How investigating the dark side of dairy changed me
BBC Sam watches the port as she tracks the lorry full of calves People often ask me what the hardest part of any investigation is, what the moments are which have affected me. Sometimes I have the answer. Often there will have been a person, a place, a story, something which has stopped me in […]
Ukraine and US agree terms of major minerals deal
Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News Bloomberg via Getty Images Lorries carry ore from an a mine in central Ukraine. File photo Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC. “We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see […]
The radio station giving indigenous people a voice
Grace Livingstone Business reporter, Panama City Grace Livingstone Dad Neba says that the radio station allows indigenous peoples ‘to speak for ourselves’ The high-rises and glass towers of Panama City gleam in the sunlight. But on the other side of town, there’s an old office block where if you go up the stairs and you’ll […]
Army put on standby to ease fuel supply issues
George Bowden & Becky Morton BBC News EPA There were queues at many petrol stations on Monday, including in Friern Barnet, north London The Army is ready to help ease fuel supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures. Up to 150 military tanker drivers will prepare to deliver to forecourts […]
MPs want Brexit fund for UK farmers
Getty Images Sheep meat exports to the EU could be subject to high tariffs if there is no UK-EU Brexit deal MPs scrutinising the government’s plans for the agriculture industry after Brexit want funding for farmers when EU subsidies end, they said in a report. Without an EU-UK trade deal, farm exports face tariffs from […]
The great graphics card shortage of 2020 (and 2021)
David Molloy Technology reporter Getty Images Gaming’s never been more popular – hardly surprising when we’re all stuck at home. But it means avid gamers are facing a big problem: graphics cards, the heart of a gaming PC, are incredibly hard to get hold of. For months, we’ve seen gamers compete for supply, camping out […]
Potential job cuts at Scottish farmed salmon producer
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland BBC Scotland has more than 200 fish farms in sea lochs around the west coast and Orkney and Shetland The biggest producer of farmed salmon in Scotland has warned of potential job cuts in the coming years. Mowi, formerly Marine Harvest, said there could be a 10% reduction […]
Why the supermarket is going discount with Jack’s
Chris Johnston Business reporter, BBC News Phil Coomes Tesco mothballed its Chatteris store three years ago Tesco is expected to reveal a new brand next week at a store in Cambridgeshire that was mothballed three years ago. Some “exciting news” has been promised by the UK’s biggest supermarket chain next Wednesday at a media event […]
Covid pub rules ‘killing Christmas not saving it’
Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK hospitality industry says that new Covid rules in England “are killing Christmas” and has warned pubs, restaurants and hotels face going bust. The government will roll out regional restrictions after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the second lockdown in England will end on 2 December. […]
PD Ports boss dismisses dead crab River Tees dredging fears
Sally Bunce Thousands of dead crabs and lobsters have washed up along the North East coast since October 2021 A port operator has said dredging is not to blame for the deaths of crustaceans along the North East coast. Environmental campaigners and fishermen have argued large wash ups of marine animals could have been caused […]