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UK pay growth rises, adding to pressure to hold interest rates
UK pay growth rose in November, official figures show, keeping pressure on the Bank of England to hold interest rates amid concerns over lingering inflationary pressures.
With the government under pressure on the economy, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said annual growth in average weekly earnings rose by 5.6% …
Centrica may close UK’s largest gas storage site. Is the energy system really ready? | Nils Pratley
Monday was another of those
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days when the wind barely blows, the sun doesn’t shine and it’s cold. At times, gas-fired power stations were generating 70% of the UK’s electricity while windfarms and solar facilities were contributing as little as 7% combined.It was a reminder of why, …
Tuesday briefing: What inauguration day told us about Trump’s plan for power
Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank
Belfast harbour plans £90m upgrade to serve wind energy projects
Belfast harbour is to invest £90m to upgrade its port to serve a wave of wind energy projects and cruise ships as part of a £300m investment plan.
A new deepwater quay capable of supporting wind projects will be the largest part of an investment plan that also includes the …
Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs
Electronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self-service tills – just some of the many technologies that UK retailers are embracing as they try to solve the problem of rising labour costs.
Investment in automation was a constant drumbeat amid the flurry of festive trading updates …
‘It’s a nightmare’: couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs
Indonesia mulls repatriation of alleged Bali bombings mastermind from Guantánamo Bay
Indonesia is exploring ways to repatriate a Guantánamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in a series of deadly terror attacks, including
, according to reports. , known as Hambali, was the former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian …Hong Kong chief justice claims overseas judges have left due to ‘orchestrated harassment’
Hong Kong’s top judge has claimed the exodus of foreign judges from the judiciary’s benches since the introduction of the national security law is due to escalating geopolitical tensions and “orchestrated harassment”.
The city’s chief justice, Andrew Cheung, made the remarks at the ceremonial opening of the city’s legal year …
Calls for Home Office to protect asylum seekers after accommodation violence
NGOs are calling for improvements in UK government safeguarding policies after multiple acts of violence and race hate incidents in Home Office accommodation.
The incidents include 20 assaults of asylum seekers in one small area of Essex and a separate incident where another was attacked and threatened with a knife …