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22.07.26 - 13:06
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′If all else fails, sue′: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules (The Guardian)
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Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010The world's biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal.Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health. Worldwide consumption is rising and UPF now makes up as much as half the average diet in many countries, including the UK, the US and Australia. Continue reading......
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22.07.26 - 08:36
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UK inflation cools faster than expected to 2.6% in June as food and fuel prices drop – business live (The Guardian)
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe new chancellor John Healey has said that while a falling rate of inflation is welcome news, there is still much more the government should do to help.He said in a statement this morning:Falling inflation is news families want to hear but there is much more to do to give people the breathing space they need.That is why yesterday we cut VAT on electricity bills and today we're announcing a £2 cap on bus fares from January. We have chosen to focus on the cost of living in our first week, signalling that concern for working people will be at the heart of everything we do.Food prices fell this month, driven by products including chocolate, margarine and beef. Clothing prices also fell with the start of summer sales, with bigger discounts than last year.The cost of raw materials dipped for the first time since January, mainly due to the lower price of crude oil, while the increase in the costs of goods leaving factories slowed again.Lower fuel pric...
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21.07.26 - 14:00
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From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham (The Guardian)
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European leaders have made positive noises about the new UK PM, but he is likely to face the same restrictions as StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is unknown in Brussels, but that will soon change. In his schedule for the autumn is an EU-UK summit that may underscore the same dilemmas that have confronted previous British prime ministers in the relationship with Europe.EU leaders were quick to offer congratulations to Britain's prime minister, the seventh since the 2016 Brexit referendum. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said she looked forward to strengthening the EU-UK partnership “for the security of our shared continent” and “the prosperity of people on both sides of the Channel”. The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, invited Burnham to visit Berlin “very soon”, noting that the UK and Germany's “deep connection is particularly evident in these times”. Continue reading......
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21.07.26 - 13:36
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Weltweit wurden 1,4 Milliarden Liter weniger Bier gebraut (DPA-AFX)
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NÜRNBERG (dpa-AFX) - Weltweit wird weniger Bier gebraut. Die globale Produktion ging vergangenes Jahr nach einer Analyse des weltgrößten Hopfenhändlers BarthHaas aus Nürnberg um 0,7 Prozent auf 189,6 Milliarden Liter zurück. Der Wert beinhaltet auch alkoholfreies ......
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