Ministers to speed up delivery of new power lines for clean energy
PA Media Grant Shapps says a report recommending upgrades to the electricity system will be published on Friday Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has told the BBC the government plans to “halve” the time it takes for more power lines to be built across the UK. Mr Shapps said a report proposing ways to speed up […]
What happens to recycling when it leaves your house?
Ever wondered where your recycling goes after it’s collected, or why you have to clean it or separate it first? Wales has established itself as one of the world’s top recycling countries. At the time, the nation’s recycling rate was about 63%, which rose again to 65.1% in 2019-20. The difference in recycling rates between […]
Robots ‘to replace up to 20 million factory jobs’ by 2030
Getty Images Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics. People displaced from those jobs are likely to find that comparable roles in the services sector have also been squeezed by automation, the firm said. However, increasing automation will also boost […]
Who should we let in after Brexit?
Getty Images Amidst all the talk about Brexit – about borders and about trade – ministers have said almost nothing about how immigration will be controlled after the UK leaves the EU. They have not yet come up with the answer to a fundamental question – who should we let in? The promise to take […]
Street lights ‘don’t cause cancer or miscarriages’
BBC Gateshead Council said the theories were “completely untrue” and should be ignored A council has said its street lights do not cause cancer or induce miscarriages after “conspiracy stories” spread online. In a Facebook post, Gateshead Council added the lights “will not induce nosebleeds, and they are not killing all the birds and insects”. […]
Who is losing out from Trump’s tariffs?
BBC Will Hutchinson, a fourth generation farmer from Tennessee, says trade between the US and China is “vitally important” The US-China trade dispute is starting to have consequences. US tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium went into effect last month. China’s retaliatory duties on more than 100 US imports, including pork, fruit and wine, kicked […]
Nike’s phone-controlled self-lacing trainers
Nike The shoe is connected to a smartphone app which will store preferences for how the footwear fits Nike has launched self-lacing trainers, which fit themselves to the shape of the foot and are controlled via a smartphone. It is the latest iteration of the futuristic footwear, first referred to in the film Back to […]
Is Nottingham really the UK’s ‘poorest city’?
BBC David Atkins says food banks show him “someone cares” Nottingham has been named the UK’s “poorest city” on a government list – the fifth time in seven years. The city council has again rejected the findings, saying many of its affluent suburbs are beyond the city’s official boundaries. But outside a food bank on […]
Block on power station development overruled
PA Drax power station near Selby in North Yorkshire produces 7% of the UK’s electricity Four new gas-fired turbines at Drax power station have been approved by the UK government – against a ruling from its Planning Inspectorate. The turbines are to replace coal-fired units, but the inspectorate said they should be blocked because of […]
Space mission to reveal ‘Truths’ about climate change
UKSA/NPL Artwork: Truths will work with other satellites to calibrate and validate their observations The UK is going to lead a space mission to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth’s surface. The information will be used to calibrate the observations of other satellites, allowing their data to be compared more easily. […]