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Markets await UK construction growth report, as South African rand slides
The Guardian   04 April 2017   UK   UK  
The Canary Wharf finance district of London. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
<p>South African government bonds have fallen sharply this morning, matching the drop in the rand.</p><p>Shares in the country’s banks are also being hit, on worries that other credit ratings could follow S&amp;P and downgrade South Africa to Junk.</p><p>Economist ...
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Rock around the block
Geographical   22 February 2016   UK   UK  
Lots of obsidian (basalt in real life) beneath the soil on the Isle of Skye (Image: BGS)
<p>The British Geological Survey is using Minecraft to create huge maps of Great Britain<br />Combing its long records of geological data with modern videogames, The British Geological Survey (BGS) has created a sprawling map of Great Britain using the ridiculously ...
UK construction boosted by surge of big projects
Financial Times   07 February 2016   UK   UK  
The new £4.3bn super-sewer will run for 16 miles under the Thames
<p>UK construction is expected to return to pre-recession levels for the first time this year because of a surge in road, rail and energy projects.<br />Construction work is expected to rise 3.6 per cent in 2016 and 4.1 per cent in 2017, the Construction Products ...
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Earth Science Week: 10 – 18 October 2015
The Geological Society   06 October 2015   UK   UK  
Earth Science Week: 10 – 18 October 2015
<p>This year, we&rsquo;ve been celebrating the 200th anniversary of William Smith&rsquo;s amazing geological map of England &amp; Wales &ndash; the first nationwide geological map. 2015 is also the first of our themed years &ndash; the Year of Mud &ndash; ...