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Business

UK: King Charles III’s new nature-inspired coin designs

The King oversaw the design of the latest Royal Mint coins, which feature fauna and flora patterns and will reportedly help children learn to count.

13/10/2023

Business

Microsoft’s game-changing Activision deal gets UK approval

The UK's competition authority has finally approved Microsoft's €65 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. It's one of the biggest technology deals ever.

13/10/2023

Green News

Massive solar space farm could be orbiting above the Earth by 2035

The company says the solar space technology would produce more renewable energy than terrestrial equivalents.

12/10/2023

Travel News

Eurostar rival Evolyn is set to hit the tracks by 2025

Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on cross-Channel trains could be about to end.

12/10/2023

Economy

British economy creeps forward

The UK’s GDP grew slightly in August, driven by the services sector.

12/10/2023

Business

KPMG fined record £21 million for Carillion audits

The fine is the highest ever handed down by the UK's Financial Reporting Council.

12/10/2023

United Kingdom

UK businesses call for help as shoplifting problem escalates

The government-in-waiting say they'll tackle theft with a new law – but business across the country continue to struggle against shoplifters.

12/10/2023

Art

London exhibition presents planets, pendulums and AI-generated text

The art collective United Visual Artists is inviting visitors to explore an extraordinary amalgamation of planets, pendulums, and AI-generated words as part of a new exhibition at London's 180 Studios.

11/10/2023

Health news

Scientists use gene editing to make world's first flu-immune chickens

Gene editing techniques were used to change parts of chicken DNA to limit the spread of bird flu in a world first.

11/10/2023

United Kingdom

Euroviews. We need nature if we want us and our businesses to keep growing

Leaders are coming to recognise that their passion for nature and the great outdoors can be used as a force for good to drive change and build cohesiveness in the business community, Will Hayler writes.

11/10/2023

Travel News

Travel warning: London airport closed following major fire

5 people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation but there are no known fatalities.

11/10/2023

Eco-Innovation

‘World’s largest offshore wind farm’ produces power for the first time

A single rotation of this wind turbine - twice as tall as the London Eye - can power a home for two days.

10/10/2023

Health news

First human clinical trial of cat allergy vaccine to be launched in UK

The first patients were recruited at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London to begin clinical trials.

10/10/2023

Sport

UK and Ireland to host football's Euro 2028 tournament

The five neighboring UEFA member federations - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland - had been a long-time favourite to win the tournament bid.

10/10/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The day London Bridge was inaugurated… in Arizona?

10 October 1971: London Bridge opens to the public in Lake Havasu, Arizona, after being shipped halfway around the world from its original home in the British capital.

10/10/2023

Health news

Woman cured of bowel cancer in 6 months after receiving new drug

A 42-year-old woman had no evidence of cancer after receiving the drug dostarlimab which is still in early trials for treatment of a rare form of colorectal cancer.

09/10/2023

Culture news

National museums in Wales are missing nearly 2,000 items

Though mostly unvaluable household items, the missing objects recorded by Museum Wales include ancient coins, tiles, jewellery and tools.

09/10/2023

Economy

UK Labour Party to track down billions lost to COVID corruption if elected

The UK's main opposition Labour Party says that if it wins power, it will appoint a “COVID corruption commissioner” to try and recoup some of the billions lost to fraud and waste during the pandemic.

09/10/2023

Culture news

Celebrated British filmmaker Terence Davies dies aged 77

Best-known for a pair of semi-autobiographical films that sensitively portray working-class life, British filmmaker Terence Davies died at home after a short illness.

09/10/2023

Culture news

Role model: Naomi Campbell gets her own exhibition at London's V&A

The exhibition called "NAOMI," which opens in June 2024, is the first time the V&A will dedicate a whole show to the career of a fashion model.

09/10/2023

United Kingdom

Britain's Labour Party senses it's on the verge of regaining power

Members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party gathered in Liverpool on Sunday for their annual conference with an unfamiliar feeling: optimism.

08/10/2023

United Kingdom

Israel-Gaza: London police increase patrols after ‘incidents’

The Metropolitan police say they have no choice but to step up their patrols as Immigration Secretary Robert Jenrick condemns London's demonstrations.

08/10/2023

Tech News

Man 'encouraged' by an AI chatbot to kill Queen Elizabeth II jailed

The man told an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that his purpose was to kill Queen Elizabeth II, to which it responded: "That's very wise".

06/10/2023

Nature

Portuguese man o’ war washes up on Welsh coast

Will marine heatwaves help these venomous sea creatures thrive in Europe?

06/10/2023

United Kingdom

Amid rising global bloodshed, UK arms exports hit highest ever level

With UK arms supplies to Ukraine soaring, the CAAT raised concerns about waste, corruption and where weapons end up after the conflict.

06/10/2023

Green News

UK universities accepted millions in funding from fossil fuel giants

Several universities accepted funding from giants like Shell and ExxonMobil in the past year, despite green pledges, DeSmog found.

06/10/2023