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5 days ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Francis
Speaking to broadcasters on board HMS St Albans during a visit to Norway, Sir Keir said the deal reached with the US this week "predominantly focused on steel and aluminium and reducing those tariffs on car manufacturing and reducing the tariffs there". "On digital services, there are ongoing discussions, obviously, on other aspects of the deal, but the important thing to focus on yesterday is the sectors that are now protected that the day before yesterday were very exposed," he added.
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6 days ago | 
bbc.com | Sam Francis
Home Office urged to record migrant exits from UKSam FrancisBBCA Labour MP has raised fresh concerns over the government's failure to properly monitor whether migrants leave the UK after their visas expire. The government has promised to set out plans to crack down on record-high levels of migration in the next few weeks.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Francis
The Liberal Democrats have taken control of Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire County Councils, after taking dozens of seats from the Conservatives across England. The Lib Dems have won more than 140 new seats, almost entirely from the Conservatives, with more than 340 councillors elected on Thursday. They are also the largest party on Devon County Council which is now under no overall control - and made major gains in areas such as Shropshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Sam Francis
Kemi Badenoch has accused the government of breaking its promise to set up five local inquiries into grooming gangs despite pledging to do so. The Conservative leader said Sir Keir Starmer had promised £5m to fund five locally-led investigations into grooming gangs but delivered just one, in Oldham. During Prime Ministers Questions, Badenoch suggested the Sir Keir was "dragging his heels" on inquiries to shield Labour-run councils from scandal.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Sam Francis
The amount of cannabis posted to the UK from Thailand has dropped by 90% in three months thanks to cooperation with Thai Customs, the Home Office has said. When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last year.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sam Francis
According to the Telegraph government officials have advised Miliband to back plans for a form of regional pricing used in some other parts of the world including Australia, Italy and Sweden. If implemented, it would be the biggest reform of the power market since the 1990s privatisation. The scheme is supported by some energy businesses - including Greg Jackson, the boss of Octopus Energy, the UK's largest domestic energy supplier.
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3 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationnews.com | Sam Francis
Aigen, the agricultural technology company aiming to help reduce chemical usage through smarter farming, has unveiled its Element gen2 robot for daily weed control. (See video below.)The company also announced a strategic partnership with Bowles Farming Company, a sixth-generation family farm in California’s Central Valley, that will see robotic crews weeding Bowles Cotton fields for the 2025 growing season, marking a significant expansion for Aigen into new crop types.
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3 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationnews.com | Sam Francis
Stereo vision cameras have become the top solution for giving machines the depth perception to move around and recognize objects. However, these cameras have various qualities that can meet different project needs. If you’re wondering which stereo vision camera is best for robotics, the following offer standout features that power a wide range of systems. As a leader in 3D vision technology, Orbbec offers one of the best stereo vision cameras for robotics with its Gemini 330 series.
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3 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationnews.com | Sam Francis
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will “substantially” reduce tariffs on Chinese imports, in a move that could mark a shift in the long-running trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking on April 22, Trump said that although the tariffs would be lowered significantly, they “won’t be zero”, indicating a continued effort to protect certain domestic industries.
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3 weeks ago | 
roboticsandautomationnews.com | Sam Francis
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are increasingly central to automotive innovation, offering features that make driving safer, more comfortable, and more intelligent. While not fully autonomous, ADAS technologies are seen as stepping stones toward higher levels of driving automation. These systems use sensors, software, and computing platforms to assist with a variety of driving tasks.
