The UK’s new trading relationship with the European Union (EU) might only be a few months old. But some businesses are struggling to adjust to the new trading landscape outside of the customs union and single market. Firms across four different sectors share their stories of rising costs, extra paperwork and packages that never arrive.
Month: March 2021
Reuters Germany is suspending routine use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged below 60 because of a risk of rare blood clots. The German medicines regulator found 31 cases of a type of rare blood clot among the nearly 2.7 million people who had received the vaccine in Germany. Canada earlier suspended use
Reuters The Metropolitan Police acted “appropriately” at a vigil for Sarah Everard in south London earlier this month, a police watchdog has found. The force came under intense criticism after women were handcuffed and removed from crowds on Clapham Common. An inspectorate found that officers did not communicate enough on the night – but the
Reuters The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says further investigation is needed to conclusively rule out a theory that Covid-19 emerged from a laboratory in China. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that although a laboratory leak is the least likely cause, more extensive research is needed. The virus was first detected in
The stars of BBC One’s Line of Duty have taken time out from their duties tackling police corruption to help a Belfast football club go undercover. Three of the actors in the drama series have come together to buy new kits for two of the girls’ teams at Belfast Celtic.
Palazzo Chigi Press Office/Handout via Reuters The Italian government is to introduce a mandatory five-day quarantine for EU travellers amid a third wave of infections in a number of countries. Previously, only arrivals from outside the bloc had to self-isolate. Tuesday’s decision comes as new rules requiring all air passengers to Germany to provide a
EPA Outrage has been growing over the death in police custody of a Salvadorean woman in the Mexican resort of Tulum on Saturday as more details of the incident emerged. A post-mortem examination suggests Victoria Esperanza Salazar’s neck was broken after a female officer pinned her to the ground. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
PA Media Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global settlement to help the world prepare for future pandemics. In an article for newspapers around the world, leaders including President Macron of France and German chancellor Angela Merkel say Covid has posed the biggest challenge since
Reuters China has passed several changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules which will tighten its control over the city, state media has said. The aim of the reforms is to ensure that only “patriotic” figures can run for positions of power. The changes mean that prospective MPs will first be vetted for their loyalty to
Getty Images Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer says he has had part of his lung removed after being shot in the chest by a dognapper in Los Angeles. Mr Fischer described how he had been making a “remarkably fast” recovery when his lung collapsed and he had to have surgery. He is now out
Oregon State’s run to the Elite Eight may have been the biggest surprise of a surprise-laden NCAA tournament. The journey came to a heartbreaking end on Monday. Houston put the clamps down on the Pac-12 Cinderella early and fended off a furious second-half rally for a 67-61 win to punch its ticket to the Final
Tiah Paige Burrell Tiah Paige Burrell says job seeking during Covid has felt “impossible”, leaving her low and close to despair. The creative professional from Great Yarmouth, 20, left a job just before the pandemic began and has only worked for a month at her local theatre since. According to new research from the Prince’s
AFP via Getty Images All eyes are on Minnesota this week as the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin gets underway. Mr Chauvin faces two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, last May in Minneapolis. Protesters crowded the streets in Mr Floyd’s
A witness has told of the last harrowing minutes of George Floyd’s life on the opening day of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white American policeman accused of killing him. Donald Williams III, a witness for the prosecution, said Mr Floyd was “slowly fading away” during the nine minutes Mr Chauvin kneeled on his
The UK does not know “exactly how strong” its defences against another wave of Covid will be despite the “impressive” vaccine rollout, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He said cases were still rising in Europe and people “must proceed with caution” as lockdown eases. The PM was speaking as the stay-at-home rule came to
Former France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry tells BBC Newsnight about his decision to remove himself from social media, saying that “it is time to take a stand and make people realise that it’s not OK to get abused online”. Watch more of Henry’s interview on Newsnight at 22:45 BST on Monday 29 March on
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