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28 April 2021 | 08:50am StockMarketWire.com - Training solutions group Pennant International booked a deeper annual loss after the pandemic put pressure on sales. Pre-tax losses for the year through December amounted to £3.1 million, compared to year-on-year losses of £1.6 million. Revenue fell by around a quarter to £15.1 million, down from £20.4 million, while gross profit margin shrank to 29%, from 36%. Pennant declared no final dividend for the year. 2020 was a challenging year across t...

Cardiff University People consume less alcohol as the price of food increases, suggesting this may influence the decision to buy it, a new study led by Cardiff University has found. The research, which is the first to look at the link between alcohol consumption and cost of food, found a 1% increase in food price led to a 1% decrease in alcohol consumption. The researchers suggest current policies to reduce harm from alcohol would be more effective if Britain moved to the Scandinavian approach ...

Share Pubs will have to put calorie counts of wines, beers and spirits on pump labels and menus under new Matt Hancock plan  Pubs could be forced to slap calorie counts all alcoholic drinks as part of the Government’s crackdown on obesity. Under plans being drawn up by Matt Hancock’s Health Department, larger chains would need to disclose the amount of calories in every beer, wine and spirit ordered in their bars. The scheme, thought not to apply to local establishments, would see calories...

By Justin Hendry on Apr 12, 2021 6:55AM Staff provide firsthand accounts as balance of work changed. A former Home Affairs IT support manager has provided a rare first-person account of the arrival and encroachment of an outsourcer, as part of an unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim. Paul Martin filed an unfair dismissal case against the department in August 2020, alleging that his seniority and work function had reduced significantly over the past six ...

Medicago and GSK Start Phase 3 Trial of Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Fast Track designation granted by US FDA Feasibility study initiated of a vaccine candidate to address emerging variants Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Quebec City, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are pleased to announce the start of Phase 3 clinical testing of Medicagos plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate in combination with GSKs pandemic adjuvant, as part of the ongoing Phase 2/3 study. Medica...

Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list Image: Capture Canada The final wrap-up to a successful Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada(PDAC) virtual convention, was the announcement of Canada’s Critical minerals List by the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan. The significance of such a specified list can provide focus on a policy direction for critical minerals that are: essential to Canada’s economic security, required for the nation’s transition...

As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the worlds biggest crude exporter doesnt want to cede the burgeoning hydrogen business to China, Europe or Australia and lose a potentially massive source of income.

Hydrogen is morphing from a niche power source — used in zeppelins, rockets and nuclear weapons — into big business, with the European Union alone committing $500 billion to scale up its infrastructure.

Share this article By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –Sun-scorched expanses and steady Red Sea breezes make the northwest tip of Saudi Arabia prime real estate for what the kingdom hopes will become a global hub for green hydrogen. As governments and industries seek less-polluting alternatives to hydrocarbons, the world’s biggest crude exporter doesn’t want to cede the burgeoning hydrogen business to China, Europe or Australia and lose a potentially massive source of income. So it’s build...

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) March 03, 2021 -- Inhaled studies are often perceived as technically challenging, and varied regulations around the world add another