At face value, the government’s approach to “get Britain working” marks a pointed departure from the toxic anti-welfare rhetoric of recent decades. Both Keir Starmer and his work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, have been…
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Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that beast out of his mind! This quote, from Curt Siodmak’s 1974 novel City in the Sky, describes how hard it…
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By Stefano Bernabei and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes…
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When US voters re-elected former president Donald Trump, the result appeared to contradict the theory that democratic electorates punish governments for failure and reward them for success. That model had certainly seemed to work in…
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(Reuters) -Coffee prices settled lower on Friday after hitting the highest in nearly half a century during the session, buoyed by tightening supplies as next year’s crop in top grower Brazil struggles to recover fully…
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Much has been made of proposed changes to inheritance tax for agricultural property in the recent UK budget. Opponents have focused on the number of farms that might be affected, while the government’s arguments focus…
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One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea hydrothermal vents – those towering structures on the ocean floor constantly pumping out a…
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By Fabian Cambero and Daina Beth Solomon SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean state-run Codelco is making a late dash to rev up its production in a bid to hit 2024 targets, two sources and an internal…
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Almost every week, it seems the media reports claims of yet another sexual scandal within organisations in the public eye. MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is the latest name in the spotlight, after he denied claims…
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The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing so, it has ignored advice from a chorus of experts – and from…
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