KFC plans to invest £1.5bn in UK and Ireland, creating thousands of jobs
Fast-food chain’s plan on back of booming fried chicken market includes opening 500 new restaurants KFC is to invest almost £1.5bn and create thousands of...
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Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial
Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandal A German court has convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud...
EU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs
European leaders call for ‘lowest possible’ border taxes after levies postponed from 1 June to 9 July EU leaders have expressed hopes of a quick...
German finance minister joins calls for US-EU talks after Trump tariff threat
Lars Klingbeil says Europe needs ‘serious negotiations not further provocations’ Germany’s finance minister has joined a chorus of European politicians in calling for talks with...
Any trade deal with US must be based on ‘respect not threats’, says EU commissioner
Maroš Šefčovič’s remarks come after pace of talks prompted Trump to propose 50% tariff on goods from bloc The European Union’s trade chief has struck...
World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming China Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set...
UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late
Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape A British cheese maker who was forced to...
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time A...
Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift
Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for...
Equinor may take legal action after Trump administration halted US windfarm plan
Norway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished Norway’s state energy company may take Donald Trump’s administration...
