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Ministry of Perception Introduces Sexuality Credit Rating for Applicants
Applicants will now be scored on how confidently foreign authorities might misunderstand them.
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Science & Technology
BritMart Pauses Facial Recognition Until Staff Learn Faces
Advanced AI successfully identifies the correct suspect before staff confidently remove somebody else.
UK Politics & Public Life
Treasury Asked to Forward All Economic Growth to Manchester
Andy Burnham’s No 10 North is taking on economic growth policy from the Treasury, raising the administrative possibility that prosperity can now be redirected by postcode.
Science & Technology
Fusion AI Spinout Builds Machine That Remembers Who Broke the Spreadsheet
UKAEA has spun out an engineering AI company, giving Britain a machine that can remember who broke the spreadsheet and attended none of the meetings.
UK Politics & Public Life
Britain’s Housing Crisis Told to Wait Beside a Well-Connected Station
Britain’s new default yes for homes near stations moves the housing crisis close enough to public transport to hear why it has been cancelled.
Science & Technology
Government Announces Third National Forest, Seeks Someone To Find It
England’s third new national forest has £7.5m, a vast potential site and, for now, the undeniable solidity of a tender notice.
Culture & Entertainment
Cat Sitting Job Adds Murder To Timesheet
Cat sitting job becomes a dangerous 1998 crime caper, proving that twice daily visits need clearer terms.
Business & Economy
Company Directors Asked To Prove They Exist First
Company directors need identity verification, ending the era when a Labrador could run nine firms from a wheelie bin.
World
Senior Economic Dialogue Produces Junior Biscuit Plate
Senior Economic Dialogue between Britain and South Korea reaffirmed resilience, prosperity and the diplomatic importance of matching biscuits.
UK Politics & Public Life
Emergency Alert Test Confirms Emergency Is Only A Test
Emergency alert test will make compatible phones scream for ten seconds, giving Britain useful practice at locating its reading glasses.
Travel & Transport
Border Checks Cancelled After Sandwich Promises To Behave
Border checks were suspended while Britain and the EU negotiate whether a cheese sandwich can cross the Irish Sea without legal counsel.
Sport
India Asia Cup Squad Requires Its Own Baggage Carousel
India Asia Cup squad has 15 players, a returning Jasprit Bumrah and enough expectation to require its own baggage carousel.