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Added on the 30/08/2016 15:50:13 - Copyright : Reuters EN
This remote-controlled, wheeled robot is called Thorvald and it was designed to able to fill the gaps in British farm labor which some people anticipate when the UK finally pulls out of the EU. The four-wheeled device, which is controlled by a joystick and comes equipped with a GPS, is a modular robot created by Norwegian and British engineers to handle manual labor jobs such as picking and seeding. According to the Government’s official figures, 22,517 EU-born workers were employed in UK farms in 2015. Agriculture all over the world is going through a major technological change and Thorvald is one of many new machines out there leading the charge.
Third-quarter growth figures from the United States and Britain will be scrutinised by financial markets this week, along with a raft of key earnings reports from tech companies and banks. Hayley Platt reports.
Britain's labour market showed little sign of taking a hit after the country's Brexit vote. As Ivor Bennett reports, official data shows the unemployment rate held steady and job creation rose in the three months to July.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.
Better-than-expected UK GDP and upbeat consumer confidence data from Europe could suggest the full impact of Britain's Brexit vote hasn't hit the economy, at least not yet. The latest numbers come as UK PM Theresa May takes her case for a Brexit deal to Italy. David Pollard reports.
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