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How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headquartered in Shanghai, is a tall, heavy-set man in his mid-40s with...
Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal – podcast
MP for Warrington North shares her experience as a complainant in a rape trial where the man she accused was acquittedStanding up in parliament last week, Charlotte Nichols MP waived her right to anonymity as a complainant of sexual offences.“I care profoundly about...
UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse
Business secretary announces new ‘steel safeguards’ during visit to Tata’s Port Talbot plantThe UK is to double tariffs on Chinese and other foreign steel in a bid to save its remaining plants from collapse.The new “steel safeguards” came weeks after bosses at Tata...
Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank
CenTax warns bill under debate in parliament has ‘easily exploitable’ loopholes and will not prevent foreign interferencePolitical donations by companies should be banned to protect UK elections from foreign interference, a thinktank has warned.In the first big...