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The Lakes Distillery to be acquired by wine company Nyetimber in £46m deal
Spirits maker and visitor attraction The Lakes Distillery is set to be acquired by sparkling wine producer Nyetimber in a £46m deal. The single malt whisky specialist, which set up 13 years ago and has offices in Newcastle, has ambitions to become an internationally leading spirits brand – and Nyetimber says it wants to accelerate …
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Evening Standard
Price pressures easing ‘substantially’ as profits jump, says Tesco
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Euro News
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave confirms his return after Israel criticism
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Sky News
China, a global coal boom and its ‘unacceptable’ climate consequences
China ramped up coal power capacity last year, according to new analysis, despite a pledge to “strictly control” the dirtiest fossil fuel.The country added 47.4 Gigawatts (GW) of new coal power in 2023, more than double the amount added by the rest of the world combined. It raises concerns that gains in clean power, including …
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Sky News
‘Cash lying around’ might have led sub-postmasters ‘into temptation’, ex-Post Office bosses argued
Senior executives at the Post Office suggested that “lots and lots of cash lying around in unexpected places” might have meant sub-postmasters were led “into temptation”, rather than accept IT failings, an official inquiry has heard. The inquiry into faulty Horizon IT software at the Post Office, and the associated prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters …
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Euro News
Intel gives Nvidia run for money with new Gaudi chip
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Sky News
Profits up more than £300m at UK’s largest supermarket
Profits at Tesco reached £2.83bn – up more than £300m from a year earlier – as the UK’s largest supermarket group said it had brought down prices.More people are shopping at Tesco, due to improved product value and quality, the company said. Profits topped £2.83bn last year, up from £2.5bn a year earlier, while the …
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Euro News
TotalEnergies return to Africa would rock CSDDD, claim NGOs
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Sky News
More than seven million still struggling with bills, says watchdog
More than seven million people in the UK were struggling with bills and credit repayments in January, according to a financial watchdog.The number is down significantly on the 10.9 million people in the same position in January 2023. However, it’s still above the 5.8 million recorded in February 2020, before the pandemic and the cost …
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Sky News
Separate offence to be created for assaulting shopworkers in government U-turn
Assaulting a shopworker is to be made a separate criminal offence after a government U-turn following pressure from campaigners.The government previously said “more legislative change” was not needed to tackle the “intolerable violence and abuse” faced by shopworkers, arguing it did not think it was “required or will be most effective”. But Rishi Sunak is …
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Euro News
Europe’s Tesla fans fear brakes put on plans for cheaper electric car
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Sky News
Moulton opens window to sale of double-glazing supplier Everest
Everest, the double-glazing supplier owned by the prominent financier Jon Moulton, is exploring a sale more than a decade after his private equity firm bought it.Sky News has learnt that the directors of Everest have hired advisers to pursue an accelerated sale of the window installation company. Alvarez & Marsal, the professional services firm, is …

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