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We're Going Deeper Underground: New Digital Project To Map UK's Sub-surface 'assets'

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4 million holes dug in the UK each year... many in the wrong place The UK is pushing ahead with the next phase of a pro... Read more

UK Celebrates 25 Years Of Wasteful, 'underperforming' Government IT Projects

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National Audit Office's scathing report blames fails on lack of experience Government IT projects are poorly thought ou... Read more

BT To Phase Out 3G In UK By 2023 For EE, Plusnet, BT Mobile Subscribers

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Cos 4G and 5G will be all hunky-dory by then, yeah? BT is going to wind down 3G connectivity by 2023 as it looks to inc... Read more

Uber Drivers Can Now Unionise After Ride Biz Recognises GMB, One Of The UK's Largest Trade Unions

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Not everyone is celebrating Uber has officially recognized the trade union GMB, clearing the way for as many as 70,000 ... Read more

Following Supreme Court Ruling, Uber UK Recognizes Drivers As Workers, Offers Min Wage, Holiday Pay, Pension

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Nice but still not good enough, says union After years of aggressively fighting any efforts to force it to recognize it... Read more

Air India Gets Reprieve In UK Court Over Aircraft Lease Payments

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The Indian state-owned carrier has been seeking a buyer for some time now as the government wants to divest its 100 per ... Read more

IT Workers Join Elite Sports Stars, Fat Cat Biz Execs, Celebs And Posties For Special Treatment Under England's COVID-19 Travel Isolation Rules

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Arriving from a listed at-risk nation? New rules in place mid-December IT pros have joined the elite of high-flying biz... Read more

India, UK Strike Tech Co-operation Pact And Plot Deeper Links Once Brexit's Done

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Details vague, but ambitions cover 5G, security of comms infrastructure and sharing R&D India has signalled it will... Read more

UK And Japan Agree To Free Trade Deal That Excludes Data Localisation Requirements

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Template for post-Brexit bilateral deals excludes algorithmic disclosures too The UK and Japan have agreed to a new tra... Read more

UK, Bharti Enterprises Win OneWeb, To Spend $1 Billion On Revival

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The deal could be a game-changer for hinterland connectivity. Read more

Uber Loses $2.9 Bn In Coronavirus Crisis, Drops Bike And Scooter Business

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Demand for the Eats business grew 89 per cent in April, excluding India, and we've seen an enormous acceleration in dema... Read more

Tata Group-owned Jaguar-Land Rover To Revive Largest Plant By Mid-May

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JLR's factories around the world will opened in a sequential manner that will be determined by the conditions and govern... Read more

UK High Court Defers Bankruptcy Plea By SBI-led Banks Against Vijay Mallya

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This bankruptcy petition is by any measure extraordinary. The banks are pressing for a bankruptcy order at a time when t... Read more

Quilter Investors Hires 7IM Deputy CIO

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Deputy CIO at Seven Investment Management Ian Jensen-Humphreys has joined Quilter Investors' 15-strong investment team... Read more

UK Gilt Funds Lone Positive Performers In 'horror Show' March

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IA UK Gilt funds were the only fund sector to deliver positive returns in a "horror show" March, which saw the ongoing... Read more

Barry Norris: My Three-year Epiphany That Led To This Year's Double-digit Gains

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Looking beyond stockpicking and focusing more on portfolio management, as well as holding a more diversified portfolio... Read more

UK Information Commissioner OKs Use Of Phone Data To Track Coronavirus Spread

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But Australia's PM declares it doesn't align with national values The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has pr... Read more

John Chatfeild-Roberts: Merlin Funds 'in Good Shape' To Tackle Coronavirus Impact

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Head of strategy, independent funds at Jupiter Asset Management John Chatfeild-Roberts has assured investors that his ... Read more

UK Government Puts IR35 Tax Reforms On Hold For A Year In Wake Of Coronavirus Crisis

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'This is a deferral, not a cancellation' official insists Heads up, IT contractors: the implementation of Britain's IR3... Read more

Update: SJP Latest To Suspend Property Funds

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SJP, Columbia Threadneedle, BMO Global Asset Management, LGIM, ASI, Kames Capital and Janus Henderson have all suspend... Read more