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Funding instrument for seafood industry body under scrutiny in major strategic review
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Inside India Buildings as four-year renovation project completes and HMRC staff move in
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Regulator asks for power to shut down ticket resale websites that break rules
Ticket re-sale sites such as viagogo and Stubhub should face a tough new licensing regime which could see companies that break the rules shut down, the UK competition watchdog has said.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had taken strong action in recent years to protect customers but there was a limit to what …
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Electricity deals that might not be as ‘green’ as they seem to be reviewed by government
The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental benefits could be overstated.Energy companies are able to market deals in this way even if some of the energy they supply comes from fossil fuels – because they offset this by sourcing …
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Asda and National Express offer rewards for young people getting COVID jab
Asda and National Express are among a number of firms set to offer rewards to young people getting a COVID jab.Free Now taxis, lastminute.com and Better leisure centres will also offer incentives for those booking in for a vaccine. Uber, Bolt and Deliveroo have already said they will offer discounted rides and meals for customers …
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India’s £972bn infrastructure plan to boost economy and tackle climate change
India is set to spend 100trn rupees (£972bn) on a national infrastructure plan to boost economic growth and help the country meet its climate goals.Speaking as part of Independence Day celebrations in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the programme will “create job opportunities for hundreds of thousands of young people”. “It will help local …
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Morrisons worker leads protests at its stores after retailer accused of selling ‘FrankenChickens’
Animal welfare campaigners have staged protests at more than a dozen Morrisons supermarkets across the country.The demonstrations were led by one of the retailer’s own employees, who claims he is facing disciplinary action after highlighting allegations about the chickens it sells. Earlier this month, an investigation accused one of Morrisons’ main suppliers of rearing “FrankenChickens” …
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Necessity the mother of invention?
Patents have been in the news a lot recently, mostly in predictable ways. Intellectual property that prima facie monopolises life-saving medicine is never popular, because it will be seen as raising prices and limiting access.  Patent Attorney Andy Bentham of J A Kemp in Cambridge looks back over patenting in the pandemic so far. Calls for …
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Calling all companies: How do you exploit the green dividend?
Did you know you could use your employee benefits to help fight the battle against climate change? Let’s talk green benefits, writes Steph Butcher, Director of EBCam.  For many it may be hard to comprehend that the benefits you offer your employees can play a positive part in the fight against climate change, but they …
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Media group sees Future in £300m takeover of The Week publisher Dennis
Future, one of the London stock market’s biggest media groups, is preparing to swoop on the publisher of the current affairs magazine The Week in a £300m deal.Sky News has learnt that Future, which owns Country Life and the football magazine FourFourTwo, is in advanced talks with the owners of Dennis Publishing about the acquisition …
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Tenant considerations on expiry of a commercial lease
If your commercial lease is coming to the end of its term, you should start to think about what happens when the lease ends, as it is not as simple as just moving out and handing back the keys, writes Andrea Bailiss, Solicitor, Birketts LLP.  The following are some considerations you should think about in …

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