Mass pig culling inevitable if abattoir labour shortage persists, vets warn October 6, 2021 Vets working to tackle pigs’ overcrowding in farms have said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not taking the abattoir labour shortage seriously, and soon ‘mass culling’ would be the only option left to farmers. Duncan Berkshire, a vet in charge of liasing with the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs to manage the pigs’ overcrowding, [...]
UK pig farmers begin culling healthy animals amid major labour shortage October 5, 2021 Pig farmers have today been forced to begin the UK’s first cull of healthy animals since records began, as acute labour shortages leave abattoirs unable to process enough of the country’s meat. Around 600 healthy pigs have been slaughtered and had their carcasses thrown “in the bin” today, as farmers were forced to begin killing [...]
Shortages: Boris Johnson denies crisis exists as he calls supply chain ‘fantastic’ October 5, 2021 The Prime Minister today he is “not worried” about the staffing shortages which have played a role in petrol pumps running dry and risk a mass pig cull and shortages this Christmas. Boris Johnson played down the prospect that rising inflation rates could cancel out wage growth as he pins his long-term hopes on transitioning [...]
Staycations are over: Uber trips to airports soar by 328 per cent after restrictions lift October 5, 2021 British holidaymakers have increased exponentially their trips to the airport after more than a year of ‘staycations’. Data from Uber showed today that in the UK, trips to the airport increased 328 per cent since the government lifted the Covid-19 travel restrictions on 17 May. The statistics showed that trips booked using the reserve feature [...]
Johnson: ‘Sadiq Khan has not handled the finances of TfL well’ October 5, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson has criticised London mayor Sadiq Khan’s handling of Transport for London (TfL) finances, snubbing Khan’s plan to impose a £5.50 levy for those driving into London. The charge is intended to fuel London’s transport system, which is looking for some £8bn to fund an extension of the Bakerloo line to Lewisham. [...]
Mark Zuckerberg loses $6bn in Facebook selloff spree following global outage October 5, 2021 Mark Zuckerberg has lost $6bn in a Facebook selloff spree that followed in the wake of a massive server outage yesterday, as well as accusations against the social media giant in relation to children’s interests through its flagship product Instagram. Zuckerberg came down a notch on the richest man’s list as Facebook’s stocks plummeted 4.9 [...]
Stop working from home or colleagues will gossip about you, says Boris Johnson October 5, 2021 The Prime Minister this morning urged young workers to return to the office or they risk colleagues gossiping about them. Boris Johnson said young people should stop working from home that was widespread during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to stop the spread of the disease. But speaking to radio station LBC, Johnson admitted [...]
Pandora Papers leak: Putin, Tory donors and the King of Jordan among the rich and powerful with financial secrets exposed October 3, 2021 The secret deals and hidden assets of the world’s most powerful politicians and billionaires have been revealed in the biggest leak of financial offshore data in history. More than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials’ undercover dealings have been exposed in a joint investigation by BBC Panorama with the Guardian and other [...]
Javid: Care workers should ‘get out and get another job’ if refuse vaccine October 2, 2021 UK health secretary Sajid Javid has said care workers who don’t want to get vaccinated should “get out and get another job” in the most hardline stance on the jab from a government minister yet. Trade bodies and care home providers have raised concerns that the deadline for the legal requirement for workers to be [...]
Consultancy ads for driverless Tube trains prompt unions to issue strike threat September 28, 2021 A range of adverts for a consultancy contract to explore the introduction of driverless trains on London Underground has prompted a leading rail workers union to raise the threat of industrial action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said the move was part of Government-driven spending cuts on the Tube. General secretary Mick Lynch said [...]