People are already struggling to pay their bills at the lower rate, charities have warned, after a 13% price hike was announced.
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About 500 photographs of Vicente Aleixandre, “mostly unpublished”, found in an old suitcase
by News Roomby News RoomThe poet and Nobel Prize winner in Literature Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984) with Luis Cernuda, with Rafael Alberti, Dámaso Alonso… Aleixandre with his relatives (grandparents, parents and brothers), portraits of him……
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The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were JD Sports Fashion, up 4.14p at 85.42p, Marks & Spencer, up 15.1p at 363.6p, Burberry, up 36p at 1,192p, Intercontinental Hotels Group,…
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AI is ‘unstoppable force’ that the UK must harness for good, spy chief warns
by News Roomby News RoomAnne Keast-Butler gave the inaugural GCHQ annual lecture at Bletchley Park on Wednesday.
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Culture
Eva Hache remembers Robe Iniesta and jokes before the King after receiving the Medal of Fine Arts: “Felipe, I have some infanta jokes”
by News Roomby News RoomEva Hache offered the welcome speech at the delivery of the 2024 Gold Medals for Merit in Fine Arts, which was held this Wednesday in Toledo. The Kings have presided…
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Speed up plans to close import tax loophole on small parcels, British firms say
by News Roomby News RoomThis so-called “de minimis” threshold has become a “structural advantage for overseas retailer without a footprint in the UK, who undermine retailers that employ millions of people across the country,…
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The fight between the Pope and the ‘techno-oligarchs’ through ‘The Lord of the Rings’ | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomPope Leo XIV published his first encyclical this Tuesday, Magnificent Humanityfocused on the ethical and social challenges of artificial intelligence (AI). The document, extremely interesting, raises ideas such as that…
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Oil and gas has long-term future if UK Government backs industry, report says
by News Roomby News RoomThe decline of the North Sea is being accelerated unnecessarily, the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce said.
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How to keep your house cool in heatwave: Tips to beat the heat without air con
by News Roomby News RoomFortunately, Dr Zoe De Grussa, Research Manager at CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), believes we can look to continental Europe for budget-friendly advice on how to cool…
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Spy chief to warn of ‘relentless’ Russian cyber attacks on UK and Europe
by News Roomby News RoomShe is expected to highlight the organisation’s efforts in “disrupting Russia’s efforts to smuggle western tech, fending off cyber attacks, and countering reckless sabotage and assassination attempts”, adding, “as we…