"Leeds is already a centre for digital health and innovation and this rapidly growing market contributes significantly to the economy," she said.
More surprising, perhaps, is the opinion of his American competitors in California and Oregon who, you might think, would be cracking open something a bit special to celebrate."This looks horrible from our perspective. We don't like it one bit," says Rex Stults, vice-president of industry relations at Napa Valley Vintners, which represents 540 wineries in the sunny slopes of California's most famous wine region.
"Wine is an international product. Even here in the Napa Valley, our wineries primarily get their corks from Portugal, and their oak barrels, a key component in winemaking, from France.Mr Stults adds: "They're already expensive and the potential is that they will get more expensive."Also, trade wars cut both ways. He says the tariffs announced against Canada are having a devastating impact on US wine exports.
"Canada is the most important export market for California wines, and one of the top export markets for Napa Valley wines. Right now, there are zero Napa Valley wines on the shelves of stores in Canada."They've removed all American alcohol beverage products from their store shelves!"
Mr Stults adds: "We just want to compete on an even playing field with our friends and neighbours all over the world. That's our ask and that's our hope."
"It was going great until it fell apart." Richard Varvill recalls the emotional shock that hits home when a high-tech venture goes off the rails.the hackers it was targeted by used a technique called "credential stuffing", where attackers try usernames and passwords stolen from another data breach, in the hope customers have reused the same passwords across multiple accounts.
They say the attackers may have been able to gain access to some users' shipping addresses and purchase histories.Affected customers will need to change their passwords.
North Face's owner, VF Corporation, was hit by a separate cyber attack in December 2023.That affected another of its brands, Vans, with its customers being warned their information may be at risk.