AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Security Under Strain: Suffolk farmers report drought-driven yield drops, with AHDB warning Harvest 2025/26 is the earliest in 20 years as combines move into fields weeks ahead and cereal yields lag. Cyber Crime: A fresh look at Business Email Compromise highlights how scammers use social engineering to steal funds, with US losses topping $3bn in 2025—another reminder for UK firms to tighten payment controls. Hospitality Reshuffle: Whitbread is shutting standalone Bar + Block, Table Table, Cookhouse + Pub, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites across the UK, moving customers into Premier Inn restaurants. Local Business & Planning: North Yorkshire residents clash with Whitby’s The Treasury over outdoor seating plans, while councils step up enforcement against illegal tobacco sales at a Ferndale vape shop. Consumer Warnings: Booking.com users are warned that refunds can hinge on host terms, and infant formula costs may rise as key ingredients like whey protein jump. Energy Politics: Conservatives and Reform UK press Andy Burnham to approve North Sea Jackdaw (and Rosebank) to keep gas infrastructure running longer.
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