AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBrexit 10 years on: UK manufacturers say the referendum is now “business reality”, but customs paperwork, regulation and border admin have replaced frictionless trade, with resilience coming at a cost to innovation. Heat and health: Doctors warn this summer’s heatwaves are leaving hospitals unprepared, with overheating risks to patients and staff fatigue. Weather and water: Met Office forecasts heavy rain and possible surface flooding after drought-hit conditions, while more areas face hosepipe bans. Transport access: Greater Manchester’s mayoral move is being extended nationally: disabled bus passes will be usable all day from April, scrapping the 9.30am limit. Local culture and community: Redditch’s FTD Brothers will receive Freedom of the Borough at Palace Theatre with a livestream; Isles of Scilly tops a “friendliest” England index on social connection. Arts and entertainment: Middlesbrough’s Little Theatre seeks extended alcohol and live music hours; York St John hosts the UK’s first academic grunge conference. Sports: Newcastle’s new coach Matthias Jaissle faces a quick reshuffle as transfer window pressure mounts. Public safety: A wrong-way M9 crash in Ireland killed five teens and left a family seriously hurt.
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