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Technology6h ago
Robotaxi Test Drivers Are Getting Hurt as the Fleets Scale
More than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking and sudden swerves. Some workers were sidelined for months.
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Politics6d ago
'We're Not Remotely Prepared': Labour MPs Say the Party Has Gone Quiet on Climate
Almost 2,900 heat-associated deaths in England in May and June alone — and no renewed political case for net zero.
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MarketsAug 19
Britain's Zero-Hours Reform Lands in 2027, and the Detail Is Still Missing
1.23 million people work zero-hours as their main job. The reform will cost up to £2.9bn — and the rules remain unwritten.
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MarketsAug 13
Britain's Night Economy Is Worth £110bn. It Has No Policy.
A business rates cut for pubs and clubs was welcome. But 27% of the workforce works nights, and most of them are not in hospitality.
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