Pig farmers in Northumberland will be among those forced to “slaughter their own animals” to dispose of them if the situation facing the industry does not change, the chairman of the National Pig Association has warned.

The British Soft Drinks Association has said manufacturers have "only a few days" of carbon dioxide left in reserve to produce beverages and can't import supplies from the European Union due to Brexit.

The 730 redundancies at a chicken processing plant could be the “first of many” such blows to the Welsh economy the Leader of Anglesey County Council has warned.

Ministers criticised for failing to fight for ‘ambitious’ commitments to cut CO2 emissions.

The UK is uniquely exposed to a global problem.

Northern Ireland bottlers are getting their carbon dioxide from EU countries while Britain remains paralysed by the closure of huge fertiliser factories.

With inflation set to rise, alongside the cost of shopping and transport, the economic fallout will squeeze Britons’ budgets.

The British Soft Drinks Association said manufacturers have “only a few days” of carbon dioxide left in reserve to produce beverages and can’t import supplies from the European Union due to Brexit.

Ministers are saying “this won’t be as bad as the winter of discontent”. I dread to think what they’ll promise next.

Anglesey voted by 50.9% for Brexit but the island’s councillors have been warned that the vote could result in choppy waters ahead including cuts to public services.

Continent’s press liken situation to 1970s Winter of Discontent and ‘boycotted Cuba’.