For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The FTSE 100 ended the week on the back foot as the crisis in theContinue Reading

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Headspace: can our brains get full?

Maciej Bledowski/Shutterstock.com My husband was recently describing something that happened on a past holiday. It wasn’t a significant event, but it sounded pleasant. I, however, had no recollection of what he was telling me. He couldn’t quite believe it. We know that “recollections may differ”, but how can it beContinue Reading

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Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email The EU’s anti-fraud agency has launched an investigation into Peter Mandelson over his time as the bloc’s tradeContinue Reading

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Palantir and the NHS – 10 things you need to know

Who has access? DC Studio/Shutterstock.com Palantir, a US data analytics company backed in its early years by In-Q-Tel, now plays a central role in the NHS’s £330 million Federated Data Platform. Supporters say it could improve planning and efficiency, while critics have raised questions about governance, transparency and trust. Here’sContinue Reading

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British workers and the businesses that employ them have been clobbered by the steepest increase in employment taxes of any advanced economy, according to fresh analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The Paris-based body’s annual audit of payroll taxes lays the blame squarely at the doorContinue Reading

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