Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at UK car factories over world computer chip shortage

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that production at two of its manufacturing plants is to be suspended due to supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic.  Output at the Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, amid a worldwide shortage of semi-conductors caused by US-China trade tensions and supply disruptions caused by … Read more

French wine shortage: Farmers suffer worst frost damage since 1990 and smallest harvest for 40 years

French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years.  The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more

Record numbers of Britons are buying motorhomes for staycations, leading to a shortage 

We’re running out of motorhomes: Record numbers of Britons are buying the vehicles for staycations, leading to a shortage One dealer had 20 enquiries a week before the pandemic – now it’s 500 a day  Caravan and Motorhome Club said record number joined last month  The National Caravan Council says there are 225,000 motorhomes in … Read more

Record numbers of Britons are buying motorhomes for staycations, leading to a shortage 

We’re running out of motorhomes: Record numbers of Britons are buying the vehicles for staycations, leading to a shortage One dealer had 20 enquiries a week before the pandemic – now it’s 500 a day  Caravan and Motorhome Club said record number joined last month  The National Caravan Council says there are 225,000 motorhomes in … Read more

Toilet paper shortage could return, industry boss warns

Last year’s nightmarish toilet roll shortages could be on their way back because of a crisis in the shipping container world, a top industry figure fears.  Space on container ships has been scarce for months because of bottlenecks caused by the pandemic – with the Suez Canal blockage only making things worse.   Walter Schalka, whose … Read more

Britain’s vaccine shortage in April WON’T hamper inoculation drive, says Prof Lockdown

Britain’s vaccine in shortage in April won’t hamper the UK’s inoculation drive – even though millions of over-40s may have to wait until May to get jabbed, one of the Government’s top scientific advisers insisted today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday admitted that a delayed shipment of 5million AstraZeneca jabs from India was a key … Read more

Britain’s vaccine shortage in April WON’T hamper inoculation drive, says Prof Lockdown

Britain’s vaccine in shortage in April won’t hamper the UK’s inoculation drive – even though millions of over-40s may have to wait until May to get jabbed, one of the Government’s top scientific advisers insisted today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock yesterday admitted that a delayed shipment of 5million AstraZeneca jabs from India was a key … Read more