A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved | US news
When the city of Austin drafted a plan to shift away from fossil fuels, the local gas company was fast
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‘We deserve more’: an Amazon warehouse’s high-stakes union drive | Technology
Darryl Richardson was delighted when he landed a job as a “picker” at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. “I
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Roadmap out of lockdown: Blueprint for UK’s future suggests pubs back in business in May
Leisure businesses may not return to ‘broadly normal’ until July under a roadmap out of lockdown. The blueprint being discussed
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‘Hopefully it makes history’: Fight for $15 closes in on mighty win for US workers | US news
Fear was the overwhelming emotion Alvin Major felt when, on a chilly November morning in 2012, he went on strike
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‘If you switch off, people think you’re lazy’: demands grow for a right to disconnect from work | World news
When Poland went into strict lockdown last March, Natalia Zurowska barely had time to clear her desk at work. “I
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‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: 2020 smashes records in global markets | Business
2020 has been the most remarkable year for the global financial markets. After the Covid-19 pandemic triggered the worst crash
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Coronavirus UK: Business owners in areas going into Tier 3 are ‘absolutely devastated’
The latest Tier changes MOVING TO TIER 3 Bedfordshire Buckinghamshire Berkshire Peterborough Hertfordshire Surrey apart from Waverley Hastings and Rother
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Super cubes: inside the (surprisingly) big business of packaged ice | News
The ice in your drink comes from one of two places: your freezer, or someone else’s. For homemade ice, the
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Getting back to business
An easy-to-use guide that helps small businesses prepare their response to (and plan their recovery from) a cyber incident. Source
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Asda will hand back £340million saved in business rates relief
Asda today announced it will hand back £340 million saved in business rates relief, following similar moves by Tesco, Sainsbury’s,
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