Calories on menus ‘will cost thousands of pounds’
Esyllt Carr Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Restaurants say plans to display the calorie content of food on menus in England should be delayed while the sector recovers from the pandemic. There are fears that the move will add extra costs to businesses at a time when they are least able to afford it. […]
On the trail of the live calf export lorries
‘Some mothers will bawl for days’ Investigating the controversial world of the calf export trade was never going to be easy. I knew I would have to try to examine every part of the entire supply chain, from source right the way through to sale. Part of that supply chain is the incredible journeys the […]
Children ‘exceed recommended sugar limit by age 10’
Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Getty Images Children in the UK exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18-year-old by the time they are 10, according to experts. This is based on their total sugar consumption from the age of two, says Public Health England (PHE). Children consume much more than they […]
How lockdown is being lifted across Europe
Getty Images Face masks are an increasingly common sight throughout Europe Across Europe, lockdown measures are being lifted cautiously, in phases. Businesses are reopening and many children are back in school. Many of Europe’s internal borders opened again in mid-June. Then the EU lifted external borders to some nations on 1 July, although member states […]
The changing face of UK industrial estates
Nick Hartley BBC Wales News Nick Hartley/BBC Restaurants, cafes and even bars can be now be found in spaces traditionally linked to industry When the UK’s first industrial estates appeared in the 1930s they were built simply to boost Britain’s productivity. But more than 80 years later, the industrial space is vastly changed. Among traditional […]
Drink-only pubs set to reopen next week
Jayne McCormack BBC News NI Political Reporter PA Media Pubs which only serve drink have not been allowed to reopen in Northern Ireland Drink-only pubs in Northern Ireland are set to be allowed to open from Wednesday 23 September. But local restrictions are to be imposed on people living in the postcode BT60, which covers […]
Belfast’s 2022 cruise ship booking sheet ‘strong’
Richard Morgan BBC News NI business reporter BBC The arrival of Fred Olsen’s Borealis in Belfast on Wednesday marked the end of a cruise ship season that many thought would not happen. The vessel was the 72nd to call to the city this year. That number is down significantly on pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, the […]
Africa travel hit after fire ravages Nairobi airport
“President Kenyatta wishes to reassure the entire aviation industry, investors, local and international travellers that everything is being done to resume normal operations,” presidential spokesman Manoah Esipisu said. A third of Europe’s flower imports, and many fresh vegetables, also come from Kenya. “This is disastrous,” Jane Ngige, chief executive officer of the exporters association, Kenya […]
North East crab deaths to be investigated by independent panel
Joe Redfern Dead crustaceans have washed up at several spots along the North East and North Yorkshire coast The deaths of thousands of crabs, lobsters and other marine life on the North East and Yorkshire coast are to be investigated by a panel of experts. Carcasses washed up at spots across Teesside and North Yorkshire […]
Measures to ease mixed food loads to be announced
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor BBC Measures will be announced soon to ease problems with mixed loads of food products moving from GB to NI, the government has said. It has meant independent retailers have not been able to receive their normal deliveries from GB suppliers. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove […]