So far 2023 has seen some false dawns for the UK economy. The next few weeks’ data are critical. Recession has been avoided but growth has bumped along the bottom.…
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Lough Neagh: What Does Future Hold for UK’s Largest Freshwater Lake?
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansAfter a summer of blue-green algae, bathing bans, and pondweed and silt causing problems for boats, Belfast City Council has officially added its voice to calls for Lough Neagh to…
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UK Chip Designer Arm Starts US Listing Process After Snubbing London
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossThe British chip designer Arm has started the process of listing its shares on New York’s Nasdaq, in one of the biggest flotations of recent years after the London Stock Exchange lost…
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US, UK Scouts Quit S Korea World Scout Jamboree Campsite Over Extreme Heat
Scouts from the United States and the United Kingdom are leaving the site of an international scouting jamboree in South Korea after hundreds of participants fell ill due to extreme…
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US and UK Scouts Pull Out of World Jamboree Campsite Due to Extreme Heat
Thousands of UK and US scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea are being removed from the official campsite in the south-western county of Buan amid a suffocating heatwave. The…
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UK Offshore Wind at ‘Tipping Point’ as Funding Crisis Threatens Industry
Britain faces being left with no hope of meeting its crucial climate crisis goals and losing its status as a world leader in offshore wind energy without an urgent overhaul…
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The UK is nearly “flying blind” when it comes to Covid this autumn, experts have said, amid an increase in cases. While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to track some…
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UK Experts Fear Losing Access to Ice Age Mammoths Cotswolds Site to UAE
Leading British archaeologists and palaeontologists are warning that one of the nation’s most significant palaeolithic sites is under threat because there is not enough legislation to protect it. They are…
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‘A Bonkers Gig’: How Heavy Metal Bands Are Helping Keep UK Church Organs Alive
We’ve had rock’n’roll, rhythm and blues and drum’n’bass. Now the latest pairing to shake the music scene is heavy metal and church organs. Two doom metal bands, Arð and Pantheïst,…
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Golden Goose: Why Private Equity is Eyeing Up UK Essential Services
It’s easy to see why private equity houses are attracted to investment in essential services such as elderly care, fostering and, increasingly, childcare. These are not luxuries that can be…