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The UK meat sector warns of Brexit production squeeze
The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.
Tuesday 27 October 2026
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The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.
British food and drink exports to the EU fell by £2bn in the first three months of 2021, with sales of dairy products plummeting by 90%,…
The number of Britons who own cryptocurrencies has risen to an estimated 2.3 million amid signs that fewer consumers believe that putting money into the nascent…
Boris Johnson appears to be at odds with his government as he reiterates there are “significant benefits” to working from the office despite his government pressing…
Pamela Cook talks to Business Matters about why her data-tech company, InfoShare, looks to identify and help vulnerable people through data.
Fears are growing about the financial health of some of Britain’s biggest landlords after the government extended a ban on commercial evictions to next year.
The number of EU citizens searching for work in Britain has fallen by more than a third since Brexit, according to a study that exposes the…
Ministers have reportedly been advised to scrap perspex screens in pubs, restaurants and offices over fears they may actually increase Covid transmission.
The property market cooled in April, but house prices are still growing at a near-record pace.
Inflation has risen more sharply than expected to hit 2.1 per cent in May after the reopening of the economy drove up prices for clothes, haircuts,…
A property developer who took out a bridging loan in 2019 has reclaimed £8,200 in wrongly charged loan interest and fees thanks to Yorkshire start-up Secured…
Most of the public support a total ban on gambling adverts, while three-quarters think restrictions should be tighter than they are now, a nationwide poll has…
The home furnishings group Ikea has been ordered to pay €1.1m (£861,000) in fines and damages by a French court after being found guilty of spying…
Digital currencies such as stablecoins risk attracting “money launderers and cybercriminals”, the Bank of England governor warned as he promised not to give financial innovation “a…
Older workers on furlough are more likely to struggle to find work than the young after the job support scheme comes to an end in September,…