Trade wars, Climate Change and the Pandemic Add up to a vintage hangover for the wine trade. We start with those Supply Chain problems hitting businesses across the uk because there have been more warnings from industry about the growing impact of Staff Shortages, blamed on the pandemic and brexit. The British Retail Consortium says some parts of the Food Industry in the uk are now becoming unsustainable. Andrew opie from the brc was speaking to the Trade And Business commission, an independent group of Business Representatives and mps looking to make recommendations to the government. He says its notjust about the well publicised Truck Driver shortages but a lack of staff in factories and right across the Supply Chain. If you look at the vacancies in the process sector, which is so important both in primary production and to sales and retail, they are really struggling now with availability. They do not have the access to the seasonal workers, there is a small seasonal Worker Scheme t
And Footballs World governing body, fifa, investigates Last Nights events in hungary where england players were racially abused during their 4 0 win. And coming up in sport on the Bbc News channel. Paralympicsgb pass the 100 Medal Mark on day ten in tokyo, as Emma Wiggs makes history by winning the Canoe Sprint. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, says hes had constructive discussions with his counterpart in pakistan about securing safe passage from afghanistan for people entitled to settle in the uk. With kabul s airport still closed, pakistan is crucial in the mission to help people flee afghanistan because the two nations share a land border. He told a News Conference in islamabad that britain was sending £30 million of aid to help afghanistans neighbours cope with refugees. He also said Uk Experts were heading to the region to co ordinate efforts. This report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. For anyone trying to f
You cant see a young child, a baby, a woman crushed to death in front of you and you having to deal wIth the aftermath of that. You cant see any of that wIthout being emotional. After the racist abuse directed at England Players in hungary, Footballs World governing body says It is investigating. And stealing a pet is to be made a specific Criminal Offence in england after a rise in Dog Thefts during the pandemic. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. Ollie pope helps england build a first Innings Lead over india on his return on day two of the fourth test at the oval. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The uks vaccines advisory body has said It cant recommend vaccinating healthy 12 to 15 year olds against covid 19 On Health Grounds alone. It says children are at such low risk from the Virus Thatjabs would offer only marginal benefIt. But Thejoint CommIttee on vaccination and immunisation said the government should consider wider issues, like disruption to schools. The H