Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIneos chief Jim Ratcliffe was speaking to the BBC’s sports editor Dan Roan Britain’s richest man has called the government’s attitude to fracking for gas “pathetic”, accusing ministers of listening to a vocal minority rather than looking at the science. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, whose firm Ineos is […]
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Clashes have broken out between police and protesters as “yellow vest” demonstrators and labour unions held a traditional May Day rally. Dozens of people were injured and more than 300 arrested, as so-called “black block” protesters in dark clothes and face masks also took to the streets. Some protesters smashed shop windows and threw projectiles
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In Occitanie, he said, “you get more for your money, but you very much get what you pay for.” A village house, for example, can be bought for 150,000 euros (or about $167,000), but “when you live there, you’re not going to get the bright lights and the bling, the nightclubs for your teenage children,
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A tough biker is trying to survive in a world where society has broken down and crazed creatures run wild. Sony PlayStation exclusive Days Gone initially looks like a greatest-hits compilation of post-apocalyptic games. Is there room for yet another action game set after the fall of civilisation? BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak takes a trip
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The Latest on a judge’s decision to throw out the conviction of former Penn State President Graham Spanier (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Lawyers for former Penn State President Graham Spanier say they’re stunned by the comments from Pennsylvania’s attorney general vowing to appeal a federal judge’s decision to vacate his child endangerment conviction. Spanier’s
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Theresa May said she wanted to put the vote to ratify her withdrawal agreement vote before Parliament “as soon as possible”, but declined to name an actual date. She was asked by Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan if the plan was for the vote to be “much sooner” than 31 October, the revised latest date
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The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it’s unlikely to either raise or cut rates in coming months amid signs of renewed economic health but unusually low inflation. The Fed left its benchmark rate — which influences many consumer and business loans — in a range of 2.25% to
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Image caption Stephen Nicholls told the inquiry he was at school when his friends with haemophilia started to die A group of teenagers with haemophilia who were infected by contaminated blood made a pact that whoever survived would find out what was killing them, a public inquiry has heard. Stephen Nicholls, now 52, said he
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Image copyright Wellcome Collection/Getty Images Image caption Will Eaves’ novel Murmur is inspired by Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing A “profound” novel inspired by the legacy of the Enigma code-breaking mathematician Alan Turing has won the Wellcome Book Prize. Murmur by Will Eaves was named the winner of the award, which honours books that have a
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Image copyright Getty Images The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates on hold despite pressure from President Donald Trump to announce a cut. The central bank said borrowing costs will remain at between 2.25%-2.5%. The Fed made the decision despite Mr Trump tweeting on Tuesday that it should reduce rates by 1% to help
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