• New Brexit checks will cause food shortages in UK, importers warn

    Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven awayMinisters’ decision to impose Brexit import checks on 30 April will lead to shortages of some foods, flowers and herbs, industry leaders have warned.In the week after the government was accused of blindsiding the British food industry by giving 27 days’ notice that every consignment of items such as camembert, steak, tulips and chives would be subject to fees of up to...

  • Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

    Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030sThe destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, experts have warned.Sounding the alarm over the rising financial cost from pollution, damage to water systems, soil erosion, and threats from disease, the report by the Green Finance Institute warned that further breakdown in the UK’s...

  • “Un futuro peligroso”: El cambio climático augura un panorama global desolador si no se atiende

    Los indicadores de cambio climático y sus efectos en la vida y la salud de las poblaciones siguen siendo ignorados por muchos gobiernos, según Luciana Blanco Villafuerte, investigadora de Lancet Countdown Latinoamérica.

  • The surprising foods that cause foul-smelling flatulence

    Foods that cause smelly flatulence contain compounds that produce sulfur odor. Some are not fully digested and are fermented by gut bacteria, leading to gas. READ MORE: Experts reveal what happens in the body

  • How just 57 companies caused the climate crisis

    The influence of just a small number of companies on global warming is stark and disproportionate. Recent data reveals that only 57 companies, primarily in the oil, gas, coal, and cement industries

  • Cyber Attacks Could Cause Global Bank Runs

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that severe cyber attacks against financial institutions could lead to major bank runs and market selloffs. While this hasn’t happened yet, the IMF has observed these effects on a smaller scale after a cyber attack hits a bank.

  • Biden's $60BN Can't Fix Ukraine's Manpower & Recruitment Crisis

    Biden's $60BN Can't Fix Ukraine's Manpower & Recruitment Crisis With Biden's $60 billion in funding for Ukraine now fully authorized and implemented, the question is now what? The US President on Wednesday announced just after signing the bill that the Pentagon will start sending equipment to Ukraine "in the next few hours" straight from the US stockpile. The Kremlin in response is vowing to push back the front lines deeper into Ukraine, and says that newly infused American weapons...

  • FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report

    Rome, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) During an event held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the 8th edition of the World Food Crisis Report (RCC) was presented. The post FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Asia Is Warming Faster Than The Global Average, Warns WMO

    A new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns that the Asian continent is the world’s most disaster-prone region, and extreme heat is becoming more severe. The warming trend in Asia has nearly doubled over the last three decades, the UN’s meteorological agency reports. In its State of the Climate in Asia 2023, the […]

  • IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

    The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming more vulnerable to economic shocks.]]>

  • UN envoy, nutritionists advise against inadequate food refrigeration

    A member of the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan, Prof. Joy Ezeilo, SAN, and some certified nutritionists have advised against the inadequate freezing of foods due to epileptic power supply. Ezeilo and the nutritionists said refrigerated and frozen food must maintain a specific temperature to ensure safe consumption without adverse health consequences. Read More

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    Travel warning as 'trespassers' cause rail disruption in Greater Manchester

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