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Great Britain’s grid operator calls for extra electricity amid freezing weather
Great Britain’s energy grid operator has asked power plant owners to provide extra electricity by Wednesday evening as freezing temperatures take hold.
Demand for electricity is expected to climb between 4pm and 7pm as fresh weather warnings take effect across England, with snow expected as far south as London.
The …
The Spin | ‘Deep, minging, unpleasant’: cricket’s flooding problem is getting worse
The water started flowing into the New Road practice area at about 4pm on Monday afternoon, and just kept on rolling. It flooded the entire ground and half the car park, as well as the nearby racecourse, the rowing club and the public footpath – which is now a popular …
UK music sales hit record high as Taylor Swift tops album sellers
Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital
Ukraine war briefing: Trump sympathises with Russian stance against Ukraine joining Nato
Donald Trump has said he sympathises with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of Nato, and lamented that he will not be able to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin before his inauguration.
Though Nato members and the Biden administration have expressed support for its eventual …
Rolls-Royce to invest £300m in expansion of Goodwood factory
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has said it will invest £300m in expanding its Goodwood factory in West Sussex to meet the growing demand for bespoke upgrades, after the luxury carmaker recorded its third-highest annual sales in 2024.
The investment will extend the luxury carmaker’s manufacturing facility as it gradually moves away …
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s fact-checking program?
Mark Zuckerberg
himself has few personal politics other than ambition.On Tuesday morning, Meta …
Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free speech” weeks before Donald Trump returns to power was condemned on Tuesday as a “major step back” for public discourse.
The Meta founder announced multiple changes to his platforms including Facebook and Instagram in an attempt to “dramatically reduce …
Shein lawyer accused of ‘wilful ignorance’ over cotton linked to forced Uyghur labour
The online fashion seller Shein has refused to reassure British MPs that its products do not include cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China, which has been linked to forced Uyghur labour, prompting one MP to accuse its representative of “wilful ignorance”.
In testy exchanges before MPs on the …