Tricky time for lunchboxes: banana shortage hits supermarket shelves after cool weather in Queensland
Dearth of bananas coincides with poor apple harvest and lack of summer stone fruitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shortag...
UK is not facing diesel shortage despite fears of Trump export ban, minister says
In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’Business live – latest updatesThe government...
AI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing market
Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already ...
Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’
Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilledThe US has faced a critical shortage ...
NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds
Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perfo...
Trump immigration cuts could worsen US caregiver shortage, experts say
The loss of protections for Haitian and Syrian workers could worsen shortages of nurses, aides and home care workersThe Trump administration may remov...
New aviation mechanics graduate with jobs in hand, thanks to a labor shortage
Aviation is literally soaring in the U.S., with record passenger numbers. But with a generation of mechanics set to leave the workforce, the industry ...
How a fertilizer shortage caused by the Iran war could affect U.S. food prices
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted shipments of fertilizer and natural gas, a key component in fertilizer manufacturing. It's unlikely to c...
Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears
Some adults aged 65 and above will be able to get the drug for $50 through Medicare GLP-1, a temporary programKathryn, a retiree who worked in healthc...
Whey protein shortage looms as use of weight-loss drugs fuels global demand
Price of dairy product has risen fivefold after users of GLP-1 medications advised to increase protein consumptionThe growing popularity of weight-los...
