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Starmer pledges to ‘build, baby, build’ as green groups criticise nuclear plans | Nuclear power newsthirst.

Keir Starmer has channelled his inner Donald Trump and promised to “build, baby, build” in his push for more nuclear power stations, despite warnings from environmental groups about the industry’s record for soaring costs and long delays. A day after the prime minister unveiled his plans to revamp planning rules to bring in a series…

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AstraZeneca ‘very disappointed’ over axed £450m Liverpool vaccine project | AstraZeneca newsthirst.

AstraZeneca’s boss has broken its silence since ditching a £450m vaccine plant expansion in Liverpool a week ago, saying the drugmaker was “very disappointed” to have been unable to make a business case for the investment. Pascal Soriot told reporters on Thursday: “This is one of those cases and we see that regularly, where we…

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Civil servants will need to work efficiently or face redundancy under new rules | Civil service newsthirst.

Senior civil servants must find cuts in their Whitehall budgets or risk losing their jobs under new rules, ministers will announce on Thursday. Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, will unveil a set of performance standards intended to ensure value for money in Whitehall. Under the new policy, senior civil servants will have to demonstrate…

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Riverford employees to share £1.3m payout as veg box firm’s profits jump | Food & drink industry newsthirst.

Employees of Riverford will share in a payout of £1.3m after the organic vegetable box company more than doubled profits last year. More than 1,000 staff at the Devon-based group, which began making deliveries from an old Citroën in 1993, will receive about £1,000 each as the employee-owned company nearly tripled its annual payout to…

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