VIDEO: Is whistle-blowing worth the risk?
14 May 2013 5:58:29
Some 60% of people who raise concerns about their workplace receive no response from their managers, a survey suggests.
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Oil companies raided in EU probe
14 May 2013 5:35:33
EU officials have raided the offices of several companies involved in the oil market, as part of an investigation into price-fixing.
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In our digital world, social relations have become mediated by data. Without even realizing it, we’re barricading ourselves against strangeness -- people and ideas that don't fit the patterns of who we already know, what we already like and where we’ve already been. A call for technology to deliver us to what and who we need, even if it’s unfamiliar. (Filmed at TED@Intel.)
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Kerry seeks solution to melting Arctic
14 May 2013 4:09:28
US top diplomat dives into debate over melting Arctic
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HMRC names further tax dodgers
14 May 2013 3:48:19
HM Revenue and Customs publishes its second list of tax defaulters, as it tries to shame people into paying up.
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Brains and booze at new festival
14 May 2013 3:00:44
Scientists discuss sex, sleep, drugs and dynamite over a pint of beer at a new festival held in London, Oxford and Cambridge.
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VIDEO: ISS 'star' Hadfield back on Earth
14 May 2013 2:57:22
The astronaut whose photographs of Earth and videos of life in space gained him hundreds of thousands of followers on social networks has returned to Earth.
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Channel 4 reports record 2012 spend
14 May 2013 2:39:20
Channel 4 dipped into its huge cash reserves to spend a record amount on new programming last year, the not-for-profit broadcaster said.
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US shale rocks global power balance
14 May 2013 2:27:53
Vast reserves of shale oil is set to make the US an exporter rather than a leading importer, delivering a blow to Middle East oil producers that can expect to see demand fall, an International Energy Agency report observes.
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Resistance to EU green farming plan
14 May 2013 2:05:20
EU's green subsidy plan runs into deeper trouble
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Monster radiation burst from Sun
14 May 2013 1:55:28
The Sun has unleashed the most powerful eruption - a solar flare - of 2013 so far.
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VIDEO: Showcase for diggers and drills
14 May 2013 1:52:32
The UK's largest construction equipment exhibition, where hundreds of companies will be hoping to build up some new orders, is taking place at Stoneleigh Park.
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Venezuela opposition TV channel sold
14 May 2013 1:24:10
The owners of Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision say they have sold the channel, with changes expected to its editorial line.
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AUDIO: 'Tough' code for payday lenders
14 May 2013 0:55:58
A regulator called the Short-term Lending Compliance Board has been set up to make sure registered payday lenders abide by a new code of conduct.
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VIDEO: Saving 1980s cars from the scrapyard
14 May 2013 0:22:06
The number of cars from the 1980s being driven in the UK today is dwindling, yet classic cars from the 60s and 70s still appear to be popular.
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RBS facing shareholder discontent
14 May 2013 0:19:07
RBS is facing shareholder discontent at its annual general meeting in Edinburgh over £607m of staff bonuses during a year when it lost £5.2bn.
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CVC shelves Betfair takeover bid
14 May 2013 0:18:06
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners calls off its attempt to buy online betting group Betfair after the two companies fail to reach a deal.
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VIDEO: Clothing firms in Bangladesh pact
14 May 2013 0:08:21
Some of Europe's biggest clothing chains, including H&M and Zara, say they will sign an agreement to improve working and safety conditions in factories in Bangladesh.
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Confusion over Cornish 'pasty tax'
14 May 2013 9:50:40
There is still confusion over when VAT should be added to the sale of pasties, a survey by the Cornish Pasty Association finds.
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Nokia unveils slimmer top-end phone
14 May 2013 9:31:18
Nokia slims down its flagship smartphone, ditching built-in support for wireless charging and upgrading its camera technology.
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VIDEO: First look at Nokia 'flagship' Lumia 925
14 May 2013 9:31:05
Rory Cellan-Jones visits Nokia's London offices, to get a preview of the company's new, slimmer, flagship phone, the Lumia 925.
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France mulls tax on internet devices
14 May 2013 9:30:19
The French government considers introducing a "culture tax" on the sale of smartphones and tablets to help fund French film, music and images.
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Lonmin mineworkers in new strike
14 May 2013 9:30:01
Lonmin mineworkers in South Africa down tools in a wildcat strike, after a senior union official was shot at the weekend.
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Skylab: Why don't we live in space yet?
14 May 2013 9:14:13
Why the early ambition of space exploration has faded
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VIDEO: Litter at highest level for five years
14 May 2013 9:08:51
The amount of litter left on British beaches is at it's highest level for five years.
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