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Covid Inquiry to probe furlough and business loans
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North Tyneside Warm Welcome hubs an important helping hand
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Bessent says Argentina peso bet was homerun deal
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his risky US gamble on Argentina’s currency has paid off. Bessent said American financial support had been repaid and the US no longer held any Argentine pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund. The US had purchased the then-plunging currency last year in an effort to stave off further turmoil…
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband cant be called chocolate any more
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars can no longer be called chocolate after maker Nestle changed their recipes. To be described as milk chocolate in the UK a product needs to have at least 20% cocoa solids and 20% milk solids, a level each product fell below once a higher amount of cheaper vegetable fat…
