Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-12-09
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Bottles of Disaronno recalled over possible glass presence (BBC Business 2025-12-09 22:53:24)
It is believed the contamination may have happened due to an "anomaly on the bottle line", according to the recall notice.
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Budget could knock 0.5% off inflation next year, Bank chief says (BBC Business 2025-12-09 18:50:47)
Bank of England deputy governor Clare Lombardelli said inflation would be brought down by measures cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares.
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Budget could knock half a percentage point off inflation, Bank chief says (BBC Business 2025-12-09 18:50:47)
Bank of England deputy governor Clare Lombardelli said inflation would be brought down by measures cutting energy prices and freezing rail fares.
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Date set for challenge over second Gatwick runway (BBC Business 2025-12-09 18:43:52)
A legal challenge over plans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport will be heard over four days.
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Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union (BBC Business 2025-12-09 17:18:18)
One hundred MPs voted for and 100 against the Liberal Democrats' bill, which would require the UK to begin talks with the EU for a new customs union.
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Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026 (BBC Business 2025-12-09 16:34:53)
It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt - Google Glass - was pulled in 2015.
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Starbucks workers and unions in UK to join protests in support of striking US baristas (BBC Business 2025-12-09 16:15:30)
Starbucks workers and union allies in 10 countries are set to demonstrate on Wednesday in support of striking US employees.
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Trump ban on wind energy permits 'unlawful', court rules (BBC Business 2025-12-09 15:17:55)
An executive order freezing all wind energy projects - both on land and sea - has been struck down by a US judge.
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Starbucks workers and unions in 10 countries to protest in support of US baristas (BBC Business 2025-12-09 15:07:27)
Starbucks workers and union allies in 10 countries are set to demonstrate on Wednesday in support of striking US employees.
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Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says (BBC Business 2025-12-09 12:49:45)
The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.
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Mike Ashley's Frasers group buys shopping centre (BBC Business 2025-12-09 10:41:01)
The shopping centre in the old GWR railway works attracts more than three million visitors a year.
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Ben & Jerry's brand could be destroyed, says co-founder (BBC Business 2025-12-09 08:31:08)
Ben Cohen was speaking about his concerns for the independence of Ben & Jerry's board.
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Ben & Jerry's brand could be destroyed under Magnum, says co-founder (BBC Business 2025-12-09 08:31:08)
Ben Cohen was speaking about his concerns for the independence of Ben & Jerry's board.
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AI tools transform Christmas gifting as shoppers turn to chatbots (BBC Business 2025-12-09 06:29:38)
Shopper are increasingly using chatbots for their hard-to-buy-for family and friends, with implications for bargain hunters and businesses.
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'Second home' pub opens as a warm space (BBC Business 2025-12-09 06:08:33)
Newport pub opens as a warm space after customers say its cheaper to be in pub than heat home
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'Living off grid is not a dream, it's a nightmare' (BBC Business 2025-12-09 00:11:47)
Off-grid households say they would love a mains connection, but the price is just too high.
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Is AI in recruitment a 'race to the bottom'? (BBC Business 2025-12-09 00:10:31)
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.