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	Podcast:		World Business Report
	Episode:		UK supermarkets warn of no deal Brexit food shortages
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:26:21
	Publish Date:		2019-02-21 10:30:00
	Description:		President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Mr Juncker has issued a dire warning about the consequences of a no-deal Brexit. Meanwhile, UK supermarkets have warned that without a deal there may be food shortages and price rises. The BBC's consumer affairs correspondent Colletta Smith reports from the northern English county of Yorkshire. One of the world's busiest airports, London Heathrow, has been stockpiling ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit. We speak to its CEO John Holland-Kaye. High level talks between the US and China aimed at resolving their long-running trade war are taking place in Washington on today. Tension over trade between the US and China has been having repercussions around the world. Our regular commentator Diane Brady explains how Canada's relationship with the US has been affected. Protesters have blocked roads and rail lines across Catalonia in a day of action in support of independence. Journalist Zach Campbell tells us more about the disruption in Barcelona. As we live longer, governments around the world are grappling with how to pay for spiralling healthcare costs. There are hopes that technology could help reduce some of this financial burden, as Katie Silver discovered at a recent health technology conference in London.
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