Month: December 2018

The Israeli prime minister said Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday, told him the move was inevitableIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Read more…

‘These pipe-repairing robots herald the start of technology that could make that dream a reality in the future,’ says science minister Chris Skidmore Via: Government invests £7m in 'micro-robots' for dangerous work underground and in nuclear facilities

James Brokenshire unveils new plan to provide homes for struggling families Via: London councils to work together to cut homelessness across capital, communities secretary says

‘We cannot go on like this. Labour is ready to deliver a radical alternative’, leftwinger says Via: Corbyn accuses Theresa May of making 'complete mess' of Brexit in New Year message

Devices could be deployed in underground pipe networks, reducing need for roadworksThe UK government is investing millions in the development of micro-robots designed to work in underground pipe networks and dangerous sites such as decommissioned nuclear facilities.The ambition is for the robots, developed in British universities, to mark the end Read more…

Wildlife Trusts report comeback of rare seahorse breed and nudibranch slugs but plastic pollution still poses grave riskA rare kind of seahorse and a rainbow-coloured sea slug with a titillating name are among the creatures making a comeback in UK waters, according to an annual conservation review.The coast around Britain Read more…