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'Very difficult': UK shoppers still worried despite budget
'Very difficult': UK shoppers still worried despite budget
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Scanning the normally bustling north London market where he runs a fruit-and-vegetable stall, David White lamented the "scary" consequences of the cost-of-living crisis afflicting the UK economy. "It's scary to be honest," added White, who blamed Brexit, energy prices and transportation costs for huge rises in wholesale prices.

Damages claim against BHP over Brazil dam jumps to £36bn: law firm
Damages claim against BHP over Brazil dam jumps to £36bn: law firm
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A damages claim faced by global mining firm BHP over a deadly 2015 Brazilian dam collapse has risen to an estimated £36 billion ($44 billion), the legal firm leading the UK class action said on Wednesday. The 2015 tragedy unfolded after the rupture of an iron ore tailings dam in the Minas Gerais region, owned by the Samarco joint venture between BHP and Brazilian iron ore mining company Vale.