Some local authorities have already announced plans to not just scrap the council tax discount on second homes and empty properties, but to charge double the standard rate on those properties instead.

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The Standard Model of Particle Physics describes all the known properties of nature (with the exception of dark matter).

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The rough properties of this particle agree with the Standard Model prediction, but there is roughly 50% uncertainty in all the measurements of the largest couplings.

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Ms Palmer said that there was no gold plate standard and that efficiency is hard to achieve in older properties, adding that there are already tighter standards of efficiency in Wales than in England.

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Even cooler is that fact that all of these properties can be applied to a scene as complex as the galaxy image above with physical properties that can be manipulated by touch on a standard issue iPad or any fairly modern mobile device.

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Mr Pratten said he would like to see all new properties in the UK fitted with carbon monoxide detectors as standard.

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