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British Gas owner Centrica sees profits slump as households switch off heating and energy prices fall
This Is Money
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July 24, 2025
British Gas owner's profits almost halve from £1bn to £549m in first half By HELEN KIRRANE Updated: 05:50 EDT, 24 July 2025 British Gas owner Centrica saw profits take a tumble in the first half as it faced warmer weather and lower wholesale...
UK-India trade deal biggest and most economically significant since Brexit, says Starmer
The Guardian
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July 24, 2025
UK-India trade deal biggest since Brexit, says StarmerKeir Starmer said the UK-India agreement was “the biggest and most economically significant” trade deal Britain has made since Brexit. The prime minister said: “Look, we both know this is the...
NS&I launches new one-year British Savings Bonds offering higher interest rates
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 25, 2025
Savings giant NS&I has launched new versions of its one-year British Savings Bonds with increased interest rates. One finance expert described the move as bucking “the trend in a falling market”. British Savings Bonds are fixed-term issues of...
India-UK Vision 2035: Push for sustainable and climate-resilient farming, UK Universities in India, AI, Tech, Trade & More
Krishi Jagran
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July 25, 2025
Home News India and the UK have endorsed the Vision 2035 roadmap to deepen strategic cooperation across trade, defence, technology, Agriculture, climate, and education. This partnership is supported by the successful signing of the Comprehensive...
Consumer confidence falls amid UK price rises
Retail Insight Network
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July 25, 2025
UK consumers have been shaken by rising inflation, with the latest BRC‑Opinium survey showing a sharp drop in consumer confidence as living costs climb. The data points to growing concern among households over the economy and personal finances....
Joint Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) July 2025
The National Tribune
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July 25, 2025
Department of Defence Statement on Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) July 2025 On 25 July 2025, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon Richard Marles...
The operator quietly slashing energy bills for UK industry
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 23, 2025
While energy CEOs argue on panels and regulators debate market reforms, one operator has quietly stepped into the gap — and is already helping UK industry slash millions off their electricity bills. His name is Grant Nicholson, founder of Pharaoh...
Street Life: UK EISA Maestro winners revealed!
Amateur Photographer
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July 25, 2025
This year’s EISA Maestro competition theme was Street Life. Entrants could submit either a single image or a portfolio of 5-8 photographs. This broad and popular genre prompted an astonishing response, with a high standard of submissions. After...
Petrol & Diesel Could Run Out In The United Kingdom By 2038?
CleanTechnica
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July 23, 2025
Some years ago, a guy had a blog with hundreds of posts about what he called the ‘benefits’ of fossil fuels. His blog was a pro-fossil fuels propaganda collection of his own writings. If I recall, he was from a midwestern state in the US. It may...
Futurist explains how UK trains could operate in 2075
MyLondon
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July 25, 2025
Experts have predicted what train travel in the UK could look like in 2075. As part of the Railway 200 celebrations, a cross-industry partnership celebrating 200 years of the modern railway, LNER has predicedt what train travel could look like in...
Uganda Deepens Energy and Mining Partnership With UK Ahead of COP 2025
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 25, 2025
Uganda is strengthening its partnership with the United Kingdom to fast-track its energy transition, upgrade electricity infrastructure, and unlock the potential of its mineral wealth, officials announced following a high-level meeting at...
India-UK Vision 2035: Nations to Deepen Collaboration on Energy Storage, Grid Transformation
Energetica India
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July 25, 2025
India and the UK have marked a historic milestone in their bilateral relationship, with the signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the launch of the India-UK Vision 2035. The CETA agreement was signed on Thursday...
Britain and India sign free trade pact during Modi visit
Zawya
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Britain and India signed a free trade agreement on Thursday during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sealing a deal to cut tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky and cars and allow more market access for businesses. The two...
UK urged to grasp opportunity to become leader in deploying grid blackout-prevention tech
New Civil Engineer
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July 24, 2025
The UK has been urged to take a leadership role in deploying solid state-transformers (SSTs) which could help reduce electricity grid blackouts and make more efficient use of renewables. That is according to the conclusions of a report from the...
Wales' biggest police force plans to build a solar farm at its headquarters
Wales Online
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July 24, 2025
The largest police force in Wales wants to develop a solar farm at its own headquarters just a mile from a town centre. Dyfed-Powys Police is the largest geographical police area in England and Wales, covering 4,188 square miles over the four...
Indian Automakers Welcome UK Trade Deal, See Global Expansion Ahead
Asianet Newsable
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July 25, 2025
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been lauded by the Indian automobile industry as a transformative partnership. The FTA grants greater market access between both nations, with India implementing a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for UK-built...
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UK government boosts strike prices for AR7 auction
Windpower Monthly
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July 24, 2025
The UK government is raising its guaranteed strike prices for onshore and offshore wind in the next renewable energy auction round (AR7), which is due to open for bids next month. by Orlando Jenkinson
Why developers have less room for error in this year’s UK renewables auction
Recharge
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'Tolerance for mistakes just shrank' as AR7 risks becoming an 'outcome in search of an auction' with a dizzying array of changes to the tender system, warn analysts Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband delivers a speech...
UK Parliament honours NASENI boss Halilu for driving Africa’s industrial innovation
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 23, 2025
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, was honoured with the prestigious African Achievers Award at the 15th edition of the ceremony held at the...
Inditex billionaire founder acquires 49% stake in UK’s PD Ports
Logistics Update Africa
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July 25, 2025
Amancio Ortega’s family office, Pontegadea Inversiones, has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in PD Ports from Brookfield Asset Management. PD Ports, a leading UK-based ports and logistics company, recently announced the strategic investment....