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Death by 1000 cuts: Reform UK councils and net zero
Environment Journal
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August 13, 2025
Britain’s challenger party has announced £100m in savings across its authorities in just 100 days. But do the numbers add up? Schemes which have been chopped include an electric vehicle upgrade project and heat pump installation in Durham, where...
House blown apart near UK holiday park after massive 'gas explosion' as horror images emerge
Daily Star
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August 11, 2025
Liam Doyle, Shannon Brown and Adam Cailler Senior reporter and Reddit team lead 18:52, 11 Aug 2025Updated 22:36, 11 Aug 2025 Dramatic photos have emerged showing the devastating aftermath of a suspected gas explosion near a popular holiday park,...
FTSE 100: London stocks edge higher, oil prices at two-month low
Proactive UK
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August 13, 2025
FTSE 100 closes up 17 points at 9,165 Dow and Nasdaq open higher Beazley leads the fallers Builders lower after Persimmon update 4.52pm: Global stocks higher The FTSE 100 added 17 points to finish Wednesday’s session at 9,165, as stocks globally...
UK taxpayers on hook as failed Cumbria coalmine investors sue government
The Guardian
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August 11, 2025
The UK government is being sued in a secretive “corporate court” after a proposal for a new coalmine in Cumbria was quashed by the high court. If successful, UK taxpayers would have to fund a substantial compensation payment to the mine’s...
Private island off the coast of Wales hits the market for £3 million
IOL
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Bloomberg|Published 49 minutes ago 5min Sarah Rappaport Thorne, a 2.5-acre private island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in South West Wales, has hit the market for £3 million with Strutt & Parker. The Victorian-era fort was built as defensive...
Households in England urged to keep curtains and blinds closed this week
Daily Express
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August 13, 2025
With some parts of the UK experiencing temperatures of 34°C this week, experts are sharing cost-effective ways to keep your homes cool without spending a fortune on fans and air conditioning units. Searches for "keeping cool" have increased by...
British Gas tells customers to avoid eating in house this week
Daily Express
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August 11, 2025
Energy firm British Gas is urging customers avoid eating in the kitchen as the UK is hit by a blistering heatwave. With the UK enjoying sizzling temperatures of up to 33C in parts of England and the rest of the UK this week, most of us are looking...
Thursday preview: Sharp UK GDP slowdown expected in Q2
ShareCast
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The Office for National Statistics is expected to report the GDP data at 0700 BST, with analysts widely forecasting just a 0.1% economic expansion over the three months between April and June, slowing from 0.7% in the first quarter. The closely...
Deal that could slash your energy bills by £260 a year
Daily Express
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August 13, 2025
Households are being urged to lock into a new fixed-rate energy deal that could save the average household £260 a year – amid growing uncertainty over where bills will head next.The special tariff from highly-rated Fuse Energy is the cheapest...
Martin Lewis 'pleased' as Brits with smart meter could get new £80 payment
Coventry Live
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August 13, 2025
New rules forcing energy suppliers to compensate households for faulty smart meters have received backing from Martin Lewis. Firms will need to pay £40 to customers whose broken smart meters aren't fixed within 90 days - or £80 if both gas and...
Amid SC order on Delhi stray dogs, here's how other countries handle them: Gas chamber, massacre laws...
DNA India
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6.United Kingdom In the UK, abandoned animals are picked up, and if owners aren’t found in eight days, they go to shelters. Pet abandonment is illegal, with penalties of up to three years in jail and fines of over 45,000 pounds (Rs 53 lakh).
The absurdity of Britain’s nuclear regulation
The Spectator
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August 13, 2025
If you eat a banana, you get a tiny dose of radiation. Perfectly safe. Yet Britain’s nuclear regulator once forced a proposed Anglesey nuclear power plant to redesign its filtration system to cut potential exposure by exactly that amount. The...
Early Childhood Development Center to be opened in Mongolia with support of UNICEF and UK Embassy
AKIpress News Agency
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August 13, 2025
Early Childhood Development Center to be opened in Mongolia with support of UNICEF and UK Embassy AKIPRESS.COM - UNICEF and the British Embassy in Mongolia have signed a partnership agreement to launch the "Growing Up Green" project - a...
Austria's Enery and Czech Rezolv Energy among winners in Romania's second CfD auction
Romania Insider
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August 13, 2025
Austria's green projects developer Enery Elements, with the Three Seas Initiative investment fund behind it, and Czech Rezolv Energy, backed by British fund Actis, are among the winners of the second stage of the EU-funded CfD scheme organised by...
UK households urged to shut doors from 10am to 3pm from Tuesday
Daily Express
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August 11, 2025
Households across the UK are being urged to shut doors from 10am to 3pm this week as a weather warning has been issued. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has put amber and yellow heat health alerts in place across England from 9am on August 12...
Gravis picks Northern Trust to service UK OEIC range
Funds Europe
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August 13, 2025
Gravis Advisory Limited, the independent manager specialising in infrastructure, real estate and private credit, has appointed Northern Trust to provide asset servicing to its open ended investment company (OEIC) fund range in the UK. The range is...
New green mortgage guidance unveiled for UK lenders and housebuilders
Edie
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August 13, 2025
The Green Home Finance Roadmap for the Mortgage Industry has been jointly developed by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and Green Mortgage Advice Initiative (GMAI). It has the backing of 34 organisations, including Santander, Barratt Redrow and...
Sen. Katie Britt reflects on first seven months of 119th Congress
Alabama Political Reporter
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August 13, 2025
In an official press release on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, reflected on the legislative actions she has taken during the first seven months of the 119th Congress, including in her roles on the Senate Judiciary, Appropriations,...
UK winter wheat harvest: lower yields but higher protein
All About Feed
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August 11, 2025
Winter wheat yields from the UK harvest combined so far are showing disappointing yields but good protein levels. The winter wheat harvest toward the end of July was around 11% complete – ahead of the last 2 years but at a similar level to 2022....
The overlooked summer danger making UK heatwaves feel even worse
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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"Have you been one of the many people wondering if the heat this summer feels different? More oppressive, more draining. That’s because it’s not just hot, it’s also humid." That was last month's analysis by the Met Office of yet another sweltering...