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Several make harrowing escape as Haitian gang kidnaps bus passengers

Criminal gangs have run rampant for months, kidnapping and killing with impunity amid chaos in the small nation in the…

U.S. players continue surprise success at Australian Open

American Jenson Brooksby topped No. 2 seed Casper Ruud on the men’s side of the Australian Open on Thursday, just…

Plastic bottle deposit return scheme looks set to launch in England

The launch of a long awaited deposit return scheme for plastic bottles in England is expected to be announced by…

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 Sainsbury’s outlets

Lloyds Pharmacy is closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets amid fears of insufficient government funding for the…

Millionaires are falling out of love with Britain

Britain is fast losing its reputation as a hub for wealthy investors and businesspeople, with hundreds more millionaires leaving last…

Closure of Staffordshire custard factory puts 300 jobs at risk

Premier Foods has announced plans to close a manufacturing plant in Knighton, Staffordshire, in a move that could cost as…

Soaring inflation ‘as bad as Covid’ for hospitality sector

The casualty rate for pubs and restaurants in the pandemic is being matched by hospitality sector failures because of inflation,…

Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix, steps down

The Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is stepping aside as co-chief executive of the world’s largest streaming service as it returns…

Google fails to block adverts on ‘climate lie’ sites

Google is still allowing adverts to run alongside articles calling climate change a “hoax” and a “big lie” despite pledging…

Retail sales fall as shoppers cut spending over Christmas

Retail sales fell last month as shoppers cut Christmas spending in the face of price rises and the higher cost…

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