‘Costs soar at hotel of mum and dad’
Craig TaylorOffspring returning to the parental home increasingly enjoy free meals, laundry and lifts, a survey has found. BBC News – Business
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Pinterest teams up with health bodies to tackle false vaccine information
bethkent ✅Pinterest users who search for help and advice about vaccines will be directed to public health bodies as part of Pinterest’s attempts to tack the spread of false information. Pinterest is a social media site which allows users to share images associated with a range of topics and can pin them to a digital personal…
Big supermarkets have illegally sold knives to children
High Street supermarkets have sold knives to children during a test conducted by National Trading Standards. Tesco, Asda, Poundland and Home Bargains sold knives to under 18s at least 15 times each during a test between April 2018 and March 2019. Tesco and Asda have since updated their checks ands restricted sales as a result…
Pound falls as Queen asked to suspend Parliament
Sterling loses ground against the dollar and euro after a move that may lead to a no-deal Brexit. BBC News – Business
Thomas Cook accepts a £900m rescue deal by investors and lenders
Thomas Cook has reached a “substantial agreement” on a rescue deal with investors and lenders. Forsun will take a 75% stake in its tour operating business and have a 25% stake in its airline business. Forsun will also put in £450m for the business to help save the airline. Lenders will put another £450m in…
Primark to train 160,000 cotton farmers in its aim to use 100% sustainable cotton
Primark has announced its plans to improve its sustainability by training 160,000 cotton farmers in India, Pakistan and China in environmentally friendly farming methods by 2022. This is part of the fashion retailer’s aim to be more sustainable, they aim to use 100% sustainable cotton in all its product categories. Currently sustainable cotton is being…