UK inflation, already at 40-year highs, could pass 13% in October, according to Bank of England forecasts. While wages have not kept pace with inflation, much of the expected squeeze on households and businesses is…
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Plastic pollution is a growing global menace. Between 2010 and 2020, the global production of plastics increased from 270 million tonnes to 367 million tonnes. Every year, more than 12 million tonnes of plastics end…
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The Financial Conduct Authority admitted to inadvertently publishing confidential information today (February 25), following a mix-up concerning a freedom of information request. In a statement, the regulator admitted the data breach had occurred following a…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A pump jack is seen surrounded by steam during sunset at a PetroChina’s oil field in Karamay, Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters)…
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Technological changes in industry have given rise to contending schools of thought about their impact on work and workers. Automation is rapidly deepening and widening, reaching new areas of work. What’s being produced is also…
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Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data collection. Now Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has upped the ante. Not…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Belize-flagged general cargo ship Sormovskiy 121 is seen at the sea port in Chornomorsk after restarting grain export, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 12,…
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South Africa is a dominantly urban country, with almost 70% of the population living in cities and towns. But urban services and infrastructures are coming under increasing strain from the collapse of infrastructure in many…
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The Bank of England saw its profits dip in the 2017–18 financial year, as it invested in new capacity and rolled out a new series of polymer banknotes. The BoE’s annual report was published on…
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Earlier today, reports began emerging Google was down. While it has since returned, it once again highlights our dependence on technology service providers and shows how reliant many people are on a single operator for…
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