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Gene-edited fruit could be sold in British supermarkets for the first time, with specially bred strawberries and vitamin D-enriched tomatoes moving closer to hitting shelves.The Government is poised to grant marketing notices for the precision-bred products, which will also require Food Standards Agency approval before they can eventually be sold to consumers.Among the crops are “sunshine” tomatoes developed by scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norfolk, which contain enhanced levels of vitamin D.The tomatoes can provide vitamin D levels equivalent to two eggs or 28 grams of tuna.Meanwhile, eight strawberry varieties developed by American agricultural company Simplot have been…

Glasgow City Council depute leader Ricky Bell said the issues raised were “not a surprise”.The SNP councillor said: “The Accounts Commission recognises that many of those challenges are not unique to Glasgow – and that others, such as the pressure on homelessness budgets, are not of the city’s making.”He added that the council had made significant progress on a new pay and grading system since the period the Accounts Commission examined.Scottish Labour local government spokesman Joe Fagan said the report painted a “stark picture about the challenges faced by Glasgow”.He added: “The budget gap will likely require very difficult decisions…

Russia’s Medvedev is no stranger to losing his composure on court, notably receiving a fine of almost £31,500 at last year’s US Open for an extraordinary meltdown during his first-round defeat to Benjamin Bonzi.As recently as last month’s Winston-Salem Open, where he again lost in the opening round, he spent a disconsolate change of ends questioning his future in the sport, musing “maybe I should start a career in pickleball”.However, the 30-year-old, who had already flown through the first set in just 21 minutes, quickly brushed aside the avian interruption to complete a straightforward 6-1 6-3 7-5 win over American…

DIY store B&Q and the fast food chain Five Guys are among hundreds of UK businesses named by the government for paying staff below the minimum wage.More than 600 employers were ordered to pay affected workers the outstanding wages, with £4m returned to workers, according to the Department for Business and Trade.The firms have also been issued penalties worth £7m.B&Q said the underpayments were unintentional and the result of calculations involving geographical allowances, while Five Guys blamed “technical differences in how payroll regulations were applied”.The list of 658 businesses includes shops, restaurants, nurseries, social care providers and a handful of…

Sabalenka’s pace and power was too much for world number 160 Iatcenko, who managed just three winners compared to the 24 put away by the top seed. Iatcenko looked a bundle of nerves in the biggest match of her career, but composed herself to get on the scoreboard for 5-1 and immediately broke out into a relieved smile.It was merely respite as Sabalenka held to love in less than 90 seconds to clinch the opening set.Despite only being on court for 24 minutes, Iatchenko decided she wanted a bathroom break to change her kit – but more likely for a…

An inquest is to be held into the deaths of a mother and her four children murdered in an arson attack almost nine years on from the incident.The blaze in December 2017 claimed the lives of Demi Pearson, 15, her brother Brandon, eight, and sisters Lacie, seven, and Lia, three.Their mother, Michelle Pearson, suffered 68% burns to her body and “clung on to life” until she died, aged 37, on 25 August, 2019 – 20 months after the attack in Walkden, Greater Manchester.Timothy Brennand, senior coroner for Manchester West, has set a date of 5 October for the inquest to…

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There is another, less tangible ingredient: Lady Beckham herself.The woman who once seemed almost comically aloof has become increasingly willing to show the person behind the brand. She’s been known to post videos demonstrating her beauty products – often with wet hair, seemingly filmed in her bathroom.Lisa Maynard-Atem, a business strategy adviser, said this has been crucial.”She hasn’t abandoned the polish or aspiration that you expect from a luxury brand, but she has added personality,” she said. “That creates connection and people buy into brands emotionally as well as commercially.”Maynard-Atem added that Lady Beckham’s openness about the firm’s struggles has…

Chelsea make contact with former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, Arsenal target Bournemouth striker Eli Junior Kroupi while Everton are not interested in signing any players currently available on a free transfer.Chelsea have contacted Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 35, about joining the club on a free transfer. The former Liverpool man left Saudi Pro-League club Al-Ettifaq earlier this summer. (Foot Mercato – in French), externalArsenal will consider a move for Bournemouth’s 20-year-old French forward Eli Junior Kroupi in January. (Independent), externalArsenal assistant manager Gabriel Heinze reached out to 29-year-old Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez – a fellow Argentine – over a…

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