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Major employment reforms promised by Labour will not become law for at least two years, as the government seeks compromise between unions and businesses on measures intended to strengthen workers rights without hindering economic growth. The Employment Rights Bill, introduced into parliament on Thursday, includes 28 measures, many of which will be subject to extended
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A recent discussion among experts highlights a critical gap in the United States’ capacity for in-space rescues. As human spaceflight missions become more common, the absence of a dedicated “space rescue service” raises concerns about the safety of astronauts in distress. The historical lessons from missions like Apollo and the space shuttle seem to have
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Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will battle it out to be the next leader of the Conservative Party after James Cleverly was eliminated from the race. Tory MPs held a final vote on Wednesday to reduce the field to a final two, who will then go to a ballot of Conservative members. After picking up
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Hurricane Milton reduced a US meteorologist with 33 years’ experience reporting on hurricanes to tears live on air. What prompted the moment, said NBC’s John Morales afterwards, was atmospheric pressure. “It’s funny how millibars can get a nerd to lose it,” he said. Falling barometric pressure is the best predictor of the growing intensity of
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Solar power in New Mexico. (2023, December 24). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_New_Mexico With solar leading the way, renewables could meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, says a new IEA report. The International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its “Renewables 2024” report, which projects that by the end of this decade,
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US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches. The tech giant could face restrictions on its own products – including its Chrome browser, Play Store and Android operating system, the US Justice Department said. It comes after a judge found in August the company had broken anti-trust laws
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Parliament Road in Middlesbrough feels a world away from the establishment it shares a name with, but for one Sunday in August, the terraced streets of central Middlesbrough were at the centre of national attention. That afternoon, what was advertised as a peaceful protest, turned into a riot, with hundreds of people, many of them
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Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Chandler waited two years to fight Conor McGregor. Although he has now moved on to a fight with Charles Oliveira on Nov. 16, Chandler has “no doubt” that a fight with McGregor will come to fruition in 2025. “I’ve made a pivot from
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Coleen Rooney’s lawyers did not commit misconduct or knowingly mislead over their legal costs for the “Wagatha Christie” case, a judge has ruled. Barristers have been arguing over how much Rebekah Vardy should pay towards Mrs Rooney’s costs after she lost their 2022 libel battle. Mrs Vardy’s team claimed the other side had initially “deliberately
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