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Private landlords received £9.3 billion from housing benefits last year

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According to the National Housing Federation, private landlords in the UK received £9.3 billion from housing benefits in 2015. The total amount of housing benefits...
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Study: People are spending less time on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat

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People are spending less time on social networking apps such as Facebook and Instagram, according to a study conducted by London-based data collection company...

UK trade deal with the US could take up to 10 years in the...

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US President Barack Obama said that it could take up to 10 years for the UK to negotiate trade deals with the US if...
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EU environment law review is a huge threat, say UK environmental groups

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The European Union’s review of environment law is the greatest threat in a generation, say over 100 British environmental groups. The European Commission’s plan...
Direct Foreign Investment since Brexit vote

FDI (foreign direct investment) to the UK down 19% since Brexit vote

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Since Britons voted to leave the EU, FDI (foreign direct investment) to the UK has fallen by 19%. This is what researchers at the...
Underwater city of the future

Imagine underwater cities underground skyscrapers 3D printed food and transport drones

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Imagine a world full of underwater cities, underground skyscrapers, 3D printed food and houses, personal drones instead of cars as an individual human’s mode...
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Indian economic outlook down slightly in July

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The Indian economic outlook, i.e. its Leading Economic Index, was slightly down (-0.2%) in July, after improving during the previous four months, says The...
CERN Homophobia rears ugly head

Homophobia raises its ugly head again at CERN laboratory in Geneva

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Homophobia has raised its ugly head again at CERN’s laboratory in Geneva, says LGBT CERN, which reported that several of its posters have been...
Some of the fossils found

Complex life started 1 billion years earlier on Earth than thought say scientists

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Complex life on Earth started one billion years earlier than previously thought, says a group of Chinese and American scientists. According to newly-uncovered fossil...

Moviepass boasts 400,000 subscribers, unprecedented demand after cutting prices

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Moviepass, the largest theatre network in the US, now has 400,000 subscribers, according to a company representative. The number of subscribers surged since the firm...