Parrots were carried across the Andes almost 1,000 years ago so vendors could sell their colourful feathers to customers in the Atacama desert, a study has found. Analysis of six mummified species revealed they were carried more than 300 miles from their native region in the eastern Amazon to the arid land across the mountains. … Read more
Supermarkets warn ministers not to strike Brexit trade deals with countries with poor animal welfare and environmental standards Supermarket bosses said jobs would be at risk if UK flooded with cheap imports They ask No10 to use recommendations of Trade & Agriculture Commission Ministers have been under pressure to enshrine a ban on chlorinated chicken … Read more
Get ready for an ale fresco summer! Every pub and restaurant will be allowed to erect a MARQUEE to boost trade after lockdown Robert Jenrick will announce the move as a £56 million ‘welcome back’ initiative Ministers announced £100 million support for reopening of local authority gyms It is hoped move will help hospitality sector … Read more
UK will hold trade talks with countries that have poor record on human rights, says Dominic Raab Raab warned ready to strike deals with countries not meeting Western standards Will say Britain show cement is role as ‘force for good in the world’ this decade Comes as PM claims Britain would use trade policy to … Read more
NHS covid tests are advertised for sale on eBay by sellers claiming to be authorised health service suppliers in ‘illegal and reprehensible’ trade The Government says it is illegal to sell lateral flow testing kits for personal gain Online firm eBay has since removed dozens of adverts for kits from its website DHSC urges people … Read more
British airlines that fly professional footballers, packages, PPE and car parts around Europe in chartered jets have lost as much as 70 per cent of their business to EU rivals this year because of Brussels red tape, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Some have been so badly penalised by the EU’s response to Brexit … Read more
Haberdashers’ Aske’s £21,000-a-year private schools could change name after discovering founder had shares in slave trading company which transported 100,000 Africans to plantations in the West Indies and America The Habs schools could change their name due to its founder’s links to slavery Robert Aske had shares in the Royal African Company which enslaved 100,000 … Read more
For the oldest and most venerable institution in Britain, this has been a truly terrible week. When the news broke that Harry and Meghan had given an interview to Oprah Winfrey, Buckingham Palace insiders must have feared the worst. Few, though, could have imagined quite how ghastly the fallout would be. For days, the House … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Talking trade rather than putting up barriers can have enormous benefits By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 Many moons have passed since anyone paid any attention to the UK’s monthly trade figures. These days it is gross domestic product, … Read more
Exports crash as Brexit red tape kicks in: Trade with Germany slumped in the month after transition period ended, data shows German imports from the UK fell 56 per cent in the first full month after Brexit This compares to just a 13.9 per cent fall in imports from other non-EU states France also reported … Read more