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30.11.25 - 18:06
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England′s water industry issued £10.5bn in ′green bonds′ despite pollution record (The Guardian)
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River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is 'corporate greenwash on steroids'Water companies have issued a fifth of the UK's “green bonds” since 2017, despite a consistently poor record of sewage pollution during that time, research has shown.Privately owned water companies in England have together issued £10.5bn in bonds tied to projects that offer “environmental benefits”, according to analysis of financial market data by Unearthed, which is part of Greenpeace UK. Continue reading......
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30.11.25 - 13:18
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Is gen Z′s love of fried chicken pushing Britain to ′peak pizza′? (The Guardian)
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Competition intensifies as former chief of Domino's says days of 'massive growth' are overPizza has become ubiquitous on British dinner plates, with chains such as Pizza Express, Franco Manca, Domino's and Goodfella's dominating the market – but is its popularity starting to cool?Domino's Pizza Group announced this week that its chief executive of two years had stepped down with immediate effect, less than two weeks after he appeared to suggest the UK may be approaching “peak pizza”. Continue reading......
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30.11.25 - 12:18
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Illegal weight-loss drugs being sold in UK by firms with high Trustpilot scores (The Guardian)
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Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds unlicensed jabs offered as experts call for more online regulationCompanies selling illegal weight-loss drugs are amassing positive Trustpilot reviews as critics say regulatory gaps allow high-risk operators to appear credible.A Guardian investigation found that Retatrutide UK had a score of 4.4 on the global review site, despite purporting to offer a drug that is unlicensed and illegal to sell or buy. Its website sells a 20mg retatrutide pen for £132. Continue reading......
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30.11.25 - 08:12
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Highlights From the Bloomberg Africa Business Summit (Bloomberg)
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At the Bloomberg Africa Business Summit, influential leaders, investors, and innovators gathered to discuss the forces reshaping the continent's economic future. From policy shifts and technology breakthroughs to sustainability, finance and trade partnerships, Jennifer Zabasajja brings you key insights and exclusive conversations with the people driving Africa's next era of growth, including African Rainbow Minerals' Patrice Motsepe, Rand Merchant Bank's Emrie Brown, Egypt's Hassan El Khatib, Standard Chartered's Benjamin Hung and South Africa's Ronald Lamola. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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30.11.25 - 07:12
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Water shortages could derail UK′s net zero plans, study finds (The Guardian)
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Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projectsRevealed: Europe's water reserves drying up due to climate breakdownTensions are growing between the government, the water sector and its regulators over the management of England's water supplies, as the Environment Agency warns of a potential widespread drought next year.Research commissioned by a water retailer has found water scarcity could hamper the UK's ability to reach its net zero targets, and that industrial growth could push some areas of the country into water shortages. Continue reading......
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30.11.25 - 07:12
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′We need to speak collectively′: can parliament solve the problem of ′deprivation bingo′ in the UK′s seaside towns? (The Guardian)
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Labour knows it needs to win over the 'sea wall' cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running outIt is a lovely sunny autumn day in Ramsgate on Britain's Kent coast, and quintessential seaside chippy Peter's Fish Factory is doing a roaring lunchtime trade. Across the road, at the entrance to the town's pier, local MP and chair of the newly reformed coastal parliamentary Labour party (PLP), Polly Billington, is having her photo taken.In between shots she shows us the community art project that adorns the fence along the entrance to the pier. It is made up of pictures, drawn primarily by local children and young people, of the 65 little ships that set sail earlier this year from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation. Continue reading......
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