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      Nando’s customers now restricted to just one Coca-Cola Classic under new government rules

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      Nando’s customers are now being restricted to only one glass of full-sugar Coca-Cola due to new government regulations aimed at tackling obesity.Diners at the popular chicken chain have previously been able to refill their soft drinks for free while they ate there, with Nando’s famous for the “bottomless” drink option.However, Coca-Cola is now limited to one serving due to its sugar content, while other drinks that are low- or zero-sugar options, like Sprite Zero and Fanta Zero, are still unlimited.Pictures posted on social media showed a sticker on drinks machines at the fast food restaurant, reading: “Want Coca-Cola Classic? It’s one glass only. Based on new government laws, we’ve had to limit Coca-Cola Classic to one glass per customer. Still thirsty? Help yourself to one of our low-sugar fizzy bottomless soft drinks.”Nando’s said it is complying with the law. Other venues across the hospitality industry will also fall under the new rules.A spokesperson for UKHospitality, the trade body for hospitality in the UK, said: “From 1 October, hospitality businesses will be complying with new regulations that have introduced a ban on free refills of sugar-sweetened drinks in hospitality. Venues work hard to ensure that customers have a wide range of drink options to choose from when they visit our sector, and will continue to ensure that is the case.”Nando’s diners have previously been able to refill their soft drinks for free with the famous ‘bottomless’ drink option More

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      ‘Why can’t you spell?’: James Cleverly confronted over Tories misspelling ‘Britain’

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      This is the moment Sir James Cleverly is confronted over his party’s misspelling of the word ‘Britain’.Tory party officials handed out chocolate bars with the quote, “When Labour negotiates, Britian loses”, emblazoned across it – a quote attributed to Kemi Badenoch, at the party’s annual conference on Monday (6 October).The former foreign and home secretary was quizzed about the mistake by an LBC journalist, who asked him: “Why can’t you spell Britain?”Sir James said the mistake was purely down to a typo, but added: “Never skimp on sub editors.” More

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      Badenoch says there was ‘nothing wrong’ with Jenrick’s ‘didn’t see another white face’ comments

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      Kemi Badenoch has said there was “nothing wrong” with Robert Jenrick’s “not another white face” comments, insisting he was just making an observation. The shadow justice secretary was criticised for comments where he claimed he “didn’t see another white face” during a visit to Birmingham earlier this year.He made the comments after a 90-minute visit to Handsworth, Birmingham, in March, adding “that’s not the kind of country I want to live in”, The Guardian reported.Kemi Badenoch says she ‘completely disagrees’ with anyone accusing Robert Jenrick of racism More

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      Tories mocked over misspelling ‘Britain’ on chocolate bar at party conference

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      The Conservatives have spelled “Britain” wrong in one of their handouts in an embarrassing blunder at their party conference in Manchester. Party officials handed out chocolate bars with the quote, “When Labour negotiates, Britian loses”, emblazoned across it – a quote attributed to Kemi Badenoch. The quote has been repeatedly used by the Tory leader in response to Labour negotiations, including the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, as well as in response to trade deals negotiated with the US, India and the European Union. A Tory source said the spelling mistake was a “printing error”. Amid devastating approval ratings and questions over Ms Badenoch’s leadership, this year’s conference is notably much quieter than last. The corporate presence is significantly slimmed down, while attendance at the main stage for major speeches given by the shadow cabinet is generally sparse. Protesters, including anti-Brexit demonstrator Steve Bray, have stayed away, in what is thought to be a sign of the fading relevance of the Tories under Ms Badenoch.Many stalls, which would previously have been taken up by businesses, a key source of money for the party, were left empty with Conservative branding in place instead.A poll of Tory members found 50 per cent think Kemi Badenoch shouldn’t stay in place when the country next goes to the polls More

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      Reform UK set to hike council tax in Kent by 5% – despite DOGE-style pledge to cut costs

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      A Reform UK-run council is reportedly set to raise council tax rates next year, despite cost-cutting measures inspired by those introduced by Elon Musk in the United States. Nigel Farage had vowed to save “a lot of money” after his party won control of Kent County Council at the local elections in May this year. Two months later, in July, the council introduced a Department of Local Government Efficiency (Dolge), modelled on Musk’s DOGE in the US, which council leader Linden Kemkaran claimed had identified £40m of potential savings.A report to council members said the savings would ensure that the council was able to operate within its budget while continuing to “provide the services that residents value most and those required to be delivered by law”. However, the authority’s new adult social care chief Diane Morton has this week hinted at a rise in residents’ council tax bills as she warned that services in the county were “down to the bare bones”. Diane Morton told the Financial Times: “We’ve got more demand than ever before and it’s growing, We just want more money.”Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attending a meeting alongside the head of Kent County Council, Linden Kemkaran, in July (PA) More

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      Robert Jenrick blasts planned pro-Palestine protests on October 7 as ‘disgrace’ in foul-mouthed outburst

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      Robert Jenrick slammed plans for pro-Palestine protests on October 7 as a “f***ing disgrace.”Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. It comes days after two people were killed at a synagogue in Manchester.Speaking at a Spectator event at the Conservative party conference in Manchester on Monday, 6 October, the shadow justice secretary called for people to “show some common decency” and “think of your fellow citizens, British Jews, people who might be fearful and lonely and afraid right now, and call off those protests.“Sir Keir Starmer has urged students not to attend pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday. More

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      Video shows empty seats during key Conservative party conference speech

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      There were several empty seats at the Conservative Party’s conference on Monday, 6 October, as Sir Mel Stride laid out the opposition’s economic plans if they win the next election.The shadow chancellor pledged that the Tories will abolish business rates for high street shops and pubs.Vowing to “get business rates down”, Sir Mel said: “I can announce that as a direct result of getting public spending under control, a future Conservative government will completely abolish business rates for shops and pubs on our high street.” More

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      Amal Clooney launches UK’s AI initiative to help women and girls access justice more easily

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      Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has launched a worldwide hub for developing AI and new technologiesto help women and girls access justice more easily. The initiative was praised as having the potential to transform lives around the world, making it “no longer the preserve” of the rich or those lucky enough to have lawyers who can afford to represent them for free, at its launch on Monday night.The Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, a partnership with the university’s Blavatnik School of Government and the Clooney Foundation for Justice, will be dedicated to harnessing the power of AI on the issue worldwide. Among its aims, the institute will scale up the provision of free legal information digitally, look at how digital evidence can be preserved and presented and promote international law, including developing guidance on how to bring AI into legal systems. Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband George Clooney More