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Stop starving Kew Gardens and give it more autonomy, say MPs

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The Government should treat Kew Gardens, the world’s major botanical research and education institution, like it does the Natural History Museum, and stop playing...
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Standard Chartered has no plans for a capital raise, despite drop in profit

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Standard Chartered announced that it has "no plans for a capital raise" through selling new shares, despite a 25 percent drop in annual pretax...
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Farage says UK needs to stop unskilled immigrants and welcome skilled ones

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Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, the anti-EU party, said the United Kingdom must regain control of its borders with a “common sense” immigration policy...
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Kew Gardens let down by Government, unlike Natural History Museum, say MPs

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Kew Gardens has been let down by the Government, due to cuts and interference, unlike the Natural History Museum, say MPs on the Science...
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City of the Monkey God discovered in Honduras, National Geographic reports

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A team of Honduran and American archaeologists, aided by a group of former British SAS soldiers, have discovered the legendary “City of the Monkey...
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‘Sophie’ Stegosaurus weighed 1.6 tonnes, says Natural History Museum

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A 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus weighed about 1.6 tones (1,600 kg, 3,527 lbs) when it was alive, the Natural History Museum in London announced on Wednesday,...

Greggs posts 41% increase in annual profit

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Greggs plc, the largest bakery chain in the United Kingdom (with over 1,600 outlets), posted a 41 percent increase in annual profit. The Newcastle-based firm...
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Billions of pounds worth of UK property held by secretive offshore companies

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Billions of pounds worth of UK property is currently being held by secretive offshore companies, serving as a possible safe haven for stolen money, according...
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IFS says real income in the UK is still below pre-crisis levels

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Household incomes in the UK have bounced back to around the same levels as before the 2008 financial recession. However, living standards in the UK...
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US military satellite blew up after a power system temperature spike

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At the end of February, a 20-year old US military satellite registered a power system temperature spike and then mysteriously exploded, blasting debris in...