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12 August 2021

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Rachel Douglas, owner of The Laundry Lodge

Firms want help to measure their carbon footprint

Many small businesses say they lack the resources needed to calculate their carbon footprint.

Arrival electric van

The $8bn EV company you’ve probably never heard of

Electric vehicle firm Arrival is worth $8bn (£5.7bn) - and is only making vans, buses and taxis.

Painters and decorators

Photographer, farmer and plasterer job ads rise

The last three weeks have seen the highest numbers of new job postings since mid-May, research shows.

Tom Beckett

'I'm just not ready to buy an electric car'

Joe Biden wants half of all cars sold in the US to be zero emission by 2030 - but getting there won't be easy.

US dollar bills and coins symbolising Bitcoins

The new trick cyber-criminals use to cash out

Bitcoin researchers discover a new darknet tool criminals are using to help launder their digital money.

Seasonal workers process tomatoes after a harvest in Karacadag district of Diyarbakir, Turkey on July 27, 2021

How can new technology protect outdoor workers?

Working outdoors in extreme heat can be deadly, new tech and better protection for workers could help.

A graphic showing a phone, which an no-vaccine symbol on it.

Living and loving as an anti-vaxxer

Opponents of Covid vaccines are turning to online dating and house shares for the unvaccinated only.

Actor Sunder Ramu on a date

The 365-dates man still looking to meet his target

Tamil actor Sunder Ramu's dates are not all romantic ones - and his aim is not just to find love.

Sharon den Adel of Within Temptation, performing in front of a green screen

Is virtual reality the future of live music?

"There's no max, there's no limit" to virtual reality, so is it the future of live music?

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