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TfL ban pro-France Brexit advert from Tube stations

[ad_1] Image copyright Anthony Devlin/PA Wire An advert urging business owners to leave the UK and go to France after Brexit has been banned from London Underground stations.The adverts tells entrepreneurs worried about the UK's withdrawal from the EU to "vote with their feet".Transport for London (TfL) said it refused to run the campaign because it did not comply with their guidelines. The ad is still set to appear in
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Black Panther film: ‘Game-changing’ movie takes $1bn

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBlack Panther: Why this film is a moment Marvel's superhero film Black Panther has taken more than a billion US dollars (£794m) at cinemas worldwide.It is the fifth movie based in Disney's Marvel Universe to hit the milestone.The film stars Chadwick Boseman as the crime-fighting ruler of Wakanda, a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology on earth.Oscar winner Lupita
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Russian spy: What are nerve agents and what do they do?

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Image caption Officials in protective suits examine the area where Mr Skripal and his daughter were found Police say a nerve agent was used in an attempt to murder the Russian former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The pair are critically ill, along with a police officer who was among the first to attend the scene. But what are nerve agents
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Restaurants warn chancellor over ‘damaging closures’

[ad_1] A group of restaurant bosses is warning the government it must act to avoid "damaging closures and job losses".In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond, they have asked for "root and branch" reform of business rates.The chief executive of Bills and the chairman of pub and restaurant chain Mitchells and Butlers are among the 15 who signed the letter.A string of chains including Jamie's Italian and Byron have closed
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Union urges Ford to make electric move

[ad_1] Image copyright PA The Unite union has urged Ford to convert its UK engine plants to making electric cars and battery technology.Currently Ford makes engines for the Ford Fiesta and Jaguar Land Rover vehicles at Bridgend in South Wales and diesel engines in Dagenham in Essex.Both plants faces uncertainty, as Jaguar plans to build its own engines and demand for diesel cars has plunged.Unite wants to secure the future
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Endometriosis: ‘Don’t give up on getting help’

[ad_1] Image copyright Megan "It's taken three different hospitals and countless GPs and gynaecology specialists to get to this point. I'd like women to see that it is worth pushing and fighting, no matter what, and not to give up." Megan is one of the estimated one-and-a-half million women in the UK living with endometriosis - where cells like those that line the womb develop in other parts of the
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What happens when AI meets robotics?

[ad_1] Image copyright Peter Stone Image caption The UTexas robot football squad uses AI in order to work as a team and make fast-moving decisions Researchers in Texas are developing robots that have minds of their own. The scientists are creating systems that can learn for themselves and be able to operate in the home, the workplace and even on the sports field. The University of Texas, Austin team is
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Missed this week’s entertainment and arts news?

[ad_1] A certain gold statuette dominated the past week's news... here's the lowdown on the Oscars in case you missed them, along with some of the other stories from the past seven days. Image copyright Sony Image caption The Razzies called The Emoji Movie characters "obnoxious" Before the Oscars, the Emoji Movie, an animated film starring James Corden and Patrick Stewart, swept the board at Hollywood's Razzie awards, which highlight
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Katy Perry lawsuit: Nun involved in property row ‘dies in court’

[ad_1] Image copyright MARK RALSTON Image caption Singer Katy Perry got caught up in a lawsuit involving two nuns and the Los Angeles Archdiocese A nun embroiled in a property dispute with singer Katy Perry collapsed and died during a court hearing on Friday, US media report.Sister Catherine Rose Holzman was 89.She was one of two nuns locked in a legal battle with Perry and the Los Angeles Archdiocese over