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Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy
Swissinfo
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July 17, 2025
The Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn is one of three still in operation in Switzerland. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The Fukushima disaster prompted several countries, including Switzerland, to abandon nuclear power. However, the need for...
Hybrid rye area poised for growth in the UK
Farmers Weekly
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July 16, 2025
As cereal growers look to future-proof their rotations against environmental and economic challenges, hybrid rye is becoming an increasingly compelling option, especially with the introduction of high-performance varieties. While the planted crop...
Namibia’s Hidden Gem Goes Global: O&L Taps PC Agency for US & UK PR
Breaking Travel News
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July 17, 2025
The largest and most established hospitality company in Namibia, O&L Leisure - part of the century-old Ohlthaver & List Group - has appointed The PC Agency, the world’s luxury travel consultancy to oversee its international PR and brand reputation...
Breaking Baz: ‘My Father’s Shadow’s Akinola Davies Reunites With Element’s Rachel Dargavel For New Feature ‘Delta Force Six;’ Thriller Will Shoot In Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Region
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...
Households with heat pumps could get £200 off energy bills
The Times
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Households with heat pumps would receive £200 a year off their energy bills under plans being considered by Ed Miliband to encourage Britons to give up on gas boilers. Under the proposals, all homes with heat pumps would see an average fall in...
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....
£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...
How synthetic smart meter data can support smart energy systems
Smart Energy International
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July 17, 2025
Synthetic data is in its infancy in the energy sector but offers a breakthrough solution for modelling and planning to support smart energy systems, a policy paper from the Centre for Net Zero reports. Smart meter data is one of the key datasets...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
British children living in 'unbearable poverty' as students make school breakfast plea
The Mirror
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July 16, 2025
More than three-quarters of children’s doctors say poverty-related illness has increased over the last two years, as they warned of an “unbearable level” of hardship among kids. Some 96% of paediatricians said poor living conditions like damp and...
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...
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...