Co2: the latest hit to UK food’s structural vulnerability
Dwindling Co2 supplies is a structural vulnerability affecting the UK’s food security, industry leaders have warned. The British meat industry ...
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Britain delays post-Brexit trade controls again
Reuters reports that Britain has delayed the implementation of some post-Brexit import controls for a second time, saying it would ...
Brexit: EU ‘not looking for political victory’
According to the BBC, the EU is not looking for a "political victory" on the protocol, the European Commission vice ...
Brexit: Labour shortage means food thrown away
The BBC says one of the country's biggest vegetable producers is losing thousands of pounds a week and having to ...
Bring in the army to relieve UK lorry driver crisis
Reuters says Premier Foods, one of Britain's biggest food companies, has called on the government to consider using the army ...
UK food shortages and worker scarcity
Bloomberg says that from abattoirs to restaurant kitchens, the UK food sector is facing a massive challenge this summer: there ...
Britain could face food shortages due to lorry crisis
Reuters reports that Britain could face gaps on supermarket shelves this summer and an "unimaginable" collapse of supply chains. The ...
UK food and drink exports to EU fall by almost half
UK exports of food and drink to the EU dropped by almost half in the first three months of 2021 ...
“Better eco data needed for improved food labelling,” UK taskforce
Widespread reforms to UK agriculture and its environmental impact have been recommended in a new government report, including enhanced data ...
Can the UK and the EU reach a deal on Northern Ireland?
The BBC reports that arguments between the EU and the UK about the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland have intensified. ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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