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A London school has imposed a ban on fizzy drinks and fruit juice to combat childhood obesity. The Camden Acland Burghley School is the first in the country to have a water-only policy, leading to parents describing it as a “diet camp”. In November, the chief health officer for Queensland called on a similar ban [...]

Our columnist Keil Hubert takes a close look at the ingredients on his weekly loaf of bread and discovers something startling in the ingredients… Terrifying: NOBODY KNOWS what’s in bread. Even though they tell you, technically. I was reading the prospectus for the next Business Reporter print supplement to the Sunday Telegraph over breakfast this [...]

Our galloping addiction to cheap meat has led to widespread fraud in the food supply chain. Supermarkets must stop squeezing their customers and say neigh to fraudulently labelled meat, writes Rene Carayol. In the 1950s meat was a once-a-week luxury, but now we want all sorts of meat and all of the time. This huge [...]

Leaning very casually against the leather booth in the Brunswick House Café, White hails down the waitress and asks for a coffee. Marco Pierre White at The Cube, Birmingham from www.eat-the-midlands.co.uk Read part 1 of this interview from the print edition of Business Reporter. “What I’ve already been drinking,” he requests. “Thank you, that’s very [...]

Marco: why I’m stepping away from the stove Already read this piece in print? Read the web exclusive – only on Business Reporter! After being the youngest Briton to win three Michelin stars, running his own high-class restaurants and appearing on several television series, Marco Pierre White has certainly experienced the finer things in life. [...]

British sports retailer Sports Direct has bought 116 stores and all of the stock of fashion brand Republic, safeguarding thousands of jobs. Republic, which went into administration in mid-February, employed around 2,100 people around the UK. The retailer, whose core brands include Jack Jones and SoulCal, has been bought out by lifestyle retailer Sports Direct. [...]

The news that Wegelin & Co, Switzerland’s oldest bank, is to close its doors after pleading guilty to helping some of America’s wealthiest people evade paying taxes on at least £750m  – which was hidden in secret offshore accounts – shows how much the wealth management industry has grown from its beginnings centuries ago, says [...]

British companies will be urged by the Conservative party to reveal the ethnic makeup of their workforces, according to reports today. Diversity: Alok Sharma MP (right) is investigating ways of broadening Conservative party appeal. The move, reported in The Times, comes as part of a new drive by the Conservatives to broaden their appeal to [...]

Monday’s delayed announcement by David Cameron of a future EU referendum has opened a Pandora’s box of uncertainty. Gareth Corfield examines reactions and highlights potential pitfalls. Unclear: The short term position is clear, but Britain’s medium term EU future is not. Viewed as a purely political move, David Cameron’s announcement makes sense: it shores up [...]

The government’s high December borrowing and Britain’s poor GDP figures are putting the UK’s triple-A credit rating at risk, economists have warned. Chancellor George Osborne could miss targets set in the Autumn Statement It is feared that the UK could be heading for a triple-dip recession as its GDP contracted by 0.3% in the final [...]