4 h. ago Trade minister hails department’s ‘crucial’ role for Scottish exporters

Douglas Alexander said the UK Government is working hard to help exporters.

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12 h. ago Total collapse of vital Atlantic currents unlikely this century, study finds

Climate scientists caution, however, that even weakened currents would cause profound harm to humanityVital Atlantic Ocean currents are unlikely to completely collapse this century, according to a study, but scientists say a severe weakening remains probable and would still have disastrous impacts on billions of people.The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a system of currents that plays a crucial role in the global climate. The climate crisis is weakening the complex system, but determining if and when it will collapse is difficult. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago No slave trade reparations, minister says, amid warning UK is ‘resented’ abroad

Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds vowed to work with Caribbean governments on ‘the most pressuring challenges of today and the future’.

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39 h. ago Edinburgh charity thank public for playing crucial role in stopping needless animal cruelty

A leading Scottish animal charity, OneKind, is celebrating the thousands of volunteers and members of the public who helped to locate and report cruel snares ahead of a historic ban to end the capture device comes into force.

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3 d. ago Labour ministers to resurrect trade talks with India in bid to boost investment

Jonathan Reynolds will meet his opposite number in the Indian capital to discuss improving trade with what will be the world's third largest economy by the end of the decade.

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3 d. ago UK ministers head to India in search of trade deal they hope will boost economy

Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour governmentMinisters are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a multibillion-pound free trade agreement that they hope will boost the UK’s flatlining economy.Jonathan Reynolds, the business and trade secretary, flew to Delhi on Sunday to meet his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, for the first time since Labour won the election. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pete Doherty's emotional admission about wife's crucial role in his battle against addiction

Pete Doherty is currently undergoing health battles, with his wife Katia de Vidas by his side, who also saved him from the depths of his addiction, he emotionally shared

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