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The uk government is being urged today to address Border Delays by the manufacturers association, make uk. Customs paperwork and checks introduced since brexit are leading to some disruption of imports and exports, according to their research out today, with produce going to waste because of delays. Make uk found 61 of businesses are facing supply Chain Disruption either importing or exporting to and from the eu, and nearly a third are having their Supply Chains impacted in both directions. Comp...

We will now fund the cost of their training in full. This will cut costs for businesses and Training Providers and support thousands more young people to start an apprentice. Make uks Chief Operating Officer is ben fletcher. A little earlier he told me why his members were still quite optimistic, despite a difficult outlook,. A lot of this comes from the fact that manufacturers are an extremely hardy bunch. They are, by definition, problem solvers. They are about how you take a problem and fix i...

Vaping products will come in october 2026 and the existing tax on tobacco will increase. The chancellor says thats in order to maintain the financial incentive to choose over smoking. Windfall tax on the profits of energy firms draw will be extended into 2029 even that was previously scheduled to end in 2028. Increase in flight duty for Business Class tickets, non dom tax free dream on People Living overseas and didnt that it will be replaced with new rules from april 2025. Bigger picture the uk...

we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the governments pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french gover...

people are believed to have queued to see the queens coffin in london. as the royal family continues seven private days now of mourning. a man is jailed for ten months after disorder in leicester between muslim and hindu communities. # im loving angels instead #. and robbie williams has been recording new versions of his classic songs and hes taking them to the top of the charts. in an interview with our political editor chris mason liz truss has been saying she wants to see growth and...

china warns of "counter measures" after the us approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan — saying its to maintain its self defence capabilities. millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine from monday — with care home residents first in line for the jab. ready for lift—off again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered its f...

scuppered the first. well be live in florida with our correspondent rebecca morelle. and, millions of people in england and scotland will be invited for their autumn covid booster vaccine from monday — with care home residents first in line for the jab. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. mourners in moscow are paying their last respects to mikhail gorbachev, the last soviet leader who brought the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the ag...

they are expected to iron out the final details on the eus artificial intelligence act. if it becomes eu law it will mark the first attempt in the world to police artificial intelligence. what should be in the bill has seen heated debate based on als capacity to cause harm. european countries will be discussing possible concessions in negotiations on whats being called the ai rulebook. for more detail im joined by kirsten rulf, partner and associate director at boston consulting group....

britains manufacturers are beginning to see a recovery as demand in the uk increases and major markets begin to pick up — thats according to a survey published today by the manufacturers�* organisation make uk. but while uk orders are rising, export orders have declined as businesses both in the uk and eu are yet to settle into the new uk—eu trading arrangements. last friday the office for national statistics said uk goods exports to the european union fell by almost a1% in janua...

Manufacturers are looking to cut their energy use due to the cost of gas and electricity, a new report published by Make UK and Inspired PLC has found.