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UK police have impounded a Tesla Cybertruck, which mysteriously made it across the Atlantic, for being "not road legal in the UK."
Advanced Transport

British Authorities Seize Cybertruck for Being Entirely Illegal

By Victor Tangermann

The Guardian reports that the BBC has already secretly prepared scripts to read on air in the event of energy shortages causing blackouts or empty gas reserves — a telling sign that between the war in Ukraine, growing energy uncertainty, and a fast-approaching winter, UK authorities are bracing for the absolute worst.
Energy

UK Authorities Anticipate Energy Blackouts This Winter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The UK's Environmental Agency announced that Britons may soon be drinking sewage water to counter the region's worsening environmental circumstances.
Climate Change

UK May Have to Make Peace With Drinking Water Made From Sewage, Official Says

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The UK government is planning to bury the world's largest stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor, sparking concern among experts.
Nuclear Fusion

Experts Warn UK Government Not to Bury Nuclear Waste Under Ocean Floor

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The UK — which has announced a "red warning" for extreme heat — weapped London's 135-year-old Hammersmith Bridge silver foil to keep it from cracking.
Climate Change

London Wraps Historic Bridge in Foil to Save It from Horrific Heatwave

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It may sound like an egregious flaunting of COVID-19 rules — but this massive in Liverpool, England, was in fact government sanctioned.
Developments

Scientists Hold Mask-Less Rave to Test Whether It’ll Spread COVID

By Victor Tangermann

The UK National Health Service's Test and Trace team didn't report over 15,000 COVID-19 cases due to an easily avoided Excel fumble.
Developments

The UK Didn’t Realize How Bad COVID Had Gotten Because of an Excel Screwup

By Victor Tangermann

British PM Boris Johnson has been taken to the intesive care at around seven o'clock, UK time. First Secretary of State Dominic Raab to deputise.
Developments

Breaking: British Prime Minister With COVID-19 Moved to ICU

By Victor Tangermann

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech
Internet Of Things

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech

By Victor Tangermann

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online
Future Society

The UK Government Is Planning to Regulate Hate Speech Online

By Victor Tangermann

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.
Environment

Why Are British Beaches Littered With Dying Marine Life? 3 Things You Need to Know.

By Chelsea Gohd

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Off-World

New Satellite Will Shift Shape While in Space

By Chelsea Gohd

A UK Project Wants to Make Autonomous Driving More Human
Self-Driving Vehicles

A UK Project Wants to Make Autonomous Driving More Human

By Chelsea Gohd

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Self-Driving Vehicles

An Autonomous Vehicle Project Sets Its Sights On a 200-Mile Test Drive in 2019

By Kyree Leary

The UK Prime Minister Is Working to End Plastic Litter by 2042
Pollution

The UK Prime Minister Is Working to End Plastic Litter by 2042

By Chelsea Gohd

The U.K. Just Installed Its First “Seabin” to Clean Plastic-Polluted Waters
Pollution

The U.K. Just Installed Its First “Seabin” to Clean Plastic-Polluted Waters

By Chelsea Gohd