China’s latest coronavirus outbreak in Xinjiang has been traced back to a garment factory run under a state-led scheme believed to be linked to forced labour. The new wave in the Muslim-dominant province is connected to a small garment factory set up by the government to lift locals out of poverty, according to an investigative … Read more
China’s latest coronavirus outbreak in Xinjiang has been traced back to a garment factory run under a state-led scheme believed to be linked to forced labour. The new wave in the Muslim-dominant province is connected to a small garment factory set up by the government to lift locals out of poverty, according to an investigative … Read more
A biscuit factory where Jammy Dodgers and Wagon Wheels are made has been hit by an outbreak of Covid-19, with four staff testing positive for the virus. Burton’s Biscuits in Edinburgh said four workers have been told to go home and self-isolate after receiving positive test results. A spokeswoman for the firm added that social … Read more
When it comes to afternoon teas, the British are sticklers for convention. But not all the time, as we show here, with a mouthwatering selection of themed offerings including a Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea at London’s One Aldwych hotel and a science tea at The Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington that includes jams … Read more
Tesla employee is fired for ‘maliciously sabotaging’ part of a factory and destroying a company computer at the company’s Fremont auto plant, internal memo reveals Employee, who has not been identified, was fired in August, Tesla said Tuesday Tesla said in memo that the worker ‘maliciously sabotaged’ part of Fremont plant Company said employee also … Read more
Fed-up residents living near the Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce factory have branded the company ‘a neighbour from hell’ in a bitter row over noise and smells. The iconic black condiment was invented in Worcester in 1835 by chemists John Lea and William Perrins and is still produced in the city’s Midland Road factory today. … Read more
Fed-up residents living near the Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce factory have branded the company ‘a neighbour from hell’ in a bitter row over noise and smells. The iconic black condiment was invented in Worcester in 1835 by chemists John Lea and William Perrins and is still produced in the city’s Midland Road factory today. … Read more
If you go to Vietnam, bring your own! Police seize 324,000 used condoms being washed and resold in a raid on factory The condoms were seized by police from a warehouse in Binh Duong, Vietnam The owner, Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, allegedly cleaned them before reselling them She washed and dried them before reshaping them with a … Read more
China’s third aircraft carrier has been pictured under construction in Shanghai’s ‘warship factory’ – a 1,000ft titan which threatens the US Navy’s supremacy in the South China Sea. The colossal vessel will be the first full-sized carrier operated by the PLA Navy which has two much smaller Soviet-era carriers in active service. Washington, which has … Read more
The UK Government is investing £1.3billion in a French company’s vaccine factory in Scotland in the hope it will produce a working jab against Covid-19. Valneva, which is one of at least seven companies to have sold orders of its vaccine to Britain, will manufacture the jab at a facility in Livingston, Scotland, if it … Read more