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Campaigners and retailers say Britain should follow US and EU in phasing out exemption on duties for low-value parcelsTax campaigners have joined retailers in urging the UK government to close a tax loophole to prevent a “massive influx” of cheap goods from companies such as Shein and Temu flooding the market.It comes after the EU said it was joining the US in phasing out an exemption on customs duties for low-value parcels that has been used by the companies to export goods from China cheaply. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/07/uk-tax-loophole-shein-temu-us-eu Author : Sarah Butler Publish date : 2025-02-07 16:00:00

Army making rapid advances across the country and closing in on RSF-held Republican Palace in KhartoumSudan’s brutal civil war appears to be approaching a decisive phase as the country’s military reported sweeping gains in the symbolic battle for the capital.As a ruinous conflict, often characterised by bloody stalemate, nears its two-year anniversary, the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) declared a string of rapid advances across the country against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/sudanese-military-reports-gains-battle-for-capital-khartoum Author : Mark Townsend Publish date : 2025-02-07 14:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Officials work to gather details of plane heading across Norton Sound in third US aviation incident in eight daysRescuers searched on Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle.The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska’s department of public safety. Authorities were working to determine its last known coordinates. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/alaska-missing-plane Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 12:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content