UK’s obesity and overweight epidemic costs £126bn a year, study suggests
Exclusive: Experts say higher figure than past estimates should be wake-up call for ministers to tackle obesity. The cost of the UK’s epidemic of overweight and obesity has soared to £126bn a year, far higher than previous estimates, according to a study.
The Guardian
The True Value of Undersea Cable Security
Europe’s digital economy relies on infrastructure most people never see. Beneath the surface – both figuratively and literally – submarine cables carry a material proportion of cross-border internet traffic, including the data flows generated by the cloud services used by European enterprises.
Infosecurity Magazine
The £25bn-a-year prize at stake in Starmer’s Brexit reset talks with EU
Removing trade barriers on goods, including food and drink and electrical items, could result in a 2.2 per cent uplift in gross domestic product in the long run, boosting the economic growth the prime minister so desperately wants to deliver, financial analysts Frontier Economics found.
The Independent
Threat of global trade war pulls down Brits’ economic confidence
“That could create opportunities if retailers are nimble to pickup this cheaper stock, but also risk of more low price competition,” Tim Black, economist at Frontier Economics, said.
City AM
BW ESS and Zelos advance 1.5GW BESS project pipeline in Germany
A study by Frontier Economics states that the capacity of utility-scale BESS can generate €12 billion ($13.6 billion) in added economic value.
Smart Energy International
