Government

Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target 0
- BUSINESS
- June 12, 2019
Image copyright PA Image caption Extinction Rebellion staged 10 days of protests in London calling for action on climate change Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK will be cut to almost zero by 2050, under the terms of a new government plan to tackle climate change. Prime Minister Theresa May said reducing pollution would also
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British Steel collapse prompts government inquiry 0
- BUSINESS
- June 8, 2019
Image copyright Reuters MPs are to launch an inquiry into the UK’s steel industry after the collapse of one of the sector’s biggest firms. The move by the Business Committee follows the liquidation of British Steel last month and concerns about the impact of Brexit on the steel industry. The committee will look at the
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Why I Support The Government Stance On Textured Breast Implants 0
- HEALTH
- May 21, 2019
In April this year, amid a growing global clamour, the UK Government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that it has no plans to ban ‘macrotextured’ breast implants, or breast implants with polyurethane-coated surfaces. And in spite of increasing concerns, I agree with them. It’s my view textured implants are not only being
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Why I Support the Government Stance on Textured Breast Implants 0
- HEALTH
- May 19, 2019
In April this year, amid a growing global clamour, the UK Government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that it has no plans to ban ‘macrotextured’ breast implants, or breast implants with polyurethane-coated surfaces. And in spite of increasing concerns, I agree with them. It’s my view textured implants are not only being
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Government plan to follow Scotland on scrapping shorter jail sentences may not be the fix UK prisons need 0
- BUSINESS
- May 13, 2019
Long enough to cause damage and not long enough to heal … You bring somebody in for three or four weeks, they lose their house, their job, their family, their reputation. They … meet a lot of “interesting characters” and then … [they’re] on the streets again. The UK has the highest rates of incarceration
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UK Government confirms July porn block plans 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- April 22, 2019
The UK Government has confirmed that age verification enforcement for adult web content will come into play this July, after a brief delay from its April launch date – and privacy campaigners are unimpressed. Originally proposed in February 2016 and accepted into law shortly after, the new rules require that all sites offering adult content
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