The UK’s power grid operator has urged electricity providers to bolster output this evening to avert the threat of blackouts amid plunging temperatures. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) issued an alert “to encourage market actions to increase system margins”. It is worried about a lack of spare capacity in the grid from 4pm until
The Nordex Group The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released an encouraging new report revealing that 90% of wind turbine materials are already recyclable using existing infrastructure, but tackling the remaining 10% needs innovation. That’s why the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has allocated over $20 million to develop technologies that address these challenges.
Piers Morgan, the broadcaster and journalist, is leaving Rupert Murdoch’s British empire to focus on expanding his Uncensored YouTube channel in the US and other international markets, underlining prominent media figures’ accelerating shift away from traditional outlets. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Mr Morgan and News UK – publisher of The Sun and The
A real-life drama is unfolding just outside Hollywood. Ferocious wildfires have ballooned at an “alarming speed”, in just a matter of hours. Why? What caused the California wildfires? There are currently three wildfires torching southern California. The causes of all three are still being investigated. The majority (85%) of all forest fires across the United
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has accused the Conservatives of being “bandwagon jumpers” who “don’t care about children” as they try to force a national grooming gangs inquiry. The Tories have tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, being debated on Wednesday, to require a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs after safeguarding minister
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Firefighters in California are battling a fast-moving wildfire which is sweeping an exclusive Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity homes. Officials say the wildfire is being fanned by gusts from a “life-threatening” and “destructive” wind storm hitting southern California. Image: Pic: AP Image: Pic: AP Fire crews are battling a handful of small blazes in
A 2,300-year-old marble statuette discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, has offered new insights into how dwarves were perceived during the Ptolemaic period (332–150 B.C.). Depicting a muscular, nude dwarf in motion, the 4-inch sculpture reflects a combination of Egyptian and Greek artistic traditions. Despite missing its arms, legs, and part of the head, the craftsmanship of