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UK consumer borrowing surged by £1.2 billion

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Between February and March consumer borrowing in the UK increased by £1.2 billion. According to figures from the Bank of England, this is the largest increase...
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Heatwaves in England 13 times more likely today

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England is thirteen times more likely to have a heatwave today compared to 100 years ago. Human-induced climate change will affect England’s weather more...
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Mars astronauts could suffer brain damage from galactic cosmic rays

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Mars astronauts could risk serious brain damage from galactic cosmic rays - extremely high-energy radiation, mainly originating outside the Solar System – according to...
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Berkshire Hathaway posts 10 percent increase in first-quarter profit

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted a 10 percent increase in profit for the first-quarter of 2015, driven by solid performance in its insurance and railroad...
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Thousands of farms in California ordered to stop pumping water

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Thousands of farms across the state of California have been ordered to stop pumping river water to irrigate crops for a second straight week. California...
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Tesla unveils battery for home energy storage

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Tesla Motors announced plans to sell batteries for home energy storage. Elon Musk said that the batteries will help change the “entire energy infrastructure of...

One sixth of all species under threat of extinction from climate change

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One sixth of all species on Earth are under threat of extinction if current climate change policies are not changed. The greatest losses are...
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World’s Largest Radio Telescope to be headquartered at Jodrell Bank in England

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The world’s largest radio telescope is to be headquartered at the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank site in England, members of the Square Kilometre...
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England getting super-hot due to human-induced climate change

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England is set to have many more record-breaking super-hot summers caused by human-induced climate change, a team of scientists from Australia, the Netherlands, and...
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RBS has posted £50 billion in losses since 2008 bailout

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Since RBS was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 the company has posted £50 billion in losses. A bailout is the act of rescuing...