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The UK has over 1,000 tax reliefs: why doesn’t the government know how many billions they cost?

You’d think a tax-obsessed Tory party would want to know what these exemptions add up to, says Dr Rajiv Prabhakar, a senior lecturer at the Open University

The Guardian - UK

Why the Evidence for Interstellar Materials Found on the Ocean Floor is Flimsy

The discovery was quite interesting because, although such spherules are distributed globally, it is not easy to recover them from the depths of the ocean bed – requiring a dredging operation with a powerful magnet.

Inverse

‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of Scottish women have suffered online violence

The Open University has carried out the UK’s largest study into attitudes to and experiences of online violence against women and girls.

The Independent UK

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Have we really found the first samples from beyond the Solar System? The evidence is not convincing

Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University in the US, has published a press release claiming that some of the 700 or so spherical metallic fragments (spherules) he recovered from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Papua New Guinea, are from beyond the Solar System.

The Conversation

Scottish employers 'missing out on hidden talent pool'

Nearly two in five Scottish organisations don’t have specific skills initiatives in place for underrepresented groups

Insider UK

David Graham obituary

Other lives: Peace activist who joined the Land Reform Movement in India in 1950s

The Guardian - UK

Sell-out Greta Thunberg book festival event to be livestreamed due to popularity

Tickets to attend It’s Not Too Late To Change The World in Edinburgh in August were snapped up in less than 24 hours.

The Independent UK

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Two thirds of Scottish SMEs report skills shortages

People management, finance, digital tech and project management are experiencing the most acute skills shortages

Insider UK

Covid-linked compensation bid by students against university reaches High Court

Almost 1,000 current and former students are bringing a claim against University College London, alleging their tuition contracts were breached.

The Independent UK

Lyn Palmer obituary

Other lives: Business consultant who ran her own company for 25 years

The Guardian - UK

What makes a "good" chocolate company?

From child labor to unethical environmental approaches, chocolate companies can be rife with problematic practices

Salon

How to eat chocolate, guilt-free

This Easter it is possible to support firms that are making profits without hurting the planet or its inhabitants.

The New Daily

BBC hits back after claims David Attenborough's Wild Isles 'pulled from air'

A Guardian report claimed that the sixth episode of Wild Isles had been pulled to avoid criticism from Tory MPs and right-wing newspapers

Chronicle Live

Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles has no sixth episode, says BBC

Earlier reports had suggested that the corporation had pulled a final episode in the series due to possible controversy

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