Bird flu is threatening British food staples, from the English breakfast to Christmas dinner
Egg shortages could be on the cards as avian flu sweeps through Europe. Sam Mellish / Contributor / Getty Images LONDON — The classic English...
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UK’s first large-scale lithium refinery chooses location as race for ‘white gold’ intensifies
A lithium-ion battery photographed at a Volkswagen facility in Germany. Lithium-ion batteries are crucial components in electric vehicles. Jan Woitas | Picture Alliance | Getty...
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Ozzy Osbourne would rather ‘stay in America’ amid move back to UK
Ozzy Osbourne is second-guessing his decision to move back to the UK just three months after he announced he was headed back home. “To be...
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A submerged buoy-like device is harnessing the sea’s ‘epic amounts of energy’ in Scottish trial
The Waveswing device pictured before it was put through its paces in Scapa Flow, Orkney. Sea-based trials of a wave energy converter weighing 50 metric...
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McDonald’s earnings beat as customers return despite higher prices
McDonald’s on Thursday said traffic to its U.S. restaurants is growing, helping the fast-food giant top analysts’ expectations for its quarterly earnings and revenue. The...
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A couple ditched the corporate life to drive around the world. Here’s how they’re paying for it
Bradley Williams “absolutely hated” his first job after graduating from college. The 28-year-old said the office environment wasn’t for him — and he quit in...
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UK trial will inject hydrogen into a gas-fired, grid-connected power station
An Iberdrola facility photographed in Spain. Europe is looking to develop a number of hydrogen projects over the coming years. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg |...
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‘Our country is facing a profound economic crisis’: Rishi Sunak pledges to fix mistakes as he becomes UK PM
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. Hannah Mckay | Reuters LONDON...
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Behind Boris Johnson’s stay at Dominican Republic resort Casa de Campo
Before Boris Johnson rushed back to the UK for a supposed, sudden second bid as prime minister — we hear that the pol was staying in...
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European Waterways Releases New 2023-24 Luxury Cruise Brochure
WHY IT RATES: Ideal for small groups and large families, European Waterways’ 2023-24 sailings, conducted aboard boutique luxury barges, offer supremely intimate and adaptable vacation...
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Baby Boomers Helping Lead Travel’s Resurgence
Baby Boomers—the retirement-age generation affectionately nicknamed the “grey tsunami”—are surging back to travel now that the two-year-long tide of COVID-19 concerns is receding. That is,...
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London, Paris, Frankfurt and beyond: CNBC names Europe’s best hotels for business travel
International travel may still have its challenges. But finding a solid hotel for a business trip isn’t one of them. CNBC Travel and the...