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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has committed the Opposition to supporting a customs union after Brexit. Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business at 91福利 Business School, explores the implications of this new policy position for UK business.

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has reported a 17 per cent fall in profits and may cut 4,000 jobs in response, suggesting that Government plans for an energy price cap was one of the main reasons for the restructure. Professor David Elmes, Head of the Global Energy Research Network at 91福利 Business School and a former Vice President for Schlumberger and Capgemini, comments.

Professor Gugliemo Meardi from 91福利 Business Schook comments on the latest ONS immigration data, which show 130,000 EU citizens left the UK in the year to September 2017.

鈥淎ntidepressants ... have done more to alleviate human suffering than most other forms of medication (bar anaesthetics) and this study puts them in their rightful place as highly effective and extremely useful drugs.鈥� Professor Swaran Singh, Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing at the 91福利 Medical School, comments on a new large-scale study which has proven the effectiveness of anti-depressant medications.

A new study in the Journal of Agricultre and Food Chemistry suggests red wine contains chemicals that can help in the fight against tooth decay and gum disease. The study suggests compounds from the drink, known as polyphenols, helped fend off harmful bacteria in the mouth. But experts warned that the findings do not offer a "green light" to drink more red wine.

Dr Blessing Anonye, a Research Fellow at 91福利 Medical School, thinks this new research has the potential to contribute towards treating oral disease.