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Turkey earthquake: UK engineers investigate ‘inferior’ building materials – BBC News
A UK team of structural and civil engineers is traveling to the earthquake zone in Turkey to assess why so many buildings collapsed. Turkish engineers have provided them with proof of inferior building materials being used in the construction of some buildings – including pebbles from nearby rivers. The team will produce a report in a matter of weeks, designed to improve seismic safety once…
Far-right nationalists protest against housing refugees in Skegness hotels – BBC Newsnight
The issue of how to house those who arrive in the UK on small boats in order to claim asylum is becoming more acute as the numbers arriving increase. Where more permanent accommodation is unavailable, Home Office policy is to house them in hotels around the country, at a cost of approximately £4.7 million a day. With public services in many of the towns they…
World’s biggest four-day working week trial ends in success – BBC News
A six-month trial testing the costs and benefits of a four-day working week across a number of different businesses has ended in success. Sixty-one employers across the UK took part in the trial, and were all keen to permanently implement the new work pattern upon its completion. A report assessing the impact of the alternative working hours found it had “extensive benefits”, particularly for employees’…
Volodymyr Zelensky Meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak The post Volodymyr Zelensky Meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared first on Rich TVX News: Breaking News and Latest Videos.
UK May Launch Digital Pound This Decade, Authorities Say
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A digital pound is “likely to be needed in the future,” with the UK authorities likely to decide on its introduction in the second half of this decade, the UK Treasury and the Bank of England said on Tuesday. The post UK May Launch Digital Pound This Decade, Authorities Say appeared first on .
Half a million UK workers to walk off the job on Wednesday
The UK will face its largest day of industrial action in decades on Wednesday. Up to half a million workers including train drivers, bus drivers, civil servants, university lecturers and security guards are set to strike in disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from London, United Kingdom. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
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Filmmaker Gary Hustwit has created a documentary which can rewrite itself before every screening. So, how does the technology work? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology [...]
A well-known Iraqi social media influencer has reportedly been shot dead in her car by a gunman on a motorbike. [...]
Farmers protest in Naggal village against Banto Kataria, questioning barricades at Shambhu border. Gurmeet Singh Majri leads protesters demanding legal guarantee on minimum support price. Aseem Goyal, Ambala City MLA, [...]
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