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A sign is seen at the arrivals passport control area of Terminal 5, at Heathrow Airport, London, Britain, March 23, 2023. High levels of legal migration have for more than a decade dominated Britain's political landscape, and will be a key battleground again in the vote which is expected next year. For the year ending December 2022, the ONS revised up the net migration figure to 745,000, a new record high and up 139,000 on its previous estimate. It also said the net migration number for the year ending June 2023 was 672,000, up from 607,000 a year earlier. "The government remains completely committed to reducing levels of legal migration," he said in a statement.

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☆ My autoimmune disease made traveling a challenge, but accessible tech in the hospitality industry is making tourism more inclusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Shayna Conde | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Some hospitality businesses are becoming more inclusive with accessible tech for disabled travelers. Digital and physical tech has helped improve accessible travel experiences, but more can be done. Lawrence Sumulong/Lincoln CenterImproving accessible tech for the future of travelThe hospitality industry has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility. Two of the biggest issues with increasing accessible tech in this field are documentation of its benefits and the price of acquiring and integrating the tech. Many hotels and destinations either have trouble notating, or simply do not document, how much revenue they've made because of the accessible tech and services they provide.

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☆ The UK is delaying the switch to electric cars. Automakers are furious
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three,” Ford (F) UK chair Lisa Brankin said in a statement. “We and the whole automotive industry [need] clarity on the [EV] topic,” the German carmaker said in a statement shared with CNN. ‘Confusion’ will delay switch to EVsThe UK auto industry has been clawing its way back from rock bottom after car manufacturing hit a 66-year low in 2022. Reducing emissions from road transport “is the only way that you will achieve net zero,” Hawes told the BBC. The government’s own independent adviser on climate policy, the Climate Change Committee shares that view.

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☆ Froome left out of Israel-Premier Tech's Tour de France team
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 12 - Briancon to Alpe d'Huez - France - July 14, 2022 Israel-Premier Tech's Chris Froome is seen after stage 12 Pool via REUTERS/Marco Bertorello/File PhotoJune 23 (Reuters) - Four-times winner Chris Froome was left out of Israel-Premier Tech's (IPT) squad for this year's Tour de France on Friday but vowed to return to cycling's premier road race next year. The 38-year-old Froome said in a recent interview that competing at this year's Tour was his "ultimate goal" after his hopes at last year's race were derailed by a positive COVID-19 test. "It was a tough decision to select our Tour de France team this year but we feel we selected eight riders best suited to fulfilling our performance objectives," said IPT General Manager Kjell Carlstrom. Froome told Global Cycling Network that he was disappointed with the decision. "I respect the team's decision and will take some time before refocusing on objectives later in the season and returning to the Tour de France in 2024."

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June 19 (Reuters) - Costs of the first phase of construction at American Lithium's (LI.V) Falchani lithium mine in Peru likely have risen some 20% from an original estimate to $700 million, the chief executive of the firm said in an interview. "If you think about the post-COVID world and inflationary pressures, that bill (of $580 million) is probably more like $700 million today," CEO Simon Clarke said. Peru, the world's second-largest copper producer, is vying for a piece of the pie in the booming lithium market. Nearby Chile, Argentina and Bolivia form a so-called "lithium triangle," with massive deposits, but the Canadian-owned Falchani project is currently the only one under way in Peru, where deposits are estimated to be much smaller. If all goes according to plan, construction could begin at Falchani by late 2024 or late 2025, Clarke said, to begin production in late 2026 or early 2027.

Persons: Simon Clarke, Clarke, Kylie Madry, Marco Aquino, Sandra Maler Organizations: Peruvian, Thomson Locations: Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Canadian, Falchani

☆ Boris Johnson's honours list includes aides tied to ex-UK PM's 'Partygate' scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Boris Johnson awarded his political aides and allies with some of Britain's highest honours to mark his resignation as prime minister, including some who attended parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns. Martin Reynolds, a senior civil servant and Johnson's former principal private secretary, was given an Order of the Bath award for public service. Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner called Johnson's honours list a "sickening insult". A Conservative member of parliament, who asked not to be named, said the list was "deeply embarrassing" and showed Johnson's lack of remorse. The former prime minister also approved honours for Conservative party politicians who have recently been caught in other scandals.

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☆ Vast majority of refined lithium products still coming through China, says lithium company
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVast majority of refined lithium products still coming through China, says lithium companySimon Clarke of American Lithium says the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act ensures the U.S. can develop supply chains to compete on a global basis when it comes to critical minerals.

In a long-awaited report, a panel of independent experts convened by the British government said both those theories were unlikely, and that it had been "unable to identify a clear and convincing single cause" for the deaths. "We've ruled things out, but we've not been able to confidently rule things in...," panel member Tammy Horton, a researcher at the National Oceanography Centre, told an online press briefing. It was "about as likely as not" that a pathogen new to UK waters caused the deaths, it said, though no new pathogen was detected. Several of the factors it considered might in combination also have been a cause, it added. British Environment Minister Therese Coffey said on Friday she would consider if further analysis by government scientists might establish a conclusive cause.

☆ Lithium relatively abundant but hard to extract: American Lithium
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLithium is relatively abundant but it's extremely hard to extract and process: American Lithium CEOSimon Clarke of American Lithium discusses its projects in Peru.

☆ China 'played a great game' on lithium and we've been slow to react, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not been quick enough to respond to its dominance, according to the CEO of American Lithium . Speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" Monday, Simon Clarke discussed how China had secured its position of strength within the industry. "I just think the Chinese have — I mean you have to take your hat off, they've played a great game," he said. "And we've been very slow to react to that."

☆ The problem with lithium is that it's extremely difficult to recover, American Lithium CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe problem with lithium is that it's extremely difficult to recover, American Lithium CEO saysSimon Clarke, CEO of American Lithium, says there needs to be a "concerted push" to develop it, as "China has been way ahead for a long time."

☆ UK minister does not recognise report government wants Swiss-style ties with EU
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - British health minister Steve Barclay said on Sunday he does not recognise a report that the government wants to move towards a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union. Switzerland has negotiated access to the European single market, but in return has to accept conditions including allowing freedom movement of workers from EU countries and payments into the bloc's budget. Simon Clarke, a former minister, was among those to criticise any suggestion that Britain could pursue a Swiss-style deal. Britain is currently locked in talks with the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol, the part of the Brexit deal that mandated checks on some goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the United Kingdom due to the province's open land border with EU member Ireland. Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Britain's new economic agenda of tax cuts and high spending do not represent a gamble because improved economic growth will pay for it, cabinet minister Simon Clarke said ahead of a major fiscal announcement on Friday. Close to 200 billion pounds ($225 billion) of tax cuts, energy subsidies and planning reforms are due to be announced by new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng as part of Prime Minister Liz Truss's bid to spur growth. "The critical thing is we need to get the economy growing so that, frankly, the economic growth trajectory outstrips that of our debt." Truss has aspirations to double the long-run rate of British annual economic growth to 2.5%. Clarke said the metrics of success would be in improved economic growth.

☆ UK's mini budget slashes taxes and borrows heavily as recession hits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN Business —A huge gamble by the UK government aimed at rescuing the economy from recession and boosting long-term growth sent the pound plunging on Friday. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an independent think tank, called the government’s plans “extraordinary.”“It’s half a century since we’ve seen tax cuts announced on this scale,” he said in a tweet. The pound sank almost 2% to $1.10 on Friday after Kwarteng’s announcement to its lowest level since 1985. The measures come a day after the Bank of England warned that the country was already likely in a recession. ‘Unfunded giveaways’News of the heavy additional government borrowing rattled investors already concerned that the country is spending beyond its means.

Similar numbers fled in Greece as a blaze fuelled by gale-force winds raged in mountains north of Athens. ABOVE 40CIn Spain, where emergency crews were fighting fires in five regions, national weather service AEMET also forecast higher temperatures. REUTERS/Stelios MisinasTreasury Minister Simon Clarke said Tuesday's "remarkable, unprecedented" record served as "a reminder ... of the importance of tackling climate change." British engineers raced on Wednesday to fix train tracks that buckled in the heat after firefighters worked through the night to damp down wildfires. In southern Europe, far larger wildfires continued to rage.

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