When coronavirus lockdowns were introduced, the shift to remote working was sudden and sweeping. Now the British government is hoping the return to the office will be just as swift – to help the economy "get back to normal". ...
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2020
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The British government convened its emergency crisis committee on Friday to discuss how to contain a fungal disease threatening ash trees that has already wiped out swathes of woodland in Denmark.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2012
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Despite the British government's boasts of the steady roll-out of superfast broadband to more than four out of five homes and businesses, you needn't be a statistician to realise that this means one out of five are still ...
Telecom
Aug 19, 2015
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(AP)—Newly declassified documents show the Obama administration knew in advance the British government would oversee destruction of a newspaper's hard drives containing leaked documents.
Internet
Jul 11, 2014
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Online auction giant eBay paid only £1.2 million ($1.92 million, 1.47 million euros) in tax to the British government despite generating £800 million in sales in the country, the Sunday Times reported.
Business
Oct 21, 2012
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The British government is unveiling new technology designed to remove extremist material from social media, amid mounting pressure on companies like Facebook and Twitter to do more to remove such content from their platforms.
Internet
Feb 13, 2018
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A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2013
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There is a poverty crisis in the UK. But when outlining his 110 growth measures aimed at getting "the British economy working" during his autumn statement, the chancellor's measures to tackle the cost of living crisis were ...
Economics & Business
Nov 27, 2023
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Almost one in 10 Canadian households spend more than 10 percent of their income to heat and cool their homes, keep the lights on and to store or cook food. For these households, the high cost of energy, which includes electricity, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2022
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Dozens of countries on Tuesday joined a United States and European Union pledge to cut emissions of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—by at least 30 percent this decade, in a major commitment for climate action.
Environment
Nov 2, 2021
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