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Europe must do more for economic recovery, big business urges

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Although break-up speculation has lessened, stock prices have risen and credit spreads have narrowed, Europe must do more to encourage the economic recovery, say...

Boots closing 220 photo labs in the UK, 400 jobs at risk

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Boots, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the UK, has confirmed that it will be closing 220 of its photo labs. The company said...
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New theory of ceramics promises to improve performance of batteries, energy technology

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Scientists have developed a new theory of what happens at the small scale in ceramic materials such as those that go to make rechargeable...
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Martian surface dangerously toxic for human life, scientists warn

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The Martian surface may be much more toxic for human life than previously thought, a team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh warns...
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UK broadband speeds much slower than advertised

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Broadband speeds in Britain are much slower than advertised, according to an analysis carried out by consumer body Which?. Many households in the UK only...
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Material that thickens as you stretch it discovered by scientists

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Scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered a material that thickens as you stretch it. It is the first synthetic material that thickens...
Osborne says soft better than hard Brexit

George Osborne warns hard Brexit harmful for UK economy

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George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, warned today that a hard Brexit would be extremely harmful for the UK economy. The damage...
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Chocolate plant Theobroma cacao 10 million years old

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Scientists have discovered that Theobroma cacao - the chocolate plant – evolved 10 million years ago, putting all previous scientific and historical statements regarding...
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Emicizumab injunction against Roche obtained by Shire

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Shire International GmbH has obtained an injunction in a Hamburg court in Germany against F. Hoffman-La Roche (Roche) to address incomplete and misleading claims...
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Massive marine reserve around Pitcairn Islands, UK Government announces

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The UK Government has announced it is setting up the world’s largest single marine reserve around the seas of Pitcairn Islands in the South...