Drive more slowly and work from home to help ease energy crisis, IEA urges
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Ministers look at blueprint for economic overhaul amid fears cost of living could hand election to far right
Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Ministers look at blueprint for economic overhaul amid fears cost of living could hand election to far right Many MPs say they are frustrated with communications strategy that brands both Reform and Greens as extremists Cabinet ministers...
Government borrowing higher than expected in February
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Trio charged over alleged plot to smuggle Nvidia chips from US to China
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Question over lack of prosecution after fish die
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Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps
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Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds
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Colombia's budding tech scene needs a cash boost
In a report published by KPMG last year , the accountancy multinational counted 2,100 start-ups in Colombia, up 24% from the year before. "The country is in second position among the best start-up ecosystems in Latin America after Brazil," says...
Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax
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Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank
‘We won’t let hostile foreign states use dirty money to buy our elections,’ said Steve Reed, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, who introduced the bill last month. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images View image in...
How this country is emerging as a medical tourism hub | Euronews
By  Botagoz Marabai Published on 18/03/2026 - 15:00 GMT+1 Share Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copied Kazakhstan is positioning itself as Central Asia’s medical tourism...
People don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says
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Red states move to protect crisis pregnancy centers using model legislation
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Higgs Boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts
Behind the story is a row that has seen the science minister, Lord Vallance, and the head of Britain's scientific research funding agency accused of diverting money away from blue sky research towards government scientific priorities to help grow the...
Molecular basis of oocyte cytoplasmic lattice assembly | Nature
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U.S. seeks NATO help with Strait of Hormuz. And, SCOTUS blocks vaccine changes
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Train delay repay rule changes to make claims easier
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People turn to private health care to beat NHS waits, says watchdog
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Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontline
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Iraq taking private plane to Mexico for World Cup play-off - BBC Sport
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Iraq have only qualified for one previous World Cup Published 18 minutes ago Iraq will travel to Mexico by private plane for their World Cup play-off despite calls from coach Graham Arnold to postpone...
Trump administration to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal
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Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous year
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Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?
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Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?
Illustration: Anais Mims / Guardian Design/Getty View image in fullscreen If the cracks in the datacentre boom widen, the entire AI bubble could burst in a replay of the 2001 dotcom crash. Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest...
How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape
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Tech Now - MWC Barcelona: What's New In Phone Tech?
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Kennedy Center president departs – months before the art complex's scheduled closing
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Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked
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Trump officials kick off process to try to replace tariffs struck down by supreme court
Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Trump officials kick off process to try to replace tariffs struck down by supreme court Administration opens new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing...
Jim Ratcliffe gives up Ineos Grenadiers naming rights in €100m rebrand deal
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