A British energy giant has warned that planning delays and grid connection hold-ups could force it to move billions of pounds worth of investment overseas. Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson warned business secretary Jeremy Hunt last week that the UK must overhaul
A proposed ban on the controversial training devices was due to come into force in England today but it is understood Parliament has yet to find time to debate it. The collars, which are already illegal in Wales, zap pets via remote
The final cost of the Hinkley Point C power plant has risen to as much as £35billion, the company behind the project said. The Somerset-based facility was due to start producing electricity in June 2027. But the completion date could now be
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s World Open qualifying match with Alfie Burden was delayed after the Rocket took his shoes off during their match. The recent Masters and World Grand Prix champion lost the fourth frame and was due to break off in the fifth,
Claire Mercer accused the Department for Transport of “stalling tactics” and demonstrating a “lack of common decency”. Her husband Jason, 44, died when he was hit by a lorry after stopping on the M1 near Sheffield in 2019. Law firm Irwin Mitchell,
NASA’s recent announcement of Artemis mission delays means astronauts won’t walk the moon again as soon as previously thought. Astronauts were set to orbit the moon in late 2024 with the Artemis II mission. Artemis III was scheduled for 2025, when astronauts
Eton College has postponed the start of its school term due to a sewage backup in its boarding houses caused by recent floods. Concerned staff members wrote an urgent message to parents, imploring them to refrain from sending their children to school
Storm Henk has caused severe flooding on a major UK motorway this evening, with travel chaos across the country due to severe conditions. The storm – which was named by the Met Office early this morning – has caused heavy winds and
Lengthy polling delays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo forced authorities to extend voting on Wednesday. Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is seeking a second, final five-year term as he squares off against prominent opposition figure Moïse Katumbi and 25 other candidates.
Birmingham New Street has been ranked the worst of the ‘big’ train stations in the UK in a new report – just two months after being named the “most unhelpful” and “rudest”. The annual European Railway Station Index ranks 50 of Europe’s largest train