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Robot fruit pickers could be deployed to stop Britons going hungryMPs order review into measures to tackle food shortages amidst concerns over the Ukraine invasion’s impact on global supply chains
Securing the labour to picking fruit post-Brexit has become a major issue after many eastern European pickers left the country.
Gove paves way for council housing explosionThe Levelling Up Secretary is set to axe rules which make developers build “affordable” homes, in favour of a new levy for councilsMichael Gove is poised to hit property developers with a £7bn levy that could pave the way for a massive expansion of new council housing....
Sue Gray told she cannot publish full ‘partygate’ report until every fine handed outCivil servant’s findings may not be revealed until after the local elections, as detectives spend weeks issuing fixed penalty noticesSue Gray is locked in a row with the Metropolitan Police after being told she cannot publish her report on lockdown-breaking Downing Street parties until all fines have been handed out....
Fresh allegations emerge about Johnson’s involvement in partygateLabour has called Boris Johnson’s involvement in the partygate saga “indefensible” as fresh allegations emerged about the Prime Minister’s conduct.The Sunday Times said Mr Johnson is expected to deliver a statement when MPs return to the Commons on Tuesday, where he will not deny wrongdoing but will point towards the wider context, including the war in Ukraine.But the newspaper also revealed fresh claims that Mr Johnson was not only present at a leaving do for his former press chief but that he led the celebrations.
Strong, deep earthquake at sea in southern GreeceA 4.8-magnitude earthquake has struck southwest of the island of Kythera, in southern Greece, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics has announced.The earthquake occurred at 8 p.m. local at an estimated depth of 73.1 kilometers, the institute announced.There have been no reports of damages.
Put British clocks on French time to save on energy bills The ongoing energy crisis has reignited calls for clocks in Britain to be put forward an extra hour to European time, in a bid to cut bills for lighting and heating. ...
Sanctioned Russian oligarch's $65 million yacht is heading toward Greece after stopping in Turkey, satellite data showsA sanctioned Russian oligarch's yacht is sailing toward Greece after stopping in a bay near the Southwestern Turkish resort of Gcek on Saturday, according to vessel-position tracking website MarineTraffic.The $65 million yacht, "Clio," belongs to billionaire industrialist Oleg Deripaska, according to Superyacht Fan.
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