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Major UK airport scraps buses from car parks with £14m futuristic alternative
The Mirror
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July 17, 2025
One of the busiest UK airports is ditching gas-guzzling buses as part of a huge £14 million investment. Last year, London Gatwick Airport - which is owned and managed by VINCI Airports and Global Infrastructure Partners - handled a whopping 43.2...
Labour minister: UK-EU trade deal could take another year to kick in
City A.M.
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July 17, 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025 8:22 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Nick Thomas-Symonds said the UK-EU trade deal could take another year to come into effect....
Breaking Baz: ‘My Father’s Shadow’s Akinola Davies Reunites With Element’s Rachel Dargavel For Thriller ‘Delta Force Six’
Deadline
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July 17, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Element Pictures’ Rachel Dargavel, producer of Akinola Davies’s My Father’s Shadow, Nigeria’s first Cannes entry, tells Deadline that she and the filmmaker are in very early stages of development for his sophomore feature, Delta Force...
£10m Clean Energy Boost For Community Projects Across England
PM Today
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July 17, 2025
A wide range of public buildings — from care homes to libraries — are set to benefit from a new £10 million clean energy fund aimed at reducing bills and supporting local decarbonisation efforts. The funding, delivered via publicly-owned Great...
Peermusic signs UK writer, producer and artist ADP
MusicWeek
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Peermusic has signed British writer/producer and recording artist Amish Patel, professionally known as ADP, to a worldwide publishing deal. The deal was signed in collaboration with the Peermusic UK and Peermusic US offices and covers ADP’s select...
Company completes major milestone on journey to create first-of-its-kind floating energy project: 'The culmination of a lot of hard work'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 17, 2025
"We'd like to thank everyone who participated in this process." by Elijah McKeeJuly 17, 2025 Most beach lovers enjoy a good coastal breeze. Those gusts are even stronger out at sea — and wind power companies are taking notice. One such venture in...
ONE CYR'S VIEW: Britain-France nuclear accord truly historic
Imperial Valley Press - California
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That is how McGeorge Bundy, President John F. Kennedy’s national security adviser, described the Anglo-American alliance. The “Special Relationship,” the exceptionally close collaboration forged during the most desperate days of the Second World...
Kilbirnie's Radio City Association named one of UK's 100 top social enterprises
Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald
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The SE100 Index and Social Business Awards list represents the UK's most impressive and inspiring social businesses, based on their impact, growth and achievements over the past year. It is run by NatWest Social and Community Capital and Pioneers...
Trump’s plan to cut off Russian oil funds could raise prices for everyone
CNN
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July 17, 2025
Hong Kong CNN — US President Donald Trump is trying again to end the war in Ukraine – not by targeting Russia, but by hitting the countries that buy Russia’s oil. Top of that list? China and India, two of the world’s most important economies. The...
7.5x earnings, £80.2m in net cash, and a big yield… what’s not to like about this UK stock?
The Motley Fool UK
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July 17, 2025
Yü Group‘s (LSE:YU) a UK stock that’s confounded expectations. Over the past five years, it’s delivered a spectacular 1,800% share price return. And yet it still looks unusually cheap for a UK growth share. Currently, the business trades at just...
UK inflation rises to highest since January 2024
Oman Observer
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July 16, 2025
LONDON: Britain's annual rate of consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to its highest in over a year at 3.6% in June, official figures showed on Wednesday, slightly dampening expectations for further cuts in Bank of England interest rates....
Zonal pricing isn’t dead yet: Could regional energy costs still happen?
Homebuilding & Renovating
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July 17, 2025
The government may have shelved plans for zonal electricity pricing, which would have seen power costs vary by region, but energy experts and analysts suggest the conversation is far from over. While ministers say a reformed national pricing...
North West becomes UK region with most business administrations
The Westmorland Gazette
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July 17, 2025
New analysis by law firm Shakespeare Martineau shows that the North West accounts for 21 per cent of the total number of UK business administrations in the first half of 2025. A total of 783 businesses across the UK filed for administration in the...
Kraken’s Residential Virtual Power Plant (VPP) reaches 2 GW power milestone
Renewable Energy Magazine
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A VPP flattens peak electricity demand, supports local congestion management, and helps balance the overall electricity system by automatically scheduling charging and heating – charging EVs and heating homes when grid demand is low and energy is...
How to Fight Against Trump’s Attack on Clean Energy
Financial Post
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July 17, 2025
Now, have we taken a gut punch, like a huge gut punch, yes, right after we thought that we had aligned the interest of everyone in the political spectrum around figuring out how to diversify supply chains from China. People are saying, well, we’re...
Envision Energy partners with FERA Australia to advance 1GW wind, 1.5GWh energy storage in Australia
Eco-Business
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July 17, 2025
Melbourne, Australia – 17 July 2025 – Envision Energy, a global leader in smart renewable energy solutions, and FERA Australia, a dedicated Australian renewable energy developer, today announced an agreement to collaborate on the delivery of...
Clean Planet Energy plans Lincolnshire recycling facility
Packaging News
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July 16, 2025
The 25,000 tonne-a-year capacity ‘ecoPlant’ would become the company’s second site in the UK. Its Teesside facility is expected to start operations next year. CPE director of expansion and development Tom Field said the Sleaford plant would be a...
British startup Cryogenx raises €1.9 million to tackle deadly heat stress in military and industry
EU Startups
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July 15, 2025
London-based Cryogenx has raised €1.9 million as part of Seed funding round to accelerate the development of its portable cooling technology to combat heat strokes. The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Future Planet Capital,...
Peru’s ZOFRATACNA Eco-Industrial Park Advances Clean Energy with Blockchain-Backed Solar Project
AZoCleantech
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July 17, 2025
The renewable energy transformation at the Peru's ZOFRATACNA Eco-Industrial Park has taken a major step forward as Frigoríficos Kobe Food S.A.C. (FKF), in partnership with its shareholder Bluegrace Energy Bolivia (BGEB), continues advancing the...
Astronomers uncover hidden gas giant 10 times Jupiterâs size in young starâs protoplanetary disc
Natural News
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July 16, 2025
Astronomers uncover hidden gas giant 10 times Jupiter’s size in young star’s protoplanetary disc Astronomers discovered a hidden gas giant up to 10 times Jupiter’s size in a young star’s protoplanetary disc, challenging previous assumptions. The...