94%. risen from 2022. an increase of 9496. ., ., , 9496. three main factors, energy. 9496. three main factors, energy, labour 9496. three main factors, energy, labour and - 9496. three main factors, - energy, labour and commodity prices, and all of those three have combined over the last year to 18 months to huge pressure on prices, and it has been a massive challenge for our british farmers here and also retailers to get the value because at the same time we have got customers who are really challenged with their own spending. so keeping the food affordable as possible is a real challenge for everybody in the supply chain. there really has to be action, action on the key immediate things like labour costs and regulation cost, and there also has to be a firm commitment for farmers and retailers to invest in supply chain. and they need the confidence that government can give them in terms of five proper labour policy and also the incentives to invest in things like innovation. the su
comes amid huge pressures in the food supply chain with record high food prices and pressure from the nationalfarmers union for more support for farmers. tim muffett has been speaking to those working in the industry. volatility, uncertainty and instability. three major threats facing the farming industry according to the national farmers industry according to the nationalfarmers union. in national farmers union. in recent nationalfarmers union. in recent months, farmers have been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt. hide been telling the bbc about the impact they have felt.- impact they have felt. we are battered. impact they have felt. we are battered, the impact they have felt. we are battered, the last impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple - impact they have felt. we are battered, the last couple of. battered, the last couple of years, notjust financially. it has been pent up stress. haste has been pent up stress. we will look has been pent up
the labour. , , , ,, ., ., the labour. this business near home cliff has welcomed the labour. this business near home cliff has welcomed the the labour. this business near home cliff has welcomed the reopening. it| cliff has welcomed the reopening. it means a lot for the local community and the local economyjust to get the bridge opened up again and both sides of the body back together. everybody can travel to bridge, whether going to work or looking leisurely, walking along the bank, yeah, it means a lot for this area. it is hoped this historical link which connects scotland and england will now be protected for generations to come. alexandra mckenzie, on the union chain bridge, on the river tweed. time for a look at the weather. stav is here, and it was rather wonderful today? it was for some of us. some western areas were quite cloudy, but for many a glorious day with temperatures of 22.3 celsius in action a ghat in the highlands, making it the warmest day of the year so far in
zero, not quite. we ve got 80% of the technology, but it is expensive. it needs to be rolled out at scale. the so called learning curves that all engineers want to see, the more you build, the cheaper it is, the more efficient it becomes. we have that. what we do not have is the right commercial framework. remember, that for many years and still in many cases, the oil and gas industry was subsidised by taxes, they were given a ride offs, preferences. it is time now for the non oil and gas energy business to get some kick starts where the risk is too high for the private sector, which is the most important thing here, to invest money. here which is the most important thing here, to invest money. which is the most important thing here, to invest money. here in the uk the labour here, to invest money. here in the uk the labour party here, to invest money. here in the uk the labour party have - here, to invest money. here in the | uk the labour party have suggested here, to invest mone
for this stage in december. thank you, carol. see you later on. labour leader sir keir starmer says he welcomes stronger measures to protect covid, but he s accused borisjohnson of undermining public trust over his response to last year s downing street christmas party. we re joined now by the labour s deputy leader, angela rayner. thank you very much for your time this morning. are you broadly supportive of the government s new measures which people are wising up to this morning? to this morning? well, we have to take the threat to this morning? well, we have to take the threat from to this morning? well, we have to take the threat from the to this morning? well, we have to take the threat from the new i to this morning? well, we have to l take the threat from the new variant very seriously and the medical officer, chief medical officer and the science is saying that we have to take additional measures and therefore we are broadly supportive. we did think the mask wearing shoul