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Our family left the UK for Bulgaria and life's cheaper, but scams, harsh winters, and the language are tough
Sunderland Echo
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August 8, 2025
A British family who moved to Bulgaria and bought an abandoned £7k home say not everyone "has what it takes" to move - warning of visa scams, the harsh -30 dereee winters, and difficulty learning the language. Laura Phoenix, 35, and her husband,...
UK opens seventh CfD renewables auction
pv-magazine
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August 7, 2025
Extended contracts and more flexible commissioning dates on offer for solar developers. The target commissioning window for solar projects has also been extended, giving developers more flexibility on contract start dates. August 7, 2025 Matthew...
UK silverfish 'invasion' to peak in August - how to stop them coming in
Wales Online
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August 7, 2025
Charlotte Smith Senior Lifestyle Content Editor 14:23, 07 Aug 2025 As peak silverfish season hits the UK, property specialists have explained how to get rid of them for good. If you’ve ever noticed tiny greyish-silver bugs crawling around your...
UK faces pressure to ban imports linked to Uyghur forced labour in green tech supply chains
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 7, 2025
London [UK], August 7 (ANI): Leading human rights organisations, including Anti-Slavery International, Campaign for Uyghurs, Global Legal Action Network, Stop Uyghur Genocide, Unseen, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), and the World Uyghur...
UK households warned of 'invasion' as peak season hits - signs to look for
Bristol Post
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August 7, 2025
As peak silverfish season hits the UK, property specialists have explained how to get rid of them for good. If you’ve ever noticed tiny greyish-silver bugs crawling around your bathroom, you have experienced silverfish. These tiny, wingless...
‘Pounds for pylons’: Government pushes ahead with £2,500 energy bill savings scheme
Edie
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August 8, 2025
The Government is aiming to double the amount of new transmission infrastructure built by 2030. The plan, part of measures in the UK Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, would see households within 500 metres of new or upgraded...
UK weather: Cyclones send aftershock of tropical Storm Dexter hurtling towards Britain
GB News
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August 7, 2025
Britain’s chaotic weather is about to get another shake-about in the aftershock of a ‘potent’ tropical storm. A barrage of Atlantic cyclones hurtling towards the UK will include the corpse of Tropical Storm Dexter, currently whipping waters off...
UK Lags in Digital Sovereignty Race: Urgent Push for Homegrown AI
WebProNews
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August 7, 2025
In the escalating global contest for technological dominance, the United Kingdom finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with the imperatives of digital sovereignty amid fierce competition from powerhouses like the United States and China. Digital...
Cheapest Oasis tickets before final UK tour dates drop to £226
The Mirror
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August 8, 2025
Oasis only have a few shows left on their reunion tour This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Oasis is winding down their enormous reunion tour across the UK. The band,...
“Piece of Me” Is Britney Spears’ Sharpest Statement
Paste
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If there’s one thing I know for certain, it’s that I am the person I am today in part because I bumped Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” on my BRAT-green iPod shuffle every day of my eight-year-old life. I’d come back from third grade and go straight...
FTAs may give India a share in $875 Billion imports to EU, UK from China: BCG
The Hindu Business Line
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August 8, 2025
The preferential access to the UK and potentially the EU could provide new growth markets | Photo Credit: bugphai India's proposed free trade agreement (FTAs) with the European Union could unlock access to a USD 875 billion market and bring tariff...
Wyoming Insight: Oil Rigs Drop to Lowest Level Since 2021
My Country 95.5 - Wyoming
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August 8, 2025
The July 2025 issue of the Wyoming Insight is now available. This monthly report serves as an energy index and business indicators report for the state. Highlights from this month's issue include: Natural Gas Prices Increase. Oil Rigs Drop to...
The UK households that will qualify to get £250 a year off energy bills under new rules
Manchester Evening News
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August 8, 2025
Certain households across the UK will be eligible for £250 a year off their energy bills under new plans launched by the government. Electricity bills will be cut for thousands living near new pylons, as Labour moves forward with plans to "get...
Keir Starmer is the most unscrupulous dud ever to enter Downing Street but I know what Tories need to do to save Britain
The Sun
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August 8, 2025
THE cast iron lesson of political history is that socialist governments always, always leave the country in a worse mess than they find it. And until David Cameron and Boris Johnson came along, it was always the Tories who cleaned up afterwards. 9...
Fewer goods handled at Dutch seaports, particularly coal and natural gas
Statistics Netherlands
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August 8, 2025
A total of 395 million tonnes of goods arrived at seaports in the Netherlands in 2024 - a year-on-year decline of 1.3 percent. The volume of outbound goods destined for other countries also decreased by 0.5 percent to 182 million tonnes. In almost...
Captive no more
The News International
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ENERGY SECTOR A quiet yet significant shift is underway in Pakistan’s energy landscape. The Off-the-Grid (Captive Power Plants) Levy Bill, 2025, though seemingly technical in nature, signifies a deeper repositioning. One that redefines fairness,...
UK's first hot air balloon pub could help the 3 in 10 Brits who feel 'held back'
Express & Star
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August 7, 2025
Turns out, Britain is stuck in a long weekend slump. Research from Beavertown reveals that more than two thirds (67%) of the UK feel they do the same thing every Bank Holiday weekend, and almost half (46%) wish they were more spontaneous with...
Woman moved to Dubai for luxury - reality was very different
Wales Online
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August 11, 2025
A Brit who lived in Dubai returned to the UK after years of working 80-hour weeks said the city has "no work-life balance" despite growing numbers fleeing the UK to live there. Natalie Goodall, 32, was offered a golf coaching job in Dubai aged 18...
Woman went to live in Dubai for luxury - but reality was different
Devon Live
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August 11, 2025
A Brit who lived in Dubai returned to the UK after years of working 80-hour weeks said the city has "no work-life balance" despite growing numbers fleeing the UK to live there. Natalie Goodall, 32, was offered a golf coaching job in Dubai aged 18...
Wales & West Utilities announce plans for hydrogen pipeline
Global Hydrogen Review
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August 7, 2025
Wales & West Utilities has announced its plans for a hydrogen pipeline in North Wales, UK, to support cleaner energy ambitions for business and industry across the region. The proposed pipeline, HyLine Gogledd, would help bring hydrogen to the...