Fish face a sea-change
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland Getty Images Covid’s Omicron variant has meant another delay to two decades of effort to reduce over-fishing Swimming against the upstream currents of Brexit and Covid, fish farming is proving resilient, and new figures show where in Scotland the most salmon are being produced Fifty years after it […]
New York City caps fees for food delivery apps
Getty Images New York City has placed limits on how much food delivery apps can charge restaurants that use their platforms. The proposal, which was put to a vote on Wednesday, will cap fees at 20% and apply in emergency situations when restaurants must be shut. There have been complaints about fees charged by tech […]
Pubs can’t open in England until 6am as lockdown eased
PA Media Pubs in England will not be allowed to open until 06:00 BST on Saturday, No 10 has confirmed. Most of the latest lockdown easing measures will come into force at 00:01 across the country. But Downing Street said the later opening time for pubs was a “sensible precaution” to avoid midnight parties. Boris […]
I have sleepless nights about how to feed my pigs
Kevin Keane BBC Scotland’s environment correspondent Harriet Ross says rising costs are a huge worry for pig farmers Harriet Ross admits to having days where she’s sick of farming. Pig sick. She is trying to run a pig farm at Newburgh in Aberdeenshire but costs and overheads are getting out of control. Her farm aims […]
London Metal Exchange sued for $456m over cancelled nickel trades
Reuters The London Metal Exchange (LME) has been sued for $456m (£365m) by fund manager Elliott Associates following the suspension and cancellation of nickel trades earlier this year. The claim was filed in the English High Court against the trading platform and its subsidiary LME Clear. It alleges that LME’s decision to cancel trades on […]
Slug & Lettuce owner to charge more at peak hours
Oliver Smith Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The Stonegate Group owns the Slug & Lettuce pub chain The pub group that owns Slug & Lettuce and Yates bars has said it will charge about 20p more per pint during peak hours due to cost increases. Stonegate Group, the UK’s biggest pub chain, says 800 […]
‘The bank sent my safe house address to my abusive ex’
Katy Austin Business correspondent BBC Claire had to move house when the bank accidentally sent a letter disclosing her address to her ex-husband. Only after Claire left her husband did she realise the extent of the abuse she had endured. In addition to physical violence, his abusive and controlling behaviour extended to money, too. “I […]
Kim Jong-un appears in public, North Korean state media report
State media reported that Kim Jong-un opened a fertiliser plant on Friday Kim Jong-un has appeared in public for the first time in 20 days, North Korean state media says. KCNA news agency reports that the North Korean leader cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory. It adds that people at the […]
RSPB wants urgent probe into crab deaths off north-east coast
Sally Bunce Thousands of dead crabs and lobsters have washed up along the coast A conservation charity wants an “urgent investigation” into the ongoing deaths of thousands of shellfish and other marine life off the North East coast. The RSPB also called on the government to halt dredging of the Tees estuary until “full scientific […]
Why is there a CO2 shortage and how will it hit food supplies?
Getty Images The price of CO2 used to produce food and drink will be five times higher, under a deal to restart production. But there will be no “significant impact” on prices in supermarkets, the government says. What food and drink is CO2 used for? Food grade CO2 is used for hundreds of products: to […]