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Chinese viewers watch webcast tour of tiny village museum
A live stream tour of a tiny museum open only one day a week attracts nearly half a million viewers. Content provided by the BBC. Original piece can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-48758680
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£2bn rail upgrade proposal put forward for Midlands
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Image caption A campaign group said it has called for better connections between Leicester and CoventryA proposal for £2bn of improvements to the rail network between the East and West Midlands has been submitted to…
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Guildford’s buses go electric
Guildford has introduced a fleet of nine electric buses for its park and ride service from car parks to the town centre to replace existing diesel buses on the routes.
Operator Stagecoach says the vehicles have a range of up to 150 miles.…
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Have we all underrated the humble pencil?
Image copyright Getty ImagesWhen the great 19th Century American writer Henry David Thoreau made a comprehensive list of supplies for an excursion, he specified obvious items like a tent and matches, and added string, old newspapers, a tape…
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‘Now everyone pays for their own drinks’
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Image caption Charo Rivero and Javi AmorWhen husband and wife, Javi Amor and Charo Rivero, used to return to Spain from their adopted home in London, they were the ones buying the drinks.
But since Brexit,…
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Robots ‘to replace up to 20 million factory jobs’ by 2030
Image copyright Getty ImagesUp to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics.
People displaced from those jobs are likely to find that comparable roles in…
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When poverty means living without soap
Image copyright Christians Against PovertyStruggling to pay the bills, and with no success in finding a job, Olly says spending was often a choice between food and electricity.
"We were on a key meter and constantly running out. We were in…
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San Francisco becomes first US city to ban e-cigarettes
Image copyright Boston Globe via Getty ImagesSan Francisco has become the first US city to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are clearer.
Officials on Tuesday voted to ban stores selling the vaporisers and made it illegal for…
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Google city sparks fresh controversy
Plans for a digital city built "from the internet up" meet growing opposition in Toronto. Content provided by the BBC. Original piece can be found here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48756031
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Tesco customer in pickle over labelling
Image copyright Matthew StockTesco has found itself in a pickle over the label on one of its ready meals.
Customer Matthew Stock did not mince his words when he tweeted the supermarket asking it to explain a best before date of 20140 on a…
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