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‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
The safety of tap water in the UK could be at risk because water companies are unable to use products to clean it, industry insiders have said, as all the laboratories that test and certify the chemicals have shut down.
People in the industry have called it a “Brexit problem” …
Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian workers to UK loses licence
A British recruitment agency that brought Indonesian farmworkers to the UK owing debts of thousands of pounds to foreign brokers has had its licence revoked by the labour exploitation watchdog.
AG Recruitment was once the largest supplier of international labour to British agriculture, bringing more than 1,450 Indonesians to pick …
Revealed: the business dealings of Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský
On a cool June day in 2016, as Britain reeled from the outcome of the Brexit vote, a private jet soared into the skies from RAF Northolt, charting a course for Moscow.
Onboard the 37-seater Embraer ERJ was the billionaire Daniel Křetínský, nicknamed the “Czech Sphinx” because of his low …
Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis
Millions of Ghanians head to the polls in a presidential election on Saturday after a campaign dominated by what many see as the west African country’s worst economic crisis in a generation.
Twelve candidates are vying to to take over the baton from Nana Akufo-Addo. The vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, of …
Indonesia chases the return of ‘bonanza-era’ Chinese tourism
In the laneways of Ubud, three older Chinese women are laughing as they take photos of a friend posing under a cascade of tropical flowers. They are retired friends from Nanjing, and were frequent travellers before the pandemic.
“Bali has good people and good scenery. It’s cold in Nanjing now, …
Tesla sales in Australia are sliding for the first time. Is it stiff competition or the Musk factor?
Elon Musk may be riding high in the US with Donald Trump just weeks away from taking office, but fortunes of his electric carmaker, Tesla, are fading in Australia.
Australian sales dropped again in November, contributing to the brand’s first annual decline.
Tesla registered 2,540 sales in November, according to …
EU farmers plan protests as Von der Leyen approves Mercosur trade deal
The EU executive has struck a deeply controversial trade deal with four South American countries, overriding objections from France and triggering an immediate call for protest from European farmers.
Ursula von der Leyen, the European commission president, flew to Montevideo to sign what she called a “historic agreement” with the …
Sadiq Khan reported to be in line to receive knighthood in new year honours list
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is understood to be in line to receive a knighthood in the new year honours list, alongside other senior politicians who will also be given awards.
Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a UK capital, is expected to be awarded for political and public …
Hitachi’s £500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at UK factory
A £500m deal for 14 new trains has secured hundreds of jobs at Hitachi’s factory in north-east England.
The rail operator FirstGroup plans to use the five-carriage trains on its open-access services running from London, and has an option for an additional £460m investment if more services are granted.
Keir …