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18.03.26 - 07:36
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Energy bills: UK government urged to launch ′social tariff′ to help vulnerable households (The Guardian)
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As Iran war drives up cost concerns, thinktank says £3.7bn discount system should be developed before next winterThe UK government is facing calls to spend almost £4bn to launch a “social tariff” providing cheaper energy for poor households amid growing concerns over the Iran conflict.As households brace for an increase in living costs, the Resolution Foundation said ministers should develop a system of discounted domestic energy bills in time for next winter to protect the most vulnerable households. Continue reading......
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17.03.26 - 20:01
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ROUNDUP 2: Selenskyj wirbt in London um Unterstützung (DPA-AFX)
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LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Vor dem Hintergrund nachlassender Aufmerksamkeit für den Krieg in seinem Land ist der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj nach London gereist. "Die Regime in Russland und im Iran sind Brüder im Hass", sagte Selenskyj als Gastredner ......
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17.03.26 - 07:54
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UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister (The Guardian)
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Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and businessThe UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from US dominance of the AI race, the technology secretary has said, as the government announced a £1bn quantum funding pledge.Liz Kendall said the government hoped to retain homegrown quantum startups, engineers and researchers rather than lose them to competing countries, with the US stealing a march on its western rivals in AI. Continue reading......
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16.03.26 - 19:18
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Trump′s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff (The Guardian)
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Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisisSeventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles' worth a month – with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars – after the Suez crisis blocked fuel supplies from the Gulf.Ancient history now, of course – or it would be if it weren't for what looks increasingly like the US's own version of Suez: a great power starting a war it seemingly doesn't know how to finish, against an enemy it woefully underestimated. If the strait of Hormuz – the vital shipping lane now rendered unsafe for shipping by Iranian drones and mines – cannot soon be reopened, then Britain could be only weeks away from needing to ration fuel, the former BP executive (and government advis...
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