By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Kellogg on Monday lost its legal challenge to government plans to crack down on less healthy food after a British court rejected its claims that the government’s formula to measure the nutritional value of cereals is wrong. The new rules, which Kellogg first challenged in April, would stop some of …
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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland on Monday ruled out any deal with the Scottish National Party (SNP) after the next British election, dismissing the idea that such a pact could lead to a new independence referendum. Scottish first minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon last week …
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By David Milliken TELFORD, England (Reuters) – British manufacturing firm Corbetts the Galvanizers used to rely on a stream of workers from Poland and Romania to fill its shop floor, where steel is dipped into a long vat of molten zinc at temperatures of around 450°C (842°F). But after Brexit and COVID-19, it is resorting …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – British citizen Aiden Aslin, sentenced to death by a court in the Russian-backed breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, submitted an appeal on Monday, the Russian Interfax agency reported on Monday. “A cassation appeal against the verdict was filed today,” the lawyer representing him, Pavel Kosovan, told Interfax. Aslin was sentenced …
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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – The number of pubs operating in England and Wales is the lowest on record, research showed on Monday, as surging energy costs combine with a shortage of workers to threaten the future of a much-loved British institution. British inflation is hovering at 40-year highs, spurred by roaring post-pandemic demand …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition leader will on Monday set out his plan to make Brexit work, telling his Labour Party it was time to forget “arguments of the past” and that, if in power, he would not want to reverse Britain’s divorce from the European Union. A former opponent of Brexit, Labour leader Keir …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will host a conference next year focused on helping Ukraine recover from the damage caused by Russia’s invasion, the foreign office said, as nations gather in Switzerland for this year’s event. The Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) beginning on Monday in Lugano will discuss how to rebuild Ukraine, bringing together a Ukrainian …
(Reuters) – Building materials supplier Grafton Group said on Monday that Gavin Slark would step down as chief executive officer on Dec. 31 after 11 years in the role. The British company said it would start the process to appoint a successor immediately. (Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel)
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday launched a centre to gather data and analyse information on the supply of critical minerals such as cobalt and lithium, key for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The centre, to be run by the British Geological Survey, will use the data to help to find ways to source minerals needed …
LONDON (Reuters) – British companies have turned increasingly glum about the outlook, with inflation surging and investment plans looking stagnant, according to the latest business survey that shows momentum rapidly draining from the economy. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said 54% of more than 5,700 companies it surveyed between May 16 and June 9 …
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