Mobility

Global chip shortage 'worst in 30 years' for European carmakers

Over 80 per cent of German carmakers and their suppliers are now being directly impacted by the ongoing semiconductor shortage.

03/08/2021

Mobility

Mistrust between carmarkers and chip suppliers could prolong shortage

Analysts warn that a desperate bid to replenish chip inventories as car sales recover is causing tension and leading to gaps in supply.

10/07/2021

United Kingdom

UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels

A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/01/2021

United Kingdom

Flour power: Old mill restarted as lockdown baking sparks more knead

A 1,000-year-old water mill has resumed commercial production to meet the rising demand for flour during the coronavirus pandemic.

11/05/2020

Venezuela

Easter communions under threat in Venezuela

Rationed flour and shortages mean hosts in short supply for the faithful, so Colombia has donated 250,000 unleavened discs for the ceremonies across the country.

30/03/2018

Kosovo

Kosovo blamed for slowing down Europe's electricity

Balkan generators led by Kosovo seek better infrastructure to feed juice into Europe's Interconnector grid, and are going slow until they get more EU investment, skewing clock times across 25 countries.

07/03/2018

United Kingdom

Thousands of vacant posts leave UK health service suffering

Official figures show 100,000 posts remain unfilled.

22/02/2018

United Kingdom

Chicken emergency: Police called over KFC closures in UK

Security forces have urged the public not to contact them over the fried chicken 'crisis' that has forced hundreds of KFC outlets to close

21/02/2018

France

Supermarket shelves empty as French butter shortage hits

Signs explaining shortage in shops an increasingly common sight

24/10/2017

New Zealand

'Chipocalypse' now as New Zealanders face up to a crisp crisis

A winter of unprecedented rainfall has devastated the country's potato crop

17/10/2017

France

Fuel shortages hit France

Long queues in France at service stations due to fuel shortages after refinery output fell following stoppages over government labour law reforms.

21/05/2016