Latte levy: Starbucks' five pence coffee cup charge starts today

Madeleine Cuff
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Coffee chain giant is now charging London coffee drinkers five pence more for a takeaway cup

People buying a hot drink in one of Starbuck's 35 London stores from today will have to pay an extra five pence for a takeaway cup, under a new trial designed to cut waste and encourage more shoppers to...

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