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Lidl to open 50 UK stores in year ahead – and its first pub

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Lidl to open 50 UK stores in year ahead – and its first pub

Almost 2,000 jobs will be created, with retailer vying to overtake Morrisons as Britain’s fifth largest supermarket Lidl is to open 50 new UK stores in the year ahead – as well as its first pub – as it aims to overtake Morrisons as the country’s fifth largest supermarket chain. The German-owned retailer has begun building a pub in east Belfast in response to strict local licensing laws that cap the number of premises that can sell alcohol. Continue reading...

The GuardianApr 9, 2026, 5:13 PM

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OpenAI shelves Stargate UK in blow to Britain’s AI ambitions

Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation for putting landmark project on hold OpenAI has put on hold plans for a landmark UK investment citing high energy costs and regulation, in a blow…

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CNBCApr 9, 2026, 8:45 PM

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U.S. Postal Service seeks hike in price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents in July

The USPS is facing a severe financial crisis and could run out of money early in 2027. The agency has proposed hiking stamp prices along with other measures.

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CNBCApr 10, 2026, 8:37 AM

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China's Xi invokes 'threat' of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait opposition talks in a decade

Xi Jinping hosted Taiwan's main opposition leader in Beijing for the first time in a decade, ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Trump in May and Taiwan's presidential election in 2028.

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UK to give £380m grant to Tata battery factory in Somerset

Investment in plant due to supply batteries to Jaguar Land Rover expected to boost economic growth and secure jobs The Somerset battery factory due to supply Jaguar Land Rover is to receive £380m in UK government…

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Plane door blows open mid-flight on Cape Air trip to Boston

A Cape Air flight carrying eight passengers was forced to turn back when a cabin door partially opened shortly after takeoff, with travelers describing a loud “pop” and rushing wind. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports.

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Campaigners demand action to break UK’s ‘addiction’ to herbicides

Use of glyphosate has risen 10-fold in 30 years, raising fears for public health It was Scottish farmers in the 1980s who pioneered the practice of spraying glyphosate on their wheat just before harvest. Struggling in…

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