Quantexa's AI,
£175 million deal,
HMRC fights fraud.
£175 million deal,
HMRC fights fraud.
Quantexa, a financial data platform, won the £175m contract to spot fraud and tax return errors.
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UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
UK economy won,
March growth defies forecasts made,
War clouds loom, yet rise.The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.
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UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries
UN calls on Equat.
Halt deportations to lands
Where torture awaits.Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditionsHuman rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the West African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their…
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Watch: What happened on day one of Trump’s China visit?
Trump in China’s throng,
Cheering kids and marching troops—
Xi and he convene.China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
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Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
Xi watches the U.S.,
Trump's grip wavers in the storm,
Iran's war clouds rise.President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.
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‘Beekeeping helps me clear my mind and get better headspace’
In the quiet hive,
Seventeen-year-old Jenson
Finds peace, sharpens mind.Jenson, 17, says it helped him feel good to return to school after four years learning at home.
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Why big tech is betting on cute mascots
Tech giants embrace
cartoon mascots in the US,
charming screens with smiles.The likes of Apple, Microsoft and Google are all putting cartoon characters centre stage.
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Higher Europe air fares ‘inevitable’, says industry head
Soaring airfares loom,
Oil prices surge post-conflict,
Europe braces for flight.Flying by air will get more expensive as oil prices remain high after the US and Israel's conflict with Iran.
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Remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
In Morocco's hills,
Soldier Collington recovered,
Search ends in sorrow.Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hikeThe remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wednesday, ending a…
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Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi
Trump meets Xi in talks,
Urging China to "open up,"
Taiwan's fate on edge.The US president says his first request to Xi would be to "open up" China, while Beijing is expected to press Trump on the status of Taiwan.