British sea power: turning the tide
Around half of Europe’s potential wave and tidal resource is thought to be in the UK. Globally, the waters around these islands could account for up to 15 per cent of the world’s marine energy resource.
Growing the Rose
The RFU four year mission statement statement is characteristically ambitious.
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The quietest and coldest place in the universe is in Lancashire
That’s because English boffins have made themselves an atom nursery
The drugs do work
Britain has a thriving ‘legal’ cannabis industry, writes Robert Jackman in The Spectator, which generates hundreds of millions of pounds in revenue each year. He cites a recent UN report, saying that Britain is currently the biggest producer and exporter of legal cannabis in the world.
London ranked second in global financial centres index
London has been pipped at the post by New York in the rankings of global financial centres, amid full-scale Brexit uncertainty.
Met Office, UK aid and US science fight cholera in Yemen
In a world first, an Anglo-American initiative has managed to predict cholera outbreaks in war-torn Yemen with 92% accuracy, using weather data and technology.
Tomorrow’s Rolls Royces
Where will the next UK world-beater brand come from, asks Howard Bell, a venture partner at Octopus Ventures.
The UK continues to be a Soft Power power
Portland has just published its 2018 Soft Power 30 index, which puts the UK at the top of the list - the first time the country has been so since the initial list in 2015.
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