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Will chicken and milkshake shortages get worse before Xmas?
Supply issues at major chains have forced a shortage of milkshakes and chicken, with the problems this summer seen as a warning of what’s to come.
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UK unemployment falls as job vacancies rise to all-time high
The latest ONS figures out today show job vacancies are at a record high of nearly one million while unemployment has fallen in the quarter from April to June. Are these further signs the economy is on the road to recovery?
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Revealed: Science Museum signed gagging clause with exhibition sponsor Shell
The Science Museum has signed a gagging clause in its agreement with Shell International to sponsor its climate change exhibition, agreeing to take care not to say anything that could damage the company’s reputation, Channel 4 News has learnt.
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Tunisian democracy facing its biggest crisis
Tunisia’s decade-old democracy is facing its biggest crisis yet, after the president ousted the government and suspended parliament last night amid fierce protests.
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Climate Crisis: John Kerry says next 100 days could ‘save many lives’ ahead of COP 26
The next 100 days could “save many lives [and] trillions of dollars”, the US special envoy for climate John Kerry said in an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News looking ahead to the COP 26 UN climate conference.
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UK economic growth slows in May
The pub industry reckons England fans will buy another seven million pints of beer this Sunday, providing a much needed boost to an industry that’s had a dreadful 15 months.
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FactCheck: Sunak claims Conservatives lowered income inequality before pandemic
The ONS says income inequality reached a 10-year high in the year before the crisis.
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Revealed: Fossil fuel companies lobby UK government for gas ‘compromise’ ahead of COP26
Some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have lobbied the UK government to support a gas “compromise” ahead of the COP26 UN conference, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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‘This policy is to ensure we’re using our common sense when awarding contracts’, says Labour MP Rachel Reeves
Labour is calling for public bodies to buy British goods, saying it will help kickstart the economy and protect workers rights and conditions.
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Nissan to expand UK electric car production and create thousands of jobs
Japanese car giant Nissan is to build a huge battery plant in the UK and will produce a new model of electric car, with financial support from the government.
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Revealed: ExxonMobil’s lobbying war on climate change legislation
A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist has been captured on camera revealing how the oil giant is using its power and influence to water down US climate legislation.
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Scotland’s wedding industry reopens
Like many industries covid has hit it hard, with weddings cancelled and many jobs lost.
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Young medics leaving Lebanon as country teeters on brink of collapse
Lebanon is a country teetering on the brink of collapse. The optimism of the revolution in 2019 has now almost totally dissipated and the economy is in freefall.
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Hospitality firms struggling to fill vacancies
The gradual lifting of Covid restrictions has seen some parts of the UK economy begin to bounce back, with unemployment falling for the fourth month in a row.
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Agony for many in hospitality industry as ‘Freedom Day’ postponed
What will keeping the restrictions in England have on businesses like nightclubs, which have already been closed for more than 15 months?