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Government’s new health strategy ‘no more than hiding the crisps’, Tories say

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Retailers could be made to set healthy food sales targets under new plans.

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Supermarkets could be fined if they fail to hit new healthy eating targets

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The ‘Healthy Food Standard’ will apply to major retailers in England as part of a new government plan to tackle obesity.

JD Sports, M&S and Sainsbury’s to face shareholder pressure over low pay

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As the high street retailers gear up for their AGMs, activists are calling for more transparency on pay.

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Business Secretary meeting Lotus after reports of plans to scrap UK carmaking

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There are claims Chinese owner Geely is planning to stop manufacturing at the Hethel plant in Norfolk.

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Carrie Johnson warns mothers about dehydration from hospital bed

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Mrs Johnson, the wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson, gave birth to her fourth child in May.

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Boy, 6, among Brits detained in Mauritius after £1.6m cannabis haul found in luggage from London Gatwick

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The child was stopped by officials at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam airport alongside seven other individuals after they disembarked from a British Airways flight from Gatwick

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