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More than a fifth of UK diners are refusing to pay optional service charges in restaurants as the nation reaches a “tipping point” on gratuities. The “national penchant for avoiding a fuss” has “finally met its match” in the form […]

The Australian government has approved a $19bn solar power project to export electricity to Singapore, hailing it as a “generation-defining piece of infrastructure”. The landmark moment comes as coal and gas remain the largest sources of electricity generation Down Under,