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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Shop where illegal worker found could lose licence
A convenience store where officials said they found an illegal worker faces being stripped of its licence to sell alcohol. Hillside Stores in Kinson Road, Bournemouth, was raided by immigration officials on 7 November 2024, when an Indian man who had no right to work in the UK was found behind the counter. Dorset Police will apply to revoke the store's premises licence at a Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) meeting on Wednesday. Sujeevan Muralimohan, who is responsible for the shop's premises licence, told BCP that he was "committed to upholding all legal and licensing obligations". The man found working illegally at the business said he had started working there in mid-October 2024. Officials found he entered the UK on a student visa in 2022 but failed to enrol on his course. That led to his visa being curtailed, making him an overstayer with no right to work in the UK. The business was issued with a fine of £40,000 in January, an immigration official said in BCP papers published ahead of Wednesday's meeting. Mr Muralimohan said the fine was cut to £5,000 "in recognition of my full cooperation with the investigation". He said he has held a premises licence since 2011 and has "operated in full compliance with licensing regulations throughout this period, with no prior remarks or violations". Dorset Police will say on Wednesday that it – along with other authorities – "no longer have confidence in [Mr Muralimohan] to uphold the licensing objectives". According to the council documents, the force will also say it was "particularly concerned" nitrous oxide canisters were found at the shop. Nitrous oxide has been classified as a class C drug "where its intended use is not legitimate and likely to be used to inhale", said police. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. BCP Council Dorset Police
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
DRDO signs licensing agreement with NIBE Ltd for Pinaka MBRL and Battery Command Post
DRDO has signed a technology transfer agreement with NIBE Limited for the Pinaka MBRL and BCP, aiming to boost indigenous defence manufacturing. This follows DRDO Chairman's call for increased R&D investment to enhance India's defence capabilities and exports. He also lauded the armed forces and Indian industry for their contributions to recent successful operations and economic growth. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) on Friday signed a Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) with NIBE Limited for the Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) and the Battery Command Post (BCP).The agreement aims to strengthen the industrial base for the development and manufacturing of indigenous defence equipment In a post on X, DRDO stated, "In an effort to enhance the industrial base in development and manufacturing of indigenous defence equipment, Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), DRDO signed Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology(LAToT) of Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) and Battery Command Post (BCP) with M/s NIBE Limited, Pune."According to a release, the Pinaka MBRL is a state-of-the-art indirect fire weapon system engineered to neutralise area targets with high precision and rapid to launch 12 rockets from a stationary, inclined position, the system offers swift deployment and exceptional accuracy, making it highly effective against time-sensitive and critical enemy and ruggedized, the launcher is built to withstand cross-country mobility and diverse environmental conditions, ensuring reliability in demanding operational scenarios, the release signing of this agreement comes a day after DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat urged the Indian industry to significantly increase investments in research and development to strengthen India's indigenous defence capabilities."We need to invest more in research and development. Today, we spend 5 per cent of our Defence budget on R&D. The Raksha Mantri has promised us that in the next five years, this will increase gradually to 10% of the Defence budget," Samir V Kamat said at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025 on Thursday."You can't afford to fight future wars with past technologies. If you have to win future battles, you have to invest in R&D within the country," he congratulated the armed forces for the success of Operation Sindoor."Let me place on record the DRDO appreciation of the armed forces' efforts in conducting operations very successfully. I would also like to congratulate the Indian industry for helping us and producing the equipment they (Armed Forces) could use successfully during this operation," he said."I would like to congratulate the Indian industry for contributing significantly to making India the fourth largest economy in the world," he highlighted the importance of working towards advanced technologies for cutting-edge systems."Technological changes are galloping. Although manufacturing is required, without the ability to design and develop your systems, you will always have systems that are not cutting-edge systems. We are not the leading R&D nation in the world at the moment. So we will have to catch up, which can be done by using the new emerging technologies," Kamat said India's progress in Research and Development will not only strengthen its defence ecosystem but also expand defence exports. "We will work with you closely to make India a leading R&D country where people look to us for new innovations in defence technologies. If that happens, our exports will also increase.""We will be at a position where our enemies would not want to deal with us in any form of war, and we can then grow economically at a much faster rate with our focus on lifting the country to become a developed country, which is the vision of our Prime Minister by 2047," he said.
The Courier
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Courier
Could Rosyth-Europe ferry set sail thanks to Brexit reset?
A new deal between the EU and UK could bring the Rosyth-Dunkirk ferry link a step closer to reality, according to a project supporter. The new optimism comes after a reset with Brussels agreed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The deal appears to remove the requirement for a border control post – necessary due to Brexit – where animals, plants and food arriving from Europe would be inspected. The cost of that post is estimated at around £3 million and finding cash for its construction has proved challenging. But since the deal emerged last week, Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie thinks a more simple solution is available. He thinks a simple change in the law could allow facilities in nearby Grangemouth to be used as a temporary border control post until the full affects of the deal become reality and no post is required. In a letter to First Minister John Swinney, Mr Downie explained: 'As you are no doubt aware, the recent Brexit reset has significantly reduced the requirement for agrifood veterinary inspections on imported goods entering the UK from the EU. 'As a result, the need for Border Control Post facilities is expected to diminish but while it may take some months for the relevant legislation to be amended and implemented, the eventual outcome will likely render these facilities redundant. 'Speaking to the people involved in the project, they believe there is no longer a compelling reason for the Scottish Government to insist on the construction of a new BCP at Rosyth. 'The Scottish Government could simply amend the required legislation to allow Grangemouth to be used as a temporary measure until the full EU-UK deal is implemented and no BCP is required at all.' A fire on board a vessel seven years ago terminated Fife's direct link to continental Europe – and campaigners have long called for a return. Businessman Derek Sloan, of Ptarmigan Shipping, is the driving force behind the recent proposals to revive the link – known as Project Brave. The old link sailed between Rosyth and Zeebrugge. Mr Sloan struck an agreement to call at Dunkirk but the plan was put on ice while talks continued with governments over remaining obstacles. A Scottish Government spokeswoman said it supported the development on Scotland's ports. She added: 'As we await confirmed details of a UK-EU trade deal, we will continue to engage with port operators and others to explore how this might be delivered so that Scottish exporters have more direct routes to market.'
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Uncertain future for £200m port infrastructure after EU deal
Almost £200m worth of recently-built port infrastructure in Northern Ireland faces partial redundancy when this week's EU-UK deal is eventually implemented. Food products and plants being shipped from Great Britain currently have to pass through government-operated border control posts (BCPs) at Northern Ireland ports. That will no longer be necessary when an agrifood deal is implemented. In April, a government minister said new BCPs at Belfast, Larne, Foyle and Warrenpoint would be "operationally ready" by July. Baroness Hayman said the government had committed to "a maximum funding envelope of £192.3m" for the facilities, of which £71m had been spent by February this year. The BCPs are being paid for by the UK government but will be handed over to the Northern Ireland Executive when complete. After Brexit, Northern Ireland effectively stayed inside the EU's single market for goods while the rest of the UK left. The EU has strict rules on food, plants and animals entering its single market including the stipulation that they must pass through a BCP where they can be checked and paperwork inspected. Northern Ireland's ports already had limited BCPs for inspecting animals from Great Britain and food products from outside the EU. Under the terms of the UK's 2019 deal with the EU, the BCPs needed to be hugely expanded to deal with the volume of trade from Great Britain - for example the Larne BCP is being expanded to cover a 10-acre site. This was controversial among unionists as it was the most obvious physical manifestation of the "Irish Sea border" created by the 2019 deal. When the new deal is implemented, all of the UK will return to following EU agrifood rules. That means checks will no longer be required on Great British goods entering Northern Ireland, drastically reducing the volume of goods passing through BCPs. The facilities will not be entirely redundant as a small volume of non-EU goods being shipped directly to Northern Ireland will still require inspections and Larne will continue its pre-Brexit role in livestock inspections. On Tuesday, DUP MP Sammy Wilson asked the prime minister if construction could now stop at the Larne BCP, which is in his constituency. Sir Keir Starmer said: "I want to ensure that we have real improvement in the situation on the ground and do not go to unnecessary expense. "I genuinely believe that, for Northern Ireland, this was a big step in the right direction." The new deal also raises questions about the BCP at Holyhead in north Wales which is being built to inspect food products from the Republic of Ireland arriving into Great Britain. Regulatory inspections of EU food products arriving into Great Britain will also be scrapped when the deal is implemented. Last week the Welsh government said the majority of building work on the Holyhead site is '"now nearing completion" and is due to be finished by the end of the summer. The UK government is reportedly considering selling at least one of the BCP sites in Great Britain. It's understood Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is at an early stage of assessing the future of the Northern Ireland BCPs. UK-EU deal moves us on from Brexit rows, Starmer says Work begins on Irish Sea post-Brexit border post Work begins on harbour post required under Brexit The new UK-EU deal at a glance
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
UK-EU deal: Uncertain future for £200m NI port infrastructure
Almost £200m worth of recently-built port infrastructure in Northern Ireland faces partial redundancy when this week's EU-UK deal is eventually products and plants being shipped from Great Britain currently have to pass through government-operated border control posts (BCPs) at Northern Ireland will no longer be necessary when an agrifood deal is April, a government minister said new BCPs at Belfast, Larne, Foyle and Warrenpoint would be "operationally ready" by July. Baroness Hayman said the government had committed to "a maximum funding envelope of £192.3m" for the facilities, of which £71m had been spent by February this BCPs are being paid for by the UK government but will be handed over to the Northern Ireland Executive when Brexit, Northern Ireland effectively stayed inside the EU's single market for goods while the rest of the UK EU has strict rules on food, plants and animals entering its single market including the stipulation that they must pass through a BCP where they can be checked and paperwork Ireland's ports already had limited BCPs for inspecting animals from Great Britain and food products from outside the the terms of the UK's 2019 deal with the EU, the BCPs needed to be hugely expanded to deal with the volume of trade from Great Britain - for example the Larne BCP is being expanded to cover a 10-acre was controversial among unionists as it was the most obvious physical manifestation of the "Irish Sea border" created by the 2019 deal. How does the UK-EU deal affect NI's ports? When the new deal is implemented, all of the UK will return to following EU agrifood means checks will no longer be required on Great British goods entering Northern Ireland, drastically reducing the volume of goods passing through facilities will not be entirely redundant as a small volume of non-EU goods being shipped directly to Northern Ireland will still require inspections and Larne will continue its pre-Brexit role in livestock inspections. On Tuesday, DUP MP Sammy Wilson asked the prime minister if construction could now stop at the Larne BCP, which is in his Keir Starmer said: "I want to ensure that we have real improvement in the situation on the ground and do not go to unnecessary expense. "I genuinely believe that, for Northern Ireland, this was a big step in the right direction."The new deal also raises questions about the BCP at Holyhead in north Wales which is being built to inspect food products from the Republic of Ireland arriving into Great Britain. Regulatory inspections of EU food products arriving into Great Britain will also be scrapped when the deal is implemented. Last week the Welsh government said the majority of building work on the Holyhead site is '"now nearing completion" and is due to be finished by the end of the UK government is reportedly considering selling at least one of the BCP sites in Great Britain. It's understood Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is at an early stage of assessing the future of the Northern Ireland BCPs.
