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five years ago but has been tied up in court challenges. In a unanimous judgment, seven Supreme Court judges said the legislation did […]