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Tesco to scrap plastic-wrapped multipacks
The retailer will roll out the move on all own-branded and branded canned food products from March 2 to meet environmental targets.
PM’s pledge to help North queried as ferry workers earn £1.74 an hour
P&O Ferries is expected to pay incoming Filipino workers less than £2 an hour as it uses a ‘loophole’ to avoid paying minimum wage.
China locks down 10 cities as coronavirus ‘highly likely’ in UK
China is building a hospital dedicated to treating patients infected with coronavirus.
Church of England declares sex is proper only within heterosexual marriage anything else falls short of “God’s purposes for human beings”
The guidance says marriage is the proper context for sexual activity.
‘It’s just a coincidence’ says owner of Wolverhampton off-licence named Singh’sbury Local
Mandeep Singh Chatha, 34, has launched a convenience store on Bushbury Road, Wolverhampton, with a sign bearing a striking resemblance to the famous orange colouring of Sainsbury’s
Muslim religious leaders join Jewish group on Auschwitz visit to commemorate Holocaust
The gathering for Holocaust Memorial Day was said to be the most senior Islamic leadership delegation to visit a Nazi death camp.
More people tested for coronavirus in UK amid warning to expect ‘many more’ UK cities to face the same
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the situation is being closely monitored as an expert claimed three cases are in Edinburgh and one in Glasgow.
Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight – and global apocalypse than ever
The Doomsday Clock has been set at 100 seconds to midnight—closer than ever before to apocalypse.
Four people tested for coronavirus in Scotland
Three patients in Edinburgh are suspected of having the disease, as well as one in Glasgow.