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US: Textile boss warns TPP could "decimate" industry
2013-07-10 14:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A badly negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement could "decimate" the US textile industry, a CEO has warned.
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Droughts could hit food production in England in 2020s, report warns
2013-07-10 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Droughts could devastate food production in the England by the 2020s, according to a report from the government's official climate change advisers. Without action, increasingly hot and dry summers may mean farmers will face shortfalls of 50% of the water they currently use to grow crops. The report, from the climate change committee (CCC), also warns that current farming practices may be allowing the country's richest soils to be washed or blown away. The future risks to England's food supply...
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Union warns of funding cut to Labour
2013-07-10 03:13:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK's third largest union warns Labour of a significant cut in funding if planned changes to the relationship with the party go ahead.
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GMB warns of hit to Labour funding
2013-07-10 02:09:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The head of the GMB union has told the BBC that the Labour Party risks a sharp fall in funding if it presses ahead without the end to the 'affiliation fee'.
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Oil spill from offshore rigs still happening on North Sea, warns Greenpeace
2013-07-09 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Non-governmental environmental organisation Greenpeace has warned that oil and chemicals have been leaking from UK's offshore rigs and platforms into the North Sea.
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