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GCHQ intelligence agency reveals Christmas puzzle – containing hidden clues for an extra challenge | UK News
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GCHQ has revealed its annual Christmas puzzle, which this year contains hidden clues for those who want an extra challenge. The secretive UK spy agency, which focuses on communications intelligence and cybersecurity, says the puzzle is aimed at children aged 11-18. It is featured on a Christmas card sent by GCHQ’s director, Anne Keast-Butler. The…
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Rosebank and Jackdaw: Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way | UK News
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A legal challenge over the decision to give consent to the UK’s largest untapped oil field has begun in Edinburgh. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a judicial review at the Court of Session, arguing consent for the Rosebank oil field northwest of Shetland ought to be paused and reassessed. The two environmental groups are…
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Temu faces legal challenge over ‘manipulative practices’ | Science & Tech News
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Temu is facing a fresh legal complaint filed by 17 companies in the European Union. The Chinese online retailer is accused of “failing to protect consumers” and “using manipulative practices which are illegal under recent EU legislation”, according to consumer group BEUC. Temu was only launched in September 2022, but has quickly become one of…
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Mark Zuckerberg agrees to Elon Musk’s cage fight challenge | Science & Tech News
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Billionaire technology rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Twitter owner Musk, 51, said on his social media platform he was “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, 39. The Facebook founder and Meta chief executive and chairman then captioned a post “send me location” to…
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Good news on fall in sewage spills only highlights the scale of the challenge facing water companies | Climate News
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Well, first the good news: untreated sewage was pumped into our rivers and seas less frequently last year than the year before. Overall, storm overflow spills – when sewage gets released into the environment due to treatment works being overwhelmed – were down 19% in 2022, according to the latest data. But the raw figures…
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BioNTech cancer treatments deal is a coup for the government and a challenge for the NHS | Science & Tech News
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BioNTech has signed a deal with the UK government to enrol up to 10,000 patients in clinical trials by the end of 2030 for personalised cancer therapies. The deal is a big win for the UK, yet new cancer treatments will only work if the NHS does. Vaccines based on mRNA were the standout success…
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UK High Court rules Saudi Arabia not immune from legal challenge over spyware against British resident | Science & Tech News
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A human rights activist has been granted the ability to sue the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after alleging Saudi agents assaulted him and infected his iPhones with spyware. The High Court ruled on Friday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) does not have immunity from facing the legal challenge under the State Immunity Act…
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Sadiq Khan issued with legal challenge after ‘terrifying’ number plate camera decision | UK News
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If you drive in London, chances are a camera will see you. The city uses a network of Automated Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to scan the roads for vehicles entering and leaving its road-charging zones. The UK road system is carpeted with these cameras. Every day, around 13,000 capture 55 million “reads”, as number plate…