‘It’s a kick in the teeth’: Beef farmer fears a US trade deal would result in having to sell her cow herd Gotherington Hill Farm supplies some of the UK’ best meat with its herd of contented beef cattle It could disappear if low-quality, low-welfare imports are allowed to undercut their work As well as … Read more
One third of all slavery victims forced into illegal drug trade are children, charity finds Drug gangs dressing children up as key workers to allow them to travel freely 30% of potential slavery victims reported last year were children, up from 23% The number of young people forced into all criminal activity almost doubled By … Read more
Supermarket bosses are being urged to commit to not selling imported food that is produced to lower standards after any trade deal with America is agreed. Ten major organisations including the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), Friends of the Earth and food and farming campaign Sustain have written to nine of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, … Read more
Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty line is being sued by brand growth company Seed Beauty in order to prevent the ‘revealing of trade secrets’ to Coty KKW Beauty is being sued by brand development company Seed Beauty over the alleged jeopardization of their ‘trade secrets’ Seed Beauty asked for ‘an injunction blocking KKW Beauty from revealing … Read more
The Church and Bank of England have apologised over their historic links to slavery through high-ranking figures at the institutions in the 19th century. In a landmark move, the central bank acknowledged its role in the kidnapping and transportation of thousands of people for the first time, lamenting the ‘unacceptable part of English history’ and … Read more
Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator says inking a deal with the UK before the 2020 presidential election is ‘almost impossible’ The UK and US are involved in deep negotiations about a post-Brexit trade deal But a deal is unlikely to be reached before November’s US presidential election Donald Trump’s top negotiator says a deal before … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest businesses will donate to projects benefiting ethnic minorities after an academic database highlighted their roles in slavery. Global insurance firm Lloyd’s of London and pub chain Greene King both said they would pay after historical links to slavery were pointed out in a University College London index, The Telegraph reports. Greene … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘will tell the EU that Britain will choose a no-deal Brexit if trade talks stall’ Threat comes despite WTO warning it could slow UK recovery from coronavirus PM wants tariff-free access but insists the country can thrive under WTO terms A series of talks will then be held at official level for five … Read more
Liz Truss has been challenged to eat a ‘set menu’ of cheap American food which her Cabinet critics fear will flood Britain under the terms of a US trade deal she is trying to strike. The International Trade Secretary, who has been accused of risking the future of our farmers by allowing lower-quality so-called ‘Frankenfood’ … Read more
The sickening trade in the bones of butchered lions for use in Chinese ‘medicines’, wines and jewellery could spark another catastrophic health crisis, experts have warned. An astonishing 333 farms in South Africa are breeding thousands of lions either to be shot by hunters in fenced enclosures or slaughtered for their bones, according to a … Read more