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Britain Taxes Sugary Drinks

In an effort to combat obesity, manufacturers will pay a levy on high-sugar drinks.

In an effort to combat obesity, manufacturers will pay a levy on the high-sugar drinks they sell. The UK joins a small handful of nations, including Mexico, France and Norway, which have introduced similar schemes. Dr Corinna Hawkes, director of the Centre for Food Policy at City University in London, tells us how successful the tax has been around the world. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Sammi Awami reports from Tanzania, where a twenty-four kilometre wall has been built to protect the country's unique gemstones from theft. Voters in Hungary go to the polls this weekend - will Prime Minister Viktor Orban be returned to office after bringing in tough immigration controls? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Nick Thorpe has been to find out what voters are thinking. And we look back at the work of Japanese film-director Isao Takahata, who died at the age of 82. Laura Orsini of Forbes Magazine tells us about his impact on the anime industry.

(Photo: A large cup being filled with a fizzy soft drink in a restaurant kitchen. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Fri 6 Apr 2018 14:32GMT

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