UK to extend sugar tax to cover bottled milkshakes and pre-packaged lattes pred 20 urami in 32 minutami Health secretary tells MPs the government ‘will not look away as children get unhealthier’Business live – latest updatesSweet-toothed consumers face paying more for their bottled milkshakes and pre-packaged lattes after the government confirmed plans for a tougher sugar tax.Designed to tackle obesity, the levy currently applies to drinks with a sugar content of 5g for each 100ml. However, after a public consultation this is being cut to 4.5g for each 100ml. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say pred 20 urami in 45 minutami Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posedExperts have told the Guardian the same anti-fascist groups the US state department recently named as foreign terrorist organizations and accused of “conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization” barely qualify as groups, let alone terrorist organizations, and pose no active threat to Americans.“The whole thing is a bit ridiculous,” said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, which tracks extremist movements worldwide, “because the groups designated by the administration barely exist and certainly aren’t terrorists.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds pred 21 urami in 7 minutami Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichenAlmost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a groundbreaking report has revealed.The report from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) highlights that since the millennium, 11 species have already been lost to Cymru, including the turtle dove and belted beauty moth. It warns that 2,955 other terrestrial or freshwater species are at serious risk because they are confined to five locations or fewer. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
