China is accelerating a high-stakes global land grab for critical minerals, with a string of overseas mining acquisitions worth £7.7bn ($9.8bn) last year alone — the most aggressive push in more...
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The Prince of Wales opened up on his mission to help those who have been “screwed over by society” as he celebrated the second anniversary of his homelessness initiative, Homewards, yesterday....
The shocking moment a cowboy builder walks away from a house that exploded minutes earlier has been caught on camera. Barry Newman, 58, was carrying out refurbishments on a property in Bulwell,...
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British holidaymakers going abroad are being urged to change one setting on their mobile phone before boarding their flight.There’s plenty to think about before jetting off, like double checking...
Trump says Nato's new 5% defence spending pledge a 'big win'2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorJOHN THYS/AFPNato leaders have agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries'...
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The Telegram channels spreading pro-Russian propaganda in Poland8 hours agoGlobal Disinformation Unit, BBC World ServiceBBCIn a clearing in a forest, two men stand behind a row of wooden poles that...
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Thousands of years ago, while the rest of Europe embraced metal tools and wheeled carts, people in the British Isles decided to go it alone.Around 3000 BC, the Neolithic farmers who would later build...