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Time to close the clean-tech gap
News, Published on 04/09/2023
» In the debate about how to curb global warming, climate action is often confused for climate justice. Many European countries (including the United Kingdom) have taken to self-flagellation, atoning for their long history of burning fossil fuels by attempting to decarbonise their domestic economies as quickly as possible, no matter the cost.
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What's really killing historical UK pubs
Business, Published on 28/08/2023
» When the Crown and Anchor pub in Llanidloes in mid-Wales was built, there was a different Charles on the throne, America was a British colony and France still had a king.
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Chronic illness in UK up sharply since pandemic
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» LONDON: The number of people not working in the UK due to chronic illnesses has soared since the pandemic, putting pressure on the British economy, analysts said on Tuesday.
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Which one is the real Europe?
Oped, Published on 04/08/2023
» This year marks the 30th anniversary of the European Union. When the Maastricht Treaty took effect in 1993, Europeans embarked on a historically unique experiment in supranational governance and shared sovereignty. The EU's single market allows for the free movement of goods, services and capital among 27 member states; and, critically, its Schengen Area means open borders between member states (and free movement rights even in non-Schengen member states), granting more than 400 million people an unprecedented form of citizenship that transcends national territories. While free trade is an old idea, the free movement of people on this scale is entirely novel.
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Gotta Save the Castle? Start a Podcast
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/07/2023
» Last month, Emma, Duchess of Rutland, sat in her drawing room and weighed the pros and cons of living over the shop. Specifically, Belvoir Castle, a stately and splendid pile perched on a wooded hilltop in the English countryside with more than 356 rooms and soaring neo-Gothic towers and turrets. It has been the site of the family seat since the 16th century.
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UK bank CEO resigns after Farage 'error'
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» LONDON: The chief executive of the British bank NatWest, Alison Rose, stepped down Wednesday after admitting a "serious error of judgment" in speaking to a reporter about the banking affairs of arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage.
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UK anti-migration plan to become law
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» LONDON: Britain's controversial plan to deter migrants without papers from landing on British shores is poised to become law, prompting criticism from the United Nations.
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BBC defends refusal to name presenter linked to scandal
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» LONDON: BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday insisted on allowing a high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images to remain anonymous, despite mounting calls for his identity to be revealed.
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Dutch government collapses over migration row: media
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed after just a year and a half in office on Friday in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants, local media said.
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Biden visits Britain ahead of NATO summit
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» LONDON - US President Joe Biden was in Britain on Monday for a brief visit to his key ally during which he will meet King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before going on to a NATO summit in Lithuania.
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