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- (UK ruling) Content is 'made available' in jurisdiction where server is located http://out-law.com/page-11561 7 comments
- I'm 18 years old, earning around £550p/m working fulltime as an IT apprentice, and have just been made homeless. [UK-Herts] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5195w5/im_18_years_old_earning_around_550pm_working/ 497 comments personalfinance
- Lockdown has made the UK happier, study finds https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-lockdown-happiness-study-cambridge-university-yougov-a9638506.html 10 comments science
- UK passports 'to be made in France after Brexit' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43489462?ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_mchannel=social&ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_source=twitter 190 comments europe
- Calipari had a baby bottle made for Cousins at UK http://kentuckysportsradio.com/basketball-2/calipari-had-a-baby-bottle-made-for-demarcus-cousins-at-kentucky/ 7 comments nba
- Hundreds of anonymous Wikipedia edits made every month by a UK Government computer http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/hundreds-anonymous-wikipedia-edits-made-5006043 274 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus: UK-made 'Plague' game downloads soar in China amid virus outbreak https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-made-plague-game-downloads-soar-in-china-amid-virus-outbreak-11915754 3 comments nottheonion
- 5 common mistakes made in Unity (from Microsoft UK Developers) http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/developers/articles/week04jul15/5-common-mistakes-made-in-unity/ 155 comments gamedev
- Coronavirus: Any UK vaccine to be made in Britain 'for fear US will take it', scientists say https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-any-uk-vaccine-to-be-made-in-britain-for-fear-us-will-take-it-scientists-say-12030691 37 comments politics
- Coronavirus: Any UK vaccine to be made in Britain 'for fear US will take it', scientists say https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-any-uk-vaccine-to-be-made-in-britain-for-fear-us-will-take-it-scientists-say-12030691?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter 90 comments worldnews
- If millions choose LEDs, then with a twist of the collective wrist, their efforts will have made a significant dent in the UK's energy demand. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46741346 4 comments worldnews
- UK Passes bill requiring browser histories to be stored, made available for law enforcement https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/29/snoopers-charter-bill-becomes-law-extending-uk-state-surveillance 41 comments worldnews
- I made a spreadsheet of NHL games at watchable times for UK hockey fans https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qzpqakfr9oontpmgyg-m0cgc-g5n7pqsrny2qos32ak/edit?usp=sharing 55 comments hockey
- The death of a Irish teenager has made the drinking game "#Neknomination" even more popular in the UK and with its growth the drink combinations are getting more dangerous. http://planetivy.net/mayhem/89088/neknomination-the-feral-craze-taking-over-your-facebook-feed/ 219 comments worldnews
- Netflix and Amazon double their spending on UK-made TV shows https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/06/netflix-and-amazon-double-their-spending-on-uk-made-tv-shows 29 comments europe
- Average UK school meals mostly made of ultra-processed foods | Food https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jul/20/average-uk-school-meals-mostly-made-of-ultra-processed-foods 14 comments worldnews
- Amazon completes its first drone-powered delivery - The first delivery was made in Cambridge, UK and took 13 minutes from purchase to drop-off. https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/14/amazon-completes-its-first-drone-powered-delivery/?sr_source=twitter 8 comments worldnews
- Italy’s Paolo Gentiloni calls for ‘tailor-made’ UK-EU trade deal https://www.ft.com/content/145032f8-df66-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce 13 comments europe
- I found this blog made by the EU Commission with the sole purpose of correcting mistakes made in the UK media about the EU. http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/ecintheuk/ 69 comments europe
- UK firm develops jet fuel made from human poo | The starting material is generated in excess and available in plenty. It is a win-win for everyone that the waste is repurposed. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/jet-fuel-from-human-poo 222 comments technology
- Exclusive: Astra offers small concession, EU pleads for UK-made shots amid vaccine row - sources https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-eu-astrazeneca-exc/exclusive-astrazeneca-offers-eu-earlier-covid-19-vaccine-supplies-in-feb-no-clarity-on-rerouting-from-uk-sources-iduskbn29v16x 486 comments europe
- UK unveils 'iconic,' blue post-Brexit passports, made by a French-Dutch company in Poland https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/22/uk/brexit-blue-passports-gbr-scli-intl/index.html 66 comments nottheonion
- Fear of infuriating Trump made UK drop opposition to death penalty for British Isis suspects, court told https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/isis-suspect-executioners-beatles-death-penalty-us-uk-drop-opposition-trump-a8574096.html 4 comments politics
- UK: A row has erupted after Tory leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom was accused of suggesting that having children made her a better choice to be prime minister. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36752865 5 comments worldnews
- Muslim youth custody numbers rise in UK: "Muslims made up of a fifth of all males in young offender institutions last year" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20630628 43 comments worldnews
- UK Intelligence made it clear Saddam Hussein was not a threat prior to the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq on March 19th, 2003 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/20/saddam-hussein-iraq-war-legality 5 comments reddit.com
- Claims of 99% accuracy for UK Covid antibody test ‘cannot be trusted’ - Leading scientist calls for findings of rapid finger pricktest research to be made public https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/data-secrecy-covid-antibody-test-trusted-fingerprint-doubt 18 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus: 'Significant breakthrough' in race for vaccine made by UK scientists | Science & Tech News https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-significant-breakthrough-in-race-for-vaccine-made-by-uk-scientists-11926469 5 comments worldnews
- Knives being sold via Facebook without any age check - In May, the UK government made it illegal to send knives sold on the internet and elsewhere to homes without ensuring the buyer was over 18 as part of reforms to strengthen existing legislation. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/09/knives-being-sold-via-facebook-without-any-age-check 16 comments worldnews
- 'Ultra-processed' products now half of all UK family food purchases - health experts warn increasing popularity of industrially-made food will lead to negative effects such as obesity and poor health https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/02/ultra-processed-products-now-half-of-all-uk-family-food-purchases 17 comments worldnews
- Taking cannabis for medical reasons should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37336678 10 comments worldnews
- things are getting hot : UK deletes a blog post made by their ambassador in lebanon (Frances Guy) that praises late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanon's top Shiite cleric http://www.salon.com/wires/allwires/2010/07/09/d9grf5l82_eu_britain_lebanon_fadlallah/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- ‘I feel I’ve made a mark’: the man who built homes for 60,000 swifts: Retired salesman John Stimpson was so moved by the cries of birds unable to find nests, he decided to act. Now he has made enough boxes to house half the UK’s swifts https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/20/the-man-who-built-homes-for-60000-swifts-aoe 3 comments environment
- An area of forest the size of the UK is being lost every year around the world, the vast majority of it tropical rainforest. The rate of loss has reached 26m hectares (64m acres) a year, having grown rapidly in the past five years despite pledges made by governments in 2014 to reverse deforestation. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/deforestation-world-losing-area-forest-size-of-uk-each-year-report-finds 4 comments worldnews
- UK-based TV station fined for anti-Ahmadi Muslim hate speech; The guest, who appeared on the Point of View show, which was made in Pakistan, claimed Ahmadi people had “committed acts of murder, terrorism and treason as well as undertaking political assassinations” https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-based-tv-station-fined-130940054.html 3 comments worldnews
- Calling all UK \r\math members. Matt Parker, of standupmaths and numberphile fame, has made an official government petition to change the football on the UK's road signs to one that is geometrically correct. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/202305 40 comments math
- A new HIV prevention drug will be made available for free to thousands of NHS patients in September: The pioneering PrEP will be rolled out to sexual health clinics in cities around the UK, including London, Manchester and Brighton http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/hiv-prevention-drug-prep-to-be-made-available-for-thousands-of-nhs-patients-from-september-a3603646.html 86 comments worldnews
- British business and the trade union movement have made an unprecedented joint demand to Theresa May to guarantee immediately the rights of European Union migrants to remain in the UK, warning that further uncertainty will inflict serious damage on the British economy. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/17/theresa-may-urged-to-act-on-eu-migrant-rights 4 comments worldnews
- I live in the UK and work full time so use my weekends to explore Europe. Last weekend I went to Poland and visited Wieliczka Salt Mine, which features a chapel made entirely of salt (including the chandeliers) over 200ft underground. Thought r/europe might find the photos interesting! http://www.luxlife-blog.com/2015/12/krakow-poland-wieliczka-salt-mine.html 4 comments europe
- Pro-fracking newspaper ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority. US energy company misled the public when it made unsubstantiated claims about the benefits of fracking and claimed a gas shortage put the UK close to catastrophe. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/03/pro-fracking-advert-banned-asa-breitling-energy-shale-gas-daily-telegraph 3 comments worldnews