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Brits' attitude to benefits 'softer'
2013-09-10 09:22:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Attitudes to unemployment and to welfare payments have softened, a major survey of the public mood suggests.
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EU Countries Failure to Meet Sow Stall Ban Irks Brits
2013-08-09 15:39:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: British National Pig Association Despite reassurances to the contrary, seven months after the European Union (EU) introduced a ban on individual sow gestation stalls (except for the first four weeks of pregnancy), half of EU countries have failed to comply with the ban. In response, retailers and food manufacturers must continue to be vigilant, warns Britain's National Pig Association (NPA). It argues that British consumers expect all imported pork and pork products to be traceable back to farms that comply with the European Union's January 2013 ban on the full-time use of sow stalls. read more
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2 Brits Jailed for Courtroom Web Use
2013-07-31 00:58:03| TechNewsWorld
Two men from near London, a 21-year-old and 29-year-old, have each been sentenced to two months in jail following contempt of court convictions for misusing the Internet while serving on a jury. The 21-year-old posted a Facebook message during a sex offense prosecution, saying that he wanted to "f*** up a paedophile." The 29-year-old, meanwhile, used Google to scour for extra information.
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AUDIO: Voice of the checkout 'helps Brits queue'
2013-07-09 11:47:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Terry Green, who co-founded Q-matic which tries to solve company's queuing problems told the Today programme's Sarah Montague that he was the voice that beckons people to the service desks in over 8,000 locations across the UK.
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Brits Accused of Spying on G20 Attendees
2013-06-21 19:34:14| PC Magazine Wireless Networking Product Guide
The British government monitored the phone calls and emails of those who attended the 2009 G20 summit in London, according to documents published by The Guardian.
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