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Pubs to scrap masks from Monday – and standing while you drink is back
Pubs chains including Wetherspoons have said they will do away with mask requirements for customers from next week – but will still require staff to wear face coverings in some cases.Pub giants including Greene King, Mitchell and Butler, and Wetherspoons, who run nearly 6,000 sites between them, have promised that from Monday punters will once …
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Building supplies shortages are leaving new homes unfinished and businesses in crisis
Shortages of building supplies are causing delays in construction work and putting businesses under pressure, an industry expert has told Sky News.Brian Berry, chief executive of the Federation of Master Builders, said that a lack of supplies is having “a big impact” on the industry. “Particularly the smaller builders, they’re the ones struggling to obtain …
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Yara and Oil 4 Wales to collaborate on road fuel emission-busting solution
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Leisure firm to invest £600,000 into popular County Durham hotel and restaurant
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Rated: You tell us your best video call platform from Zoom to Hangout and Teams
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Thirsty Northern Ireland small businesses need to look to alternative funding
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Telegraph owners eye £4bn float of online shopping empire
The owners of The Daily Telegraph are eyeing a £4bn windfall from a flotation of Very Group, their online shopping empire.Sky News has learnt that the Barclay family has appointed STJ Advisors, which works with companies ahead of public listings, to prepare Very Group for a stock market debut next year. The appointment of STJ …
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Where will face masks be required in England from today?
The majority of legal restrictions on social contact in England have been removed from today, but the wearing of masks is still recommended in some places.As the country moves into step four of the easing of lockdown, the government is removing COVID-19 prevention measures and is asking people to take personal responsibility for keeping themselves …
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Most UK fashion brands ‘moving too slow on transparency’ over ethical practices – report
The UK population buys the most clothes in Europe, yet major British brands are falling behind their European counterparts when being transparent about their sustainable practices.The findings from Fashion Revolution show many major high street names are hiding the number of workers in their supply chains being paid a living wage. Most carbon emissions come …
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GSK to build £400m hub in Stevenage – creating 5,000 jobs
Pharmaceutical giant GSK plans to open a new £400m science hub in Stevenage which could create up to 5,000 jobs, with work expected to begin in 2022.The company is planning to develop a cluster of biotech firms, raising money for the project by selling land in Hertfordshire before developing it into one of the largest …
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Over half of UK hauliers ‘making or considering operations move to EU’ as Brexit bites, new survey finds
Over half of British haulage firms have already made or are considering moving some operations into the EU due to a “perfect storm” of post-Brexit red tape impacts and driver shortages still hitting the sector, a new report has found. Haulage Exchange, a company that provides technology for the logistics industry, polled management at 16 …
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Test and Trace alerts bring chaos to meat processing industry
The meat processing industry has been pummelled by staff shortages this week after hundreds of workers were pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app, with other sectors also suffering from the same issue.Meat processing companies will be forced to shut down production entirely if the situation continues to worsen, according to a leading industry figure. …

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