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UK Unemployment Rate Forecast To Reach 5%, Think-Tank Warns
The UK’s unemployment rate is predicted to rise to 5%, according to new analysis from a leading think-tank, fuelling concern over the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 26, 2025


Hospitality Bears Brunt of UK Job Losses, With 89,000 Roles Gone Since Budget
Leaders in the hospitality industry have said that more than half of the UK's job losses since the last budget have come from their...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 26, 2025


Drought Puts UK Harvests Under Pressure While Scientists Seek Climate-Proof Solutions
The UK’s fresh produce and horticultural industries are facing mounting challenges as one of the driest growing seasons in living memory...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 25, 2025


Government Faces Backlash for Stalled Support on British Farming
Sir Keir Starmer is facing renewed criticism from farming groups over the government’s difficulty in fulfilling a manifesto pledge to...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 25, 2025


From Orchard to Innovation: Cherry Powder Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s
Eating cherries turned into a powder rather than a juice could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, while also tackling food waste,...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 25, 2025


Consumer Confidence Improves But Inflation Clouds Outlook
Consumer confidence in the UK has strengthened to its best level since December, buoyed by the Bank of England’s recent interest rate...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 22, 2025


Marks & Spencer To Create 3,000 Jobs With £340m Automated Warehouse
Marks & Spencer has announced plans to build a vast automated warehouse in the Midlands, creating 3,000 jobs as part of its strategy to...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 22, 2025


BelOrta Confirms Return of Autumn Beef Tomatoes Amid Push for Premium Varieties
Belgian cooperative BelOrta has confirmed that beef tomatoes will once again be part of its autumn offering this year, following strong...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 22, 2025


Food Price Surge Pushes UK Inflation Higher, Leaving Fresh Produce Under Pressure
UK inflation rose again last month to a higher-than-expected 3.8% amid higher food prices and travel costs, adding to fears that the Bank...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 21, 2025


UK Found Languishing in Food Insecurity: Experts Warn Nation “Criminally” Unprepared for Crisis
Britain remains perilously unprepared to sustain itself in the event of a major crisis, with experts warning that food security has not...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 21, 2025


UK Young-Plant Nursery’s Export Ambitions: A Gradual Recovery in the Post-Brexit Era
A determined UK young‑plants nursery is mounting a concerted effort to restore export volumes to the levels it enjoyed before Brexit—an...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 21, 2025


Labour Under Fire Over Linking Farm Tax To Shoplifting Crackdown
A Labour minister has come under intense criticism after suggesting Rachel Reeves’s changes to inheritance tax on farmers will help fund...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 20, 2025


Lidl Close to Overtaking Morrisons as UK’s Fifth-Biggest Supermarket
Lidl is close to overtaking Morrisons to become the UK’s fifth-biggest supermarket chain after a sales rise as shoppers attempted to...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 20, 2025


Price Hikes and Closures: Hospitality Warns of “Impossible Decisions"
A fifth of British hospitality businesses have no cash reserves left and nearly eight in 10 have raised prices as they battle to shoulder...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 20, 2025


Unrelenting Drought Devastates Crops, Raising Fears of Food Price Surge
Farmers across the UK are reporting ruined crops as the “unprecedented” long period of dry weather wreaks havoc on land across the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 19, 2025


From Recipe Box to Weekly Shop Rival: Gousto Ups Its Game
Home delivery meal-kit company Gousto is repositioning itself as a competitor to the traditional supermarket shop, shifting its focus to...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 19, 2025


Consumer Confidence In UK Economy Falls Sharply, Says Which?
Consumer confidence in the UK economy has deteriorated significantly over the past year, according to new figures from Which?. The...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 18, 2025


Ferry Comeback Could Transform Scotland's Role In UK–EU Supply Chains
Plans to reinstate a ferry link between Scotland and mainland Europe have moved a step closer with a solution to a key border control...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 18, 2025


Farmers’ Markets Face Uncertain Future Amid Development Pressures
A car park near a south London railway station has become the focus of a growing debate over the future of farmers’ markets in the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 18, 2025


Business Rates Rise Could Put Over 100 Supermarkets at Risk
More than 100 of the UK’s largest supermarkets could be pushed into unprofitability under government plans to raise business rates on...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Aug 15, 2025
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