The Silicon Valley investor John Doerr, an early backer of Google and Amazon, has written the second-largest cheque in a $40 million funding round for Isometric, the London-based industrial certification firm. Doerr, the billionaire chairman of Kleiner Perkins, the California venture capital firm, invested in a personal capacity alongside theContinue Reading

As governments in high-obesity countries ramp up efforts to improve nutritional health, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly in the firing line, giving policymakers a highly visible target through which to project resolve. Leading the global anti-UPF movement, US Health Secretary and ‘MAHA’ architect, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revealed earlier thisContinue Reading

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Office for National Statistics has admitted to a fresh error which could skew upcomingContinue Reading