Sunak refuses to confirm election date ahead of regional votes bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Celia Bergin

The UK will finally impose checks on EU fresh food next week.

I've tracked the journey bacon takes from Denmark to the UK, to illustrate the new reality of Brexit - that while trade doesn't stop, it's about to become harder and that bit more expensive
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Too much rain! France had another record rainy March, the UK saw 160% more rainfall. All this is straining the growth of Northern Europe's wheat, barley -- important for everything from bread to beer
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Britain will see tractors in its capital city as farmer protests continue to spread across Europe

As consumers pull back from drinking and production costs continue to climb, vine growers are deciding to mothball the crops they've invested money and decades of care into to counteract a global wine glut. With Keira Wright and Ilena

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New Brexit rules are making it more onerous to move expensive racehorses across the Irish Sea for Cheltenham

More in Bloomberg UK today, including details from the festival’s best ever trainer Willie Mullins (!!!) and more bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Sunak pitches for rural votes at this year’s National Farmers’ Union conference with a funding promise to UK farmers

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Agriculture is becoming a key battleground in a global culture war over money, food and climate change.

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What went down in Belfast in the early hours of this morning? What’s coming next? And what does it all mean for the union?

Me, Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll chat about it on the Bloomberg UK politics podcast
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UK braces for next Atlantic storm with wind alerts for Tuesday bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Eamon Farhat 🇲🇺🇱🇧 Brian K. Sullivan Celia Bergin

The International Criminal Court will include crimes against journalists in his investigation into the situation in #Palestine . Reporters San Frontiers has been lobbying for this and it’s an important first step 🧵

UK wants clearer food labels as part of support for its farmers bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Celia Bergin

🍬The makers of holiday classics like candy canes aren’t feeling too jolly this year over high sugar prices.

As Louisiana & Mexico face droughts, the US is importing more high-tax sugar. Your candy is getting pricier too.

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As of December 15, in the #Israel #Gaza war, CPJ has documented:

- 64 journalists and media workers killed: 57 Palestinian, 4 Israeli, and 3 Lebanese
- 13 journalists injured
- 3 journalists missing
- 19 journalists arrested
- Multiple assaults, threats, cyberattacks,…

Europe's spuds are stuck in the mud as soggy fields stop tractors from harvesting crops. Latest from me:
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Food manufacturers from chips to cookies were forced to tweak recipes & switch away from sunflower oil (to alternatives like palm oil) after the war sent prices soaring. Returning to sunflower means redoing that effort.
With Celia Bergin Áine Quinn
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