Nuclear energy is set for a “renaissance” that will be accelerated by backing from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. That’s according to Yuri Khodjamirian, chief information officer at Tema ETFs, who noted that the Trump administration is “very, very interested in backing this technology.’ However, he also warned investors that developing this energy source is
Planning rules will be ripped up to make it easier to build new nuclear reactors and create thousands of highly skilled jobs, the government has announced. The reforms are the latest in a series of proposals designed to “get Britain building” to help grow the economy, after powers for environmental quangos to delay infrastructure projects
Grenfell campaigners have reacted to the “deeply sensitive decision” by the deputy prime minister to demolish the tower block. Victims’ families and survivors were given the news in a meeting attended by Angela Rayner on Wednesday night. Grenfell Next of Kin, which represents some of the bereaved families, described it as a “deeply sensitive decision…
The White House has appeared to backtrack on Donald Trump’s assertion that Palestinians should be permanently resettled from Gaza. On Tuesday, during a visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr Trump said: “If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people, permanently, in nice homes where they can be happy and not be
Open Extended Reactions The Bucks have traded Khris Middleton to the Wizards, ending his tenure as one of their franchise cornerstones in a multiplayer deal that sends Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Bucks also sent rookie guard AJ Johnson, their first-round draft selection last year, and a pick swap to
A 7,000-year-old femur bone belonging to an antelope, discovered in a South African cave, has revealed the earliest confirmed use of a multi-component arrow poison. Three modified bone arrowheads were found embedded within the marrow cavity, and a recent scientific analysis has identified a mixture of plant-based toxins. This discovery provides new insight into the
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s anti-terror case should have been kept open, a review into his attacks has found. Following the killings in Southport last summer, a rapid review was launched into Rudakubana’s contact with Prevent – a government strategy aimed at stopping people from becoming terrorists. Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Office minister
Tesco has expressed interest in acquiring more than 100 Crown Post Offices whose future has been placed under review as the state-owned company explores shifting them to a franchise model. Sky News has learnt that Nigel Railton, the Post Office chairman, told a group of MPs this week that Britain’s biggest retailer had informed it
Belgian police have launched a manhunt after a shooting near an underground station in the capital. Nobody was injured in the shooting, which happened outside Clemenceau metro station in Brussels at about 6am local time on Wednesday. Image: Pic: Reuters Image: Pic: Reuters Clemenceau, Trone and Gare de l’Ouest underground stations were closed to the