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Tomgram: Engelhardt, Living Through a Global Climate-Change Summer
OpEdNews
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September 8, 2025
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week,click here. A Potentially World-Ending President (Though Who Even Notices?) By Tom Engelhardt Imagine for a moment a nuclear weapon...
More than 100 EV charging sockets installed in Doncaster since UK Government launched funding scheme
Doncaster Free Press
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September 8, 2025
More than 100 Government-funded electric vehicle charging sockets have been installed in Doncaster since 2022, recent figures suggest. The Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant helps fund the installation of electric vehicle smart charge points...
British Council Splash N2.4m On YSEC Winners
The Tide
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September 8, 2025
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said it is partnering Chevron Nigeria Ltd and Intels Nigeria Ltd on Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) training programme to build manpower for the nation’s maritime sector....
AquaVentus cooperates with Hydrogen Scotland
Global Hydrogen Review
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September 8, 2025
AquaVentus and Hydrogen Scotland have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen, Scotland. The aim of the cooperation is to significantly strengthen hydrogen production and transport in the North Sea...
Heavy rain could batter UK for three months as summer ends in a washout
Birmingham Live
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September 8, 2025
The Met Office has revealed that the UK could be in for months of heavy rain. The forecast for September, October, and November indicates a higher likelihood of wetter and windier conditions than the 30-year average. Despite this, they have...
Richard Tice accuses Britain of 'green colonialism' as part of 'eco zealotry' obsession
Daily Express
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September 8, 2025
Richard Tice has accused Britain of “green colonialism” by depending on “slave” labour abroad as part of its "eco zealotry” obsession. He suggested the UK was pursuing so-called green policies that actually depended on huge amounts of pollution...
Poundland introduces major price rule change for all UK stores
Birmingham Live
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September 8, 2025
Poundland has announced a major price rule change for all UK stores. The discount chain, which is based in the Black Country, is going 'back to its roots' after being sold for £1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers. The new pricing will roll out to...
UK Front Pages 08/09: Press Splits on Starmer’s Gamble
London Daily Digital
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September 8, 2025
Britain’s major newspapers — The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Financial Times, and London Daily — offered a striking snapshot of a country at a political crossroads and a world mired in crisis. While the angles differed,...
Sánchez and Starmer seal new UK-Spain pact with Gibraltar breakthrough in sight
Spanish News Today
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Date Published: 08/09/2025 During the visit, Sánchez hailed the progress reached with the United Kingdom and the European Union to remove border barriers and checks between Spain and Gibraltar. “We are aligned governments,” he told reporters,...
Deloitte appoints new head of tax in Scotland
Insider.co.uk
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September 8, 2025
Deloitte has appointed Garry Tetley as head of tax in Scotland. Having joined as a graduate in 1997, he will now lead a team of 130 tax professionals based in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. He succeeds Douglas Farish, who has led the team in...
Beautiful British isle with ‘Caribbean’ beaches named top Brit holiday destination – beating Turkey and Spain
The Scottish Sun
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September 8, 2025
LOCATED in the Channel Islands, Guernsey is known for its temperate climate with mild winters and cool summers - and now thousands of Brits are flocking to the destination. Beating several well-known hotspots across the globe, Guernsey experienced...
The Big Tobacco, Climate Denial Lobbyist and Crypto Firms Sponsoring the Reform UK Conference
Byline Times
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September 8, 2025
Big corporations and lobby groups are putting their cash behind the rise of Nigel Farage’s party 8 September 2025 Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage at his annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Saturday,...
William and Kate pay tribute to the late Queen as Prince Harry lands in the UK and visits her grave
OK!
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September 8, 2025
Prince William and Princess Kate have marked the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, as Prince Harry returned to the UK and paid his own tribute. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended an engagement in Sunningdale to commemorate...
Harry pays private respects at late Queen’s tomb after arriving in UK
The Independent (U.S.)
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September 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Why New England Has Brighter Fall Leaves Than Anywhere Else on Earth
Popular Mechanics
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September 8, 2025
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: As fall approaches, the northeastern U.S. prepares for “leaf-peeping” season, which generates roughly $8 billion in the region every year. While many places in the U.S. have beautiful fall...
ELIRE Infra and partners secure UK funding for hydrogen floating power hubs to decarbonize ports
Offshore Energy
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September 8, 2025
ELIRE Infra, part of the UK’s ELIRE Group, and its consortium partners have secured £1 million (around €1.152 million) in UK Government funding to develop hydrogen floating power hubs aimed at decarbonizing port operations and supporting the UK’s...
Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say
The Guardian
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September 8, 2025
Floods could hit England while the country is still in drought, forecasters have said. Heavy downpours threatening lives and property could hit this autumn, with the rain devastating some areas but still not providing respite from months of dry...
York tops UK 'good growth' table but other Northern areas struggle
Business Live
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September 8, 2025
York has topped a list of cities driving economic growth in the UK, but is the only representative from the North of England in the table. The Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index ranks 50 of the UK’s largest cities outside London based on 12...
How does the UK treat its seas?
Geographical
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September 8, 2025
Seas are vital in providing a home for wildlife, as well as generating electricity. Image: Shutterstock By Geographical Contributor For an island nation, Britain has a curious relationship with the food available on its marine doorstep. It eats...
The Energy Department Gets An F On Its Climate Report
Forbes
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Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. The Trump administration has wasted no time rolling back nearly all federal incentives for clean energy enacted by...