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Budweiser changes UK website after energy claim complaint
Budweiser has had to clarify a claim on its website that its beer is brewed using “100% renewable” energy after a complaint.The complaint was “informally resolved” by the advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), meaning the brewer agreed to substantiate the statement and detail fossil fuel use, and the issue was not made public. …
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Belgium to champion citizen energy at ministerial summit
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End of an era at the Standard is heartbreaking – but print still packs a punch
For anyone who cares about newspapers, the announcement that London’s Evening Standard is to close its daily print edition and replace it with a weekly freesheet is heartbreaking – and not just because half of the editorial staff look set to lose their jobs.People outside London may not care very much. But this supposed regional …
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FTSE reshuffle: Ocado and SJP drop out while Darktrace could return
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Most likely option for Thames Water is something neither Starmer nor Sunak want
Whoever wins the general election, one potential headache for the new administration will be Thames Water.The current government has already drawn up contingency plans, known as Project Timber, for the possible collapse of a company currently saddled with debt of £15.4bn. A possible collapse of Thames also features strongly on a dossier of potential crises …
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German department store chain reaches rescue milestone
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Anglo American rejects BHP calls to extend takeover talks deadline
Mining company Anglo American has rejected calls from suitor BHP to extend a deadline to strike a takeover deal.The pair have been in talks over a deal worth almost £39 billion since Wednesday May 22 amid efforts to agree on the structure for a potential takeover of Anglo American.Australia’s BHP faces a deadline of 5pm …
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Facing the music: Spotify hikes fees in France to highest in Europe
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PayPoint invests in open banking specialist AperiData
Global payment giant PayPoint has announced a £1m investment in Chester credit specialist AperiData. PayPoint says the deal will build on its existing commercial relationship with AperiData offering “Open Banking” services to clients including local authorities, charities and housing associations. The deal will also see Maven Capital Partners realise its investment in Aperidata, which works …
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Evening Standard
Who is Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech billionaire trying to buy Royal Mail?
The board of Royal Mail’s parent company has accepted a £3.57 billion offer to buy the group from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.If the deal goes through, it would see the organisation become part of Mr Kretinsky’s company, EP Group.But who is Mr Kretinsky – and why is he trying to buy the postal service?– How …
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Brits still pampering their pets, but Covid sales boom is over Pets At Home results show
The Covid pet boom is over and trading is “subdued” at leading player Pets At Home.It saw profits for the year down 14% to £106m in a “pivotal year” as its digital platform was launched to customers.But it thinks this year will be easier and appears unconcerned by a watchdog review into competition in the …
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Klarna ditches investor veto on share trades as $20bn float looms
Klarna, the buy now pay later (BNPL) finance giant, has removed the right of large shareholders to block smaller investors’ share trades ahead of a prospective $20bn (£15.7bn) US float.Sky News has learnt that the Stockholm-based company, which has in the region of 150m customers, notified investors last week that it had taken control of …

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