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The growing influence of technologies connected to the energy transition can be seen everywhere, from the increasingly common sight of electric vehicles on our roads to the development of vast renewable energy projects like the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. The shift to a low and zero carbon future will require cutting edge technological innovation
Nigel Lawson, chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 91. He leaves behind five of his six children, including TV chef Nigella Lawson and journalist Dominic Lawson. One of his daughters, Thomasina, died aged 32. Born in Hampstead, northwest London, on 11 March 1932, the son of the owner of a tea-trading
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) (C), chair of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, joins Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) (L) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) for a news conference following a GOP caucus meeting
For Donald Trump’s most entrenched supporters, this indictment is simply another cause to rally around. They gather on one side of the bridge that links the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate with Palm Beach, eagerly awaiting the passing of his motorcade on the way to the airport. Some wave Trump 2024 flags, others hold signs saying
A giant barge could be used to house more than 500 asylum seekers, under controversial plans to reduce the government’s reliance on hotels. The Home Office hopes in the coming days to announce a leasing agreement to use the Bibby Stockholm “floatel” in Portland, Dorset, in what could start a fresh Tory row. Details of
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Throughout much of the 2022-23 regular season, the Dallas Stars had a healthy lead in the Central Division. But thanks to a bit of a tailspin coming out of the All-Star break and
Former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson has died at the age of 91. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the party grandee “was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others” as he paid tribute on Twitter. Lord Lawson was a Conservative MP representing the constituency of Blaby from 1974 to 1992, and served
A parole board in South Africa has decided that Oscar Pistorius will not be released early from prison. The former Paralympic Champion was jailed in 2016 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He had applied for release halfway through his sentence of 13 years and six months however the board said he had
Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and “Daily Show” guest host John Leguizamo reacted to the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. #CNN #News #shorts
The world’s most powerful wind turbine – the Vestas V236-15.0 MW prototype – just reached its full 15 megawatt (MW) power rating for the very first time. Danish wind turbine maker Vestas’ 15 MW offshore wind turbine produced its first electricity in December 2022. It’s now started operating at its rated output following a production ramp-up
Crude prices and oil stocks jumped Monday after OPEC+ members announced a surprise production cut, giving investors an opportunity to pare back their energy exposure. Indeed, the Club would’ve exited our Devon Energy (DVN) position Monday if not for restrictions that prevent us from trading the stock. Saudi Arabia and fellow members of the Organization
Paul O’Grady spoke of the “joy” he felt when he returned to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for his long-running ITV show in an interview conducted before his death. The presenter, who died “unexpectedly” last week at the age of 67, visited the charity for the upcoming series of Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of
11:35 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are planning to retire the No. 25 of former five-time All-Star center fielder Andruw Jones in September. Jones will be the 11th Braves player in history to have his number retired. “It’s a great honor getting your number retired. You don’t think about things like that while you’re playing.
In this article GOOG GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ruth Porat, Alphabet CFO Adam Galica | CNBC Google’s finance chief Ruth Porat recently said in a rare companywide email that the company is making cuts to employee services. “These are big, multi-year efforts,” Porat said in a Friday email titled: “Our company-wide OKR
Ministers and shadow cabinet members are claiming up to £3,300 a month to cover rent on a second home, research by Sky News can reveal. MPs are allowed to expense the costs of a second property to either have a base in their constituency or somewhere to stay when they travel to parliament, if their
Downing Street has backed calls for Sarah Everard’s murderer Wayne Couzens to be stripped of his second police pension. The former armed officer, who murdered Sarah Everard, 33, in March 2021 while off-duty in south London, already had his pension from the Metropolitan Police taken away in January. However, it was feared Couzens could still
Donald Trump has left his Florida home to travel to New York ahead of his unprecedented court appearance tomorrow. The former US president is expected to stay at Trump Tower in Manhattan before turning himself in to authorities on Tuesday. He is expected to be booked and arraigned on charges stemming from hush money payments
Donald Trump is set to appear at a court in Manhattan for his arraignment over alleged hush money paid to a porn actress before the 2016 election. Trump, the first former US president to face criminal charges, is due to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed this morning. The arraignment, which refers to the formal reading
The brother of This Morning star Phillip Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over a three-year period. Timothy Schofield was charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019. Jurors at Exeter Crown Court returned majority verdicts as they found the 54-year-old guilty of all