52 sub-Saharan Africans, including nine minors, were found on board a boat at the south of the Island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday evening and brought to Arguineguin, Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said. Emergency services reported that 10 people were admitted to the hospital, including a 25-year-old woman and a 2-year-old child, for "serious conditions." Authorities said … [Read more...] about Spanish Authorities Rescued 52 Migrants in Canary Islands, 10 Suffering from Hypothermia
Medicine Firms from Sussex Takes Production Line Abroad Ahead of Brexit Ban
A Sussex pharmaceutical company has told how it had to bundle a production line into a white van and take it to Amsterdam to beat a Brexit medicines ban. The impromptu four-wheeled mission to the Netherlands has secured the supply of the asthma drug Ventolin for France, where the company, Mediwin, had a huge order book. Sussex Takes Medicines Abroad Lisa Cooke, its finance … [Read more...] about Medicine Firms from Sussex Takes Production Line Abroad Ahead of Brexit Ban
Migrants Hidden in Truck Discovered by Police in Italy
Italian Carabinieri police discovered the six people in the bed of a truck at a logistics center in Calderara di Reno, in the Bologna area. Three of the migrants were reportedly minors. The police intervened after receiving reports of suspicious noises coming from inside the truck. When they opened the truck door, which was accessible only from the outside, they found a … [Read more...] about Migrants Hidden in Truck Discovered by Police in Italy
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Government Refuses to Acknowledge Reality of Brexit
It has been seven weeks since the UK completed its departure from the European Union and Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal came into effect. At that time, British exporters have struggled with new trade barriers. In some cases, orders have been slowed down by paperwork; fresh produce has failed to reach its destination in time, forcing it to be destroyed. All of … [Read more...] about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Government Refuses to Acknowledge Reality of Brexit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces ‘eat British fish’ Campaign
Boris Johnson believes a campaign to encourage people to eat British-caught fish could help the industry combat post-Brexit disruption. The prime minister backed calls for a campaign in a video conference with Conservative MPs from coastal areas. He also promised to address concerns about quotas and the ban on shellfish exports to the EU. Labour said it also wanted … [Read more...] about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces ‘eat British fish’ Campaign