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Forbes under fire for Scots energy project crisis summit absence
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 14, 2025
Summit organisers say community councils on Skye had written to her asking her to re-organise her diary to take part in what they described as "one of the biggest transformational conversations that we need to have for the Highlands". The summit...
Review: St. Paul concert suggests Tate McRae could be the next J. Lo or Britney Spears
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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August 14, 2025
It was hard to tell Wednesday if McRae is going to be the next Britney Spears or the next Jennifer Lopez. She’s definitely not the next Sabrina or Charli, even though the 15,000 Tater Tots embraced her like she was.Like Spears and J. Lo, McRae,...
Alonso’s Real Madrid start La Liga with fresh energy
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 14, 2025
"Things are going to be different... we are starting from scratch," said Alonso. Real Madrid, featuring several new signings, approach the new season with fresh hope under recently-appointed coach Xabi Alonso, looking to turn the page on a...
Cafe owner feared £24k energy bill would sink firm
BBC
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Josh SandifordBBC News, West Midlands ShareSave Samantha Panton feared for her family's business over a dispute with E.On A cafe owner says she has suffered sleepless nights due to an energy supplier's "bullying tactics" over a disputed bill....
UK study suggests children’s cereal is trending towards lower nutritional quality
The Messenger - Kentucky
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LEXINGTON — Ready-to-eat cereals, which are processed and packaged to be eaten directly from the box, are one of the most predominant breakfast choices among children in the United States. Although RTE cereals in many cases are marketed as a...
Gentari Breaks Ground on Maryvale Solar & Energy Storage Project
The Slovenia Times
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August 14, 2025
Paving the way for dispatchable clean energy in New South Wales SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 August 2025 - Clean energy solutions provider Gentari yesterday marked the groundbreaking of the Maryvale Solar & Energy Storage...
Liquid gas investment inflates Origin Energy’s profit
Michael West Media
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August 14, 2025
Returns are rising for Australia’s largest electricity and gas retail business, with Origin Energy reporting an underlying profit up by more than 25 per cent and guidance that gas earnings will continue to rise. But the company’s results for the...
W Energy Brings Advanced AI Energy Forecasting Back to Australia in Partnership with Simble
The Slovenia Times
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August 14, 2025
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 August 2025 - Australian clean energy innovation takes a leap forward as W Energy, a new energy technology company, teams up with long-established ASX-listed Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS) to deploy...
IMServ and Valda Energy Launch UK’s First AMR Smart Gas Meter for Small Businesses
Process & Control Today
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14/08/2025 IMServ Europe Ltd IMServ, a leading UK metering and data services provider, has teamed up with B2B energy supplier Valda Energy to roll out the first-ever standalone AMR Smart Gas Meter for small commercial sites—marking a major...
Ranger Jamie Brings high-energy, hands-on learning to Sydney’s preschoolers
The Sector
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August 14, 2025
13 August, 2025, Preschool education in New South Wales were in for a treat. Ranger Jamie Tours, known for delivering curriculum-aligned school excursions to more than 600,000 students, officially launched its Early Learning Division, bringing...
UK households urged to spray windows with peppermint oil this week
Daily Express
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August 11, 2025
Brits should spray peppermint oil on and around their windows this week, say experts and homeowners. The UK is facing its fourth heatwave of the summer , with temperatures exceeding 30C in many parts of the country. There are a number of...
British Gas, Octopus, Eon, EDF and OVO paying £40 directly into bank accounts of smart meter customers
Birmingham Live
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August 11, 2025
Certain energy smart meter customers will be eligible for payments from suppliers under new rules. Energy companies will have to make £40 payments to customers who have faulty smart meters and they are not fixed within 90 days. It's in a bid to...
Gas-Powered Bitcoin Mining Coming Soon to the UK, Boosting Bitcoin Hyper’s Bid to Raise Over $7.6M
Disrupt Africa
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August 11, 2025
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention, as Union Jack Oil turns to Bitcoin ($BTC) mining to monetize its currently idle oil wells. It’s the first of its kind in the UK, where the energy company is based. In addition, Union Jack Oil is...
Granite acquires award-winning digital agency Zesty from News UK & Ireland
Irish Examiner
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August 14, 2025
Services company Granite Digital has acquired winning web design and engineering agency Zesty from News UK & Ireland. This latest acquisition continues Granite's strategic growth trajectory, following the successful integrations of WONDR, Armour,...
Bodo Community’s ‘Final Chance for Justice’ as Shell Oil Spill Trial Opens in UK
This Day
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August 14, 2025
Wale Igbintade Amnesty International has hailed the start of a landmark trial over catastrophic oil spills in the Niger Delta as a “historic moment” for the Bodo community, which has fought nearly two decades for justice. The trial opens today...
Irish renewable energy company secures funding for wind farms across Ireland and UK
Irish Independent
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The company has signed an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract with Statkraft for its Milane Hill wind farm in Cork, and its Beenageeha wind farm in Kerry. As part of the agreement, Galetech Operations’ subsidiary Optinergy, also situated in...
On the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska
E-International Relations
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August 18, 2025
British PM Keir Starmer warned President Trump ahead of the Trump-Putin summit on 15 August in Alaska: “Never trust Putin”. Trust in global politics is complex and difficult to define. Building a relationship over time, where both sides expect...
Exciting new season: Alonso's Real Madrid start La Liga with fresh energy
RTL Today
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August 14, 2025
Real Madrid, featuring several new signings, approach the new season with fresh hope under recently-appointed coach Xabi Alonso, looking to turn the page on a disappointing end to the Carlo Ancelotti era with "ambitious" football. Former Liverpool...
Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave
The Big Issue
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August 14, 2025
“People with heart and cardiovascular problems, the same applies, because people’s hearts have to beat faster to keep up with the heat. It’s not just explicitly heat-related problems… even mental health problems get worse in hot weather.” Powell...
Natural Gas 'Sold Off Sharply' on Tuesday
Rigzone
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The September natural gas contract “sold off sharply yesterday as Monday’s initial show of support collapsed”, Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at EBW Analytics Group, said in a report sent to Rigzone by the EBW team on Wednesday. That report...