‘Reinvention is the secret ingredient’: food brands harness 90s nostalgia with retro revamps

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Millennial childhood staples such as Walkers and Nik Naks introduce new flavours amid pressure for brands to stay relevant

Nostalgia for the 1990s might have reached its peak with Oasis back on tour this summer, but several of Britain’s best-known brands are also trying to make a comeback, reinventing themselves with new flavours, packaging or names.

Walkers, Nik Naks and Bacardi Breezer are among some of the brands that are adapting to try to stand out in the food and drink market.

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UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers, analysis shows

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ONS data shows they are working for free from 1 September, almost three months earlier than Equal Pay Day for all women

Women with children earn £302 less every week than men with children: one-third less per week and almost 20% less per hour, according to analysis based on ONS data.

This means that Mums’ Equal Pay Day falls on 1 September this year, almost three months earlier than Equal Pay Day for all women. From this date, mothers are working for free for the rest of the year compared with fathers.

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‘I can’t sleep, I can’t get on with my life’: how Europe’s tougher rules are keeping families apart

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Tighter family reunification laws are causing long separations, traumatising children, and can push people towards traffickers, campaigners say

Standing outside Germany’s parliament in June, Ahmad Shikh Ali fought back tears as he held up a blurry photo of his three-year-old son. Since fleeing Aleppo more than two years ago, Shikh Ali had done all he could to secure his son a safe future: moving to Hanover, getting full-time employment and wading through endless paperwork so that his wife and son could join him.

He was close to reuniting with his family, with just two cases in front of his in the queue. That was, until Germany’s lower house of parliament passed a bill in June to suspend family reunifications for migrants like him for at least two years.

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Following Trump’s lead, Netanyahu shifts strategy on ceasefire even after Hamas accepts – CNN

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  1. Following Trump’s lead, Netanyahu shifts strategy on ceasefire even after Hamas accepts  CNN
  2. Senior Israeli officials, Eyal Zamir clash on hostage deal views  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Hamas Accepts New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Why Hamas Is Backing the Gaza Deal With Israel It Rejected Months Ago  Haaretz
  5. IDF chief signals readiness, Netanyahu delays and next round of hostage talks remains uncertain  Ynetnews
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Ukraine, Hungary spat highlights tensions over pipeline attack – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukraine, Hungary spat highlights tensions over pipeline attack  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukrainian attack suspends Russian oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia  Reuters
  3. Europe’s Fragile Energy Lifeline Exposed by Ukraine’s Strikes in Russia  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Trump told Orbán he’s ‘very angry’ at Ukraine over pipeline attack  The Hill
  5. Ukraine attacks pipeline that sends Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia  The Guardian
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