Thursday, 13th August Daily Roundup

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.

Local News

Ever since the Eat Out to Help Out subsidy scheme was launched, food sales in pubs and restaurants went up by a third, said data consultancy firm CGA.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Northern Ireland to hold talks on the need to strengthen the union between the UK’s constituent nations and also pledge a strong rebound from the pandemic crisis.

With more people coming forward to cast a line and relax in the lap of nature, angling in England is witnessing a post-lockdown boom, said the Environment Agency.

World News

Amid escalating tensions with neighbouring Turkey, Greece conducted military drills with France off the southern island of Crete. Ties with Turkey are strained over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean.

Shenzhen city authorities in China said that a sample of frozen chicken wings imported from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus. 

Iranian troops boarded a civilian vessel in international waters in the Gulf, said the US military.

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