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And has been arrested after an egg was reportedly thrown at king charles. it happened while at the king was on a walkabout in luton town centre. police said a man in his 20s was detained on suspicion of common assault and is in custody. the national farmers�* union has warned that the uk is sleepwalking into a food crisis. it says the soaring cost of fuel, fertilisers and feed, as well as a shortage of workers, could lead to problems with the supply of fruit and vegetables. the nfu says lower production could drive up prices even further. our business editor, simonjack, reports. kent, the ga...

Homes were evacuated, roads closed and trains in the area were cancelled. smoke could be seen more than 15 miles away in shropshire. west midlands fire service has urged people to stay away from the area. britain's farmers are warning that supplies of fruit and vegetables are being threatened by the soaring cost of fuel and fertilisers, alongside a shortage of workers. the farmers' union, the nfu, says the uk is "sleepwalking" into a food shortage crisis. our business editor simonjack reports. the soaring cost of feed, fuel, fertiliser and the impact of flu are creating a potential food supply...

That more could fail. farmers have had so many bad years that they have ended up having to borrow money against the farm, obviously inflation rates and interest rates have gone up, so interest on big loans, anything to do with farming is big kit, it costs a lot, it cost a fortune to produce the milk on your table. strains already seen in the avian flu affected egg market, where many supermarkets have introduced rationing, are expected to spread. fertiliser prices have more than tripled, while the cost of fuel is up nearly 75% since 2019. since 2019, what the nfu describes as the last normal ye...

Production of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and pears are expected to be the lowest this year since records began in 1985. the nfu is urging the government to lift the cap on seasonal overseas workers and establish a new food security target. what we really want is some of that certainty put back in. so farmers know where they are at. certainty with the seasonal workers scheme, we anticipate that there are £60 million worth of fruit and veg left in the field last spring because the people weren't there to pick them. so we want that certainty on visas. we need to lift that the cap on numbers an...

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