Food producers are warning that worker shortages caused by a perfect storm of issues including Brexit Changes and the pandemic, could threaten availability at christmas. The government is facing growing calls for a temporary Visa Scheme to try to fill the gap. Our Business Correspondent Katy austin reports. Preparing these turkeys for christmas involves 100 extra workers who used to come in from eastern europe. Because of brexit, we dont have that guaranteed labour that weve had for the past 30 years. The bigger companies that supply all the supermarkets, they had made the decision to cut their production by between 20 and 25 , which is huge. So, there will absolutely be a shortage of quality british turkeys. Other areas of Food Production are also having problems. A shortage of Meat Processors has caused a backlog of pigs on farms. The government is basically saying that furlough is coming to an end at The End of september, so you can have all of those people and that will resolve you
As us forces prepare to leave. Forecasters warn a storm approaching louisiana could be more powerful than Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans 16 years ago. Dilemma for doctors a severe shortage of Test Tubes in the uk means patients needing urgent Blood Tests could face delays. At the paralympics great britains Hannah Cockroft wins her third successive 100m Gold now on bbc news, its time for click. Redesigning aeroplanes. The passenger pods hurtling people through tunnels. Yes yeah woo and fancy a flying car . Coventry was once the heart of british automotive manufacturing, dubbed britains motor city. Coventry was once the heart of british automotive manufacturing, dubbed britains motor city. But its moved with the times. Now hosting the Institute For Future Transport and cities at coventry university, playing an important part in the future of autonomous, sustainable and connected transport. And in a city where the first ever british car was manufactured, research has moved
Geographically and ethnically diverse. It was a Formula Disaster and that is what we have seen these last two weeks. And that is what we have seen these last two week and that is what we have seen these last two weeks. Now its time for a look at the weather with darren bett. Hello, there. For many parts of the country, it has been a cloudy sunday and overnight there will still be a lot of cloud coming in from off the North Sea once again. Were likely to find some clearer skies for longer across wales and the South West where we saw The Sunshine today, temperatures could be 8 or 9 degrees. Double figures elsewhere and that cloud will lower onto the hills of Northern England and into scotland, but there could still be a little drizzle here and there, particularly through tomorrow across south East Scotland and North East of england, quite grey conditions here. A lot of cloud for many other parts of the uk. Best of The Sun is likely to be for Western Parts of wales, far South West of engl
Plastic plates, cutlery, and polystyrene cups in england have just been announced, as part of proposals to tackle what ministers say is the unnecessary use of plastics that wreak havoc with our natural environment. The measures will be considered in a public consultation this autumn, with scotland, wales and Northern Ireland having similar plans. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. This is our bamboo set. Is this the future of eating on the go . Paris sells Bamboo Cutlery across the uk. We are still working with bamboo and hemp. Sustainable items which he hopes are part of the answer to reducing plastic consumption. What do you think about the idea of banning Plastic Cutlery . Yeah, i would vote for anybody who will ban it. I think plastic is everywhere. We cannot get rid of plastic completely, but there are definitely certain areas where we can improve. This is the Problem Plastic in oceans around the world, deadly for a number of species. Campaigners have been urging the
For the Film Review but first heres click. Coventry was once the heart of british automotive manufacturing, dubbed britains motor city. But its moved with the times. Now hosting the Institute For Future Transport and cities at coventry university, playing an important part in the future of autonomous, sustainable and connected transport. For a few years now, weve been told that Driverless Cars are just around the corner. And on this programme, weve taken a few for a spin. But before they can truly become a reality, we need to know that we can trust them just as much, if not more, than a human driver. And if this driverless world comes about, it will be transformative not just for the drivers, but also for the cities, so we may need to rethink some of the basics. Were used to a lot of congestion on our roads, but it seems here, like this model of autonomous vehicles, seems to actually overcome some of that congestion. So we know that people spend a lot of time driving around cities, cre