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Agency to regulate chemicals needed to protect UK, say experts

3 days ago By Esme Stallard, Climate and science reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK is at risk of “uncontrolled chemicals” which could harm people and the environment, say experts. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has called for the establishment of a Chemicals Agency to take charge of the regulation of chemicals in the UK. […]

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Google layoffs hit workers who verify police requests for user data

SAN FRANCISCO — Google cut a group of workers from the team responsible for making sure government requests for its users’ private information are legitimate and legal, raising concerns among workers and privacy experts that the company is weakening its ability to protect customer data. Google laid off about 10 members of its Legal Investigations […]

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The rise and rise of a fashion giant

4 hours ago By Daniel Thomas, Lora Jones & Lucy Hooker, Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The biggest order 17-year-old Michaela says she ever made on Shein was for £150, when she bought “16 plus items”. Like millions of others, she’s a huge fan of the ultra-fast fashion giant, mostly because of how affordable it is. […]

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Palestine reach World Cup qualifying final round for 1st time

Palestine advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification for the first time ever Thursday with a 0-0 draw against Lebanon. Palestine, who played in Qatar because of security concerns in Gaza, are second in their group and five points clear of Lebanon with a single game left. The top two teams of each […]

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Musk’s Starship rocket makes breakthrough ocean landing

47 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch: Space X Starship’s successful splashdown Elon Musk’s mammoth new rocket system has returned to Earth in a groundbreaking fourth test flight that culminated in a first-ever soft ocean landing for the Starship craft. The aim was to get the rocket’s upper section – the Ship – to […]

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Junior doctors strike coincides with launch of new IT system

59 minutes ago Aileen Moynagh,BBC News NI health reporter BBC Junior doctors took to picket lines at Altnagelvin Hospital earlier this year Junior doctors across Northern Ireland are taking further strike action over the next two days in a dispute over pay. The 48-hour full walkout runs from 07:00 BST on Thursday 6 June until […]

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