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Theresa May resigns as UK prime minister, following Brexit impasse

May 26, 2019

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans to resign on Friday, over her failure to negotiate a deal for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, according to CNN. She will step down as Conservative par...

UK becomes the first nation to declare a ‘climate emergency’

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May 2, 2019

Environment, Policy, Science

British MPs have passed a motion to declare an “environment and climate emergency,” making the nation’s legislature the first in the world to do so, according to the Independent. “We pledge to work as closel...

UK invests in tiny robots to repair pipes under roads without disrupting traffic

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Jan 2, 2019

Innovation, Science

The UK government is investing in a project to develop tiny robots that would make repairs on underground pipes, according to The Telegraph. The robots would fly, swim, and crawl through water, gas, and sewage ...

UK government defends vaping as a smoking alternative in new campaign

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Jan 1, 2019

Health, Policy, Science

The UK government is promoting vaping as an alternative to cigarette smoking, saying it is 95 percent less harmful, even as authorities in the US take steps to regulate vaping, and amid increasingly negative me...

New Brexit poll shows a majority in UK favor remaining in EU

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Oct 18, 2018

Science, World

A new survey shows that most UK citizens would now vote to remain in the European Union if a referendum were held today, according to Politico. The poll continues a recent trend in public opinion away from supp...

Cutting edge British satellite will monitor illegal shipping and fishing

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Sep 17, 2018

Innovation, Science

A pair of advanced British satellites launched yesterday on an Indian rocket, which represent the first wholly British radar satellite project, according to BBC News. In the past, British engineers have used th...

New Brexit referendum is “on the table” if May’s deal is rejected, according to Labour spokesman

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Aug 24, 2018

Policy, Science, World

Labour party Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer has said another Brexit referendum is “on the table,” if parliament rejects Theresa May’s final deal to break ties with the EU, or in the face of a no-deal Brexit, acc...

40 companies sign on to landmark UK Plastics Pact

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Apr 26, 2018

Business, Environment, Science

Forty companies have signed a pledge to reduce plastic pollution in Britain over the next seven years, in collaboration with the UK government, trade organizations, and environmental advocates. The UK Plastics ...

UK report warns that plastic pollution is set to triple within a decade

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Mar 25, 2018

Environment, Science

A new report, written for the UK government, warns that plastic pollution may triple within a decade without serious action to mitigate the problem. The Foresight Future of the Sea Report was assembled by exper...

MPs warn Britain risks its science leadership role by not committing to EU research program

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Mar 24, 2018

Science, World

According to the UK’s House of Commons science and technology select committee, Britain is risking its role as a global science and research leader by failing to commit to the EU’s next wave of science funding....

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