Mayor celebrates 100 million free school meals pred 1 dnevom in 52 minutami A scheme to provide free lunches to all state primary school pupils in London reaches a milestone.(BBC News)
FCA makes inquiries into WH Smith accounting error that wiped almost £600m off value pred 1 dnevom in 56 minutami Regulator assessing whether firm breached UK disclosure rules for listed companies, but is yet to launch formal investigationBusiness live – latest updatesThe City watchdog has contacted WH Smith to find out more about its accounting error that wiped almost £600m off the company’s stock market value overnight and led to the departure of its chief executive.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it had started making inquiries to assess whether the company had breached UK disclosure rules for listed companies, but was yet to launch a formal investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK to extend sugar tax to cover bottled milkshakes and pre-packaged lattes pred 1 dnevom in 59 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)