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Wind turbines last at least 25 years, not 10, as climate change deniers claim
Wind turbines last at least 25 years, not 10, as climate change deniers claim, a new study has found.
PM causes ‘serious confusion and upset’ on flooding, claims Welsh minister
The prime minister has been criticised for announcing plans to provide a council tax rebate to families hit by flooding without clarifying that the rebates would be available in England only.
Alliance call for murals to be removed during Giro event
The DUP have rejected suggestions that all murals should be temporarily removed or covered up when the Giro d’Italia begins in Northern Ireland between the 9 and 11 May.
The Thatcher-Gandhi papers: Operation Bluestar’s bitter legacy 30 years on
The findings of Sir Jeremy Heywood’s report into Britain’s involvement in advising India on the “removal of Sikh dissidents” from Amritsar’s Golden Temple in 1984 has been met with disquiet and calls for a full independent inquiry. Hardeep Singh looks into some of the reasons why.
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Once again, the government puts being tough on immigration ahead of being correct about immigration
All migrants coming to the UK from the European Union will have to show that they are earning at least £149 a week for three months before they have access to benefits.
158,300 disabled people wrongly judged fit for work by Atos
Thousands of disabled people have been wrongly judged fit for work by Atos since August 2010.
Hopeful signs in the labour market, but things remain a long way from normal
Today’s labour market statistics were broadly positive but there are causes for concern beneath the headlines.
My 9-point plan to deal with future London flooding
Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones has come up with a nine-point plan for dealing with present and future London flooding.
Unemployment down 125,000 to 2.34 million
Unemployment decreased by 125,000 between October 2013 and December 2013 to 2.32 million, with the unemployment rate now at 7.2 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.