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US jobs rise again as firms raise wages to woo staff
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Getty Images US employers added 431,000 jobs last month as the American economy continued to rebound from the shock…
UK’s largest carbon capture plant opens in Northwich
Tata Chemicals Europe The £20m project has now been completed by Tata Chemicals Europe The UK’s largest carbon capture plant, which will aim to recycle…
UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger to launch in India
Reuters A firm owned by Asia’s richest person has struck a deal to open outlets of the British coffee and sandwich chain Pret A Manger…
Petrol price hits new record above £1.60 a litre
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Petrol prices have risen above £1.60 a litre on average for the first time as Russia’s invasion…
Higher blood clot risks and Shanghai lockdown food shortage fears
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning. 1. Higher blood clot risks There’s an increased risk of…
Food industry warns protocol is ‘vital to trade’
John Campbell BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor Getty Images Representatives of the Northern Ireland food industry have warned the UK government that scrapping…
New Bedford vertical farm to help food security
Infarm Jo Churchill (centre right), Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation, and Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin (centre left), attended an official opening An agriculture minister…
Dorset Michelin starred pub forced to close
A Michelin-starred pub said it has been forced to close because of the cost of living crisis. The Fontmell in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, said it…
Tax energy bosses’ bonus ‘bonanza’, say Lib Dems
PA Media Oil and gas bosses should face a one-off “bonanza bonus” tax on the millions they have made from high energy bills, the Liberal…
‘Energy prices have forced us to shut the door’
Justin Dealey, Hollie Cole & Pete Cooper BBC News, East Justin Dealey/BBC Olney’s butcher has been in the town for seven years but will shut…