By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. senators are calling for investigations of record profit margins for beef processors like Tyson Foods <TSN.N> and Cargill, after ranchers complained surging meat prices due to coronavirus hoarding did not translate into higher cattle prices. Futures prices for cattle have tumbled during the outbreak, worrying farmers as the […]
As with all modern Tory scandals, the story of Matt Hancock’s departure from government tonight has an explosive short-term trigger. But it is the former health secretary’s long-standing lack of support within the Conservative Party that ultimately sealed his fate. The silence of his colleagues the very moment The Sun pictures were published was evident. […]
The couple who garnered widespread attention after police accused them of leaving Auckland’s Covid-19 lockdown for a holiday home in Wānaka have been sentenced. Equestrian William Willis has been convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $750. Judge Bruce Davidson approved lawyer Hannah Rawnsley’s application for a discharge without conviction. He ordered her to […]
