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Balfour Beatty wins £1.5bn UK-wide public works contract

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British multinational infrastructure group Balfour Beatty plc announced on Monday that it had won a new UK-wide infrastructure and civil engineering public works contract....
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British Gas cutting household bills by 5%, or £37 average per year

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British Gas said it is to cut household gas prices by 5%, which on average will reduce people’s bills by £37 per year. The...
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New legless snake-like caecilian amphibian discovered in Cambodia

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Scientists have discovered a new species of legless amphibian in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia. Called Ichthyophis cardamomensis, the new species is a caecilian. The...
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Thorntons posts super retail Christmas sales, FMCG not so good

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British chocolate maker Thorntons plc said it was pleased with its 5% increase in like-for-like retail sales over Christimas (14 weeks to Jan 10),...
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Richest 1% wealthier than rest of the world combined, says Oxfam

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A study by the charity Oxfam reveals that the richest 1% will soon have more wealth than the rest of the world combined, highlighting...
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Eurotunnel warns of more Channel Tunnel delays

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Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has issued a warning that delays will continue after Saturday's fire and the electrical fault on Sunday. Eurotunnel posted an update...
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Elon Musk invites students and companies to Hyperloop test track

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Elon Musk, the incredibly successful South-African born CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, has a handful of projects, one of which includes the development...
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Apple may be launching an iPad stylus this year

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Apple could launch an iPad stylus at the same time as its 12-inch iPad Pro launch, according to a report by KGI Securities. The...
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T-Mobile’s “Simple Prepaid” data plans to start at $40 per month

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T-Mobile is introducing “Simple Prepaid” data plans starting at $40 per month on January 25. The monthly data plan includes unlimited talk, text, and...
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Outdated anti-terror laws hamper the UK’s ability to stop attacks, says ex-MI5 chief

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Sir Jonathan Evans, who was Director General of the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency MI5 from 2007 to 2013, says the country’s ability...