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Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence
Felicity Lawrence argues that ultra-processed food companies are increasingly using lawsuits and denial to delay regulations as evidence of health harms strengthens. She compares their tactics with those previously used by tobacco and fossil-fuel industries, warning that legal challenges can deter governments from introducing measures to reduce obesity and diet-related disease. Since 2010, food and…
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Rail passengers facing more disruption after power outage; UK house prices stagnate – business live
The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, rather than adding the roughly 80,000 economists had forecast, while employment gains for May and June were revised down by a combined 103,000. The figures point to a weaker labour market and may reduce pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates despite persistently high…
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‘Waste colonialism’ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain’s pollution problem
A Guardian investigation reports that large quantities of UK plastic waste have been exported to recycling sites in poorer districts of Adana, southern Turkey, prompting residents and farmers to raise concerns about pollution and health risks. The issue matters because it highlights how Britain’s plastic-waste exports can shift environmental burdens to communities abroad, despite UK…
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Homes for sale in former pubs in England – in pictures
A Guardian property gallery showcases five homes across England that were converted from former pubs into residential properties, ranging from a Northumberland farmhouse-style house to London flats. The feature highlights how disused pubs, once community hubs, are increasingly being repurposed as housing, reflecting a wider trend of pub closures and conversions across the country. The…
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What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis
Alan Milburn, the former UK cabinet minister, has led a delegation to Dublin to study how Ireland has slashed its rate of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), as he prepares an autumn report for the UK government on Britain’s youth jobs crisis. More than a million young Britons are currently classed…
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Aymar Esse, Director of Locarno Open Doors World Premiere ‘My Father’s Kora,’ Discusses Challenges of Queer Cinema in Senegal
Aymar Esse, a Beninese director, will premiere his film “My Father’s Kora” at the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors section on 9 August 2026. The film explores queer identity within traditional Senegalese Muslim culture through the story of Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar to repair his father’s kora,…
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Meta Owes $942M To New Mexico After Judge Rules In Social Media Case; Zuckerberg Promises Appeal
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (£445 million) as part of the second phase of a state lawsuit alleging its social media platforms harm young people’s mental health, bringing the company’s total penalty to $942 million. Judge Bryan Biedscheid also imposed a 90-hour monthly cap on individual use of Meta’s…
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Who will leave Chelsea? How Blues could cut 41-man squad
Chelsea have 41 senior players and just 25 days left in the transfer window to trim their squad, with new head coach Xabi Alonso keen to make significant cuts after the club missed out on European football for the coming season. Even reaching a more workable 25-man senior squad would require offloading 16 players by…
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July’s heatwaves kept UK shoppers away from high street
UK high streets saw a marked drop in shopper numbers in July as heatwave conditions, with temperatures reaching the mid-30s Celsius in some areas, prompted many people to shop online instead. This continues a trend of declining footfall through the summer and highlights how extreme weather, alongside climate change more broadly, is reshaping consumer behaviour…
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What Is It Like to Portray Nazi Heinrich Himmler? Martin Müller Shares His Experience on ‘I Is Another’
Actor Martin Müller discusses playing SS leader Heinrich Himmler in Felix Randau’s new film “I Is Another” (Ich Ist ein Anderer), which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande programme on 7 August 2026. Randau said casting the role was unusually difficult, as several actors he approached declined and accused him of “providing a…