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Solar and wind ‘will miss 2030 clean energy target without £48bn funding’
Hitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step change’, says analyst Cornwall Insight
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Thames Water owner to liquidate solar energy unit amid debt crisis
Solar developer Trinzic to voluntarily shut down as holding company seeks to recoup more than £25m
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BHP walks away from £39billion takeover for mining rival Anglo American
The companies have been in talks over a deal worth almost £39billion since Wednesday May 22 amid efforts to agree on the structure for a potential takeover
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Brit households saving hundreds of pounds with energy efficient home upgrades
A poll of 2,000 adults responsible for paying the bills found 63% have invested in home energy efficiencies, with a quarter doing so in the last year
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'We live on remote Scottish island, it's like the Seychelles, we'll never leave'
If you fancy explorting the spectacular scenes of Scotland's most northerly point, the Shetland Islands, this Channel 5 documentary will do the job
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Octopus Energy's new 'buy now, pay later' solar panel scheme explained
The UK's biggest electricity supplier has teamed up with digital lender Zopa Bank to offer the new financing option to its customers. The cost for installing 10 panels and a five kilowatt hour (kWh) battery is approximately £9,200
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Amazing hidden gem fairytale woods named best place for a UK family staycation
A woodland home to a 1960s helicopter and twisted Disney-style treehouses has been named the best family staycation, according to Time Out
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Britain's 'greatest beach' features sandy dunes and stretches half a mile
Travel experts have announced the beaches they think are the greatest in the UK, with Par Beach on the Isles of Scilly coming out on top
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Indonesia asks Elon Musk to build EV battery plant in nickel-rich country
Elon Musk has met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and government officials on the resort island of Bali, as the country seeks to build industries to exploit its rich natural resources
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European firms growing wary of China's market potential amid economic slowdown
China still ranks high as a place to invest, but the share of companies considering an expansion of their operations in the country this year fell to 42%, the lowest ever recorded
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'We swapped home and busy lives to live on boat - we halved our outgoings'
Rich and Jackie MacKenzie spend their time travelling the UK's waterways on their secondhand 60ft narrowboat after making a life-changing decision
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'The 99 problems Keir Starmer has to fix'
If no-one repairs a country for 14 years the problems just keep getting worse, says Fleet Street Fox. Keir Starmer's to-do list is the stuff of nightmares
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Homes with heat pumps and EVs are more 'energy patriotic', analysis claims
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found homes using heat pumps, insulation and electric vehicles make more use of British energy and use less than half the imported fuel of a household reliant on gas and petrol
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Truth behind wild solar eclipse conspiracies from 'special powers' to apocalypse
While North Americans wait to marvel at darkened skies during the solar eclipse, conspiracy theorists on TikTok and X think something far more 'nefarious' is going on
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Huge row over 'profit-making monstrosity' planned to overlook King's estate
Highgrove Estate has been a haven for King Charles ever since her first moved in back in 1980. But the landscape surrounding his private residence is set to undergo a major transformation - and not everyone is happy
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Sellafield nuclear waste dump to be prosecuted over alleged IT security offences
The charges relate to alleged information technology security offences during a four-year period between 2019 and early 2023, the regulator said
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The big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy supplies
The world's governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, but many hurdles need to be overcome to achieve this goal
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Family 'escape' UK for dream home abroad and live mortgage free after paying £7k
Laura Phoenix, 33, and her husband Anthony, 32, moved 1,941 miles to Strazhitsa, Bulgaria, in September 2023 with their daughters Cecelia, aged four, and Nova, two
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Aldi to open hundreds of new stores in massive £7 billion global expansion
Famous German supermarket chain Aldi will be opening 800 new stores across the US by 2028 in a massive £7 billion expansion that will see some states gain their first Aldi locations
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Couple quit 9-5 jobs to live in van and drive to the Arctic Circle
Chris and Sam Hoar, from Plymouth, have been living in their van since 2018 and have travelled 3,000 miles to the Arctic Circle in Norway. They have no regrets about quitting their 9-5
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Cate Blanchett accused of 'destroying holidays' with eco-home
Lord of the Rings star Cate Blanchett is building the 'eco-home' with her husband Andrew Upton in Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. Neighbours are furious by the disruption caused by the work
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lander miraculously comes back to life after days silent
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has confirmed that its moon lander SLIM, also known as the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, has miraculously come back to life after days of silence
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Odysseus moon mission to be cut short after 'tumble' on rock during landing
A private lunar mission craft has landed sideways on the moon's surface but scientists still hope to gather some data before the sun sets on the probe
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First US Moon landing since 1972 to happen today with lander entering orbit
The US is set to land on the Moon for the first time since 1972, with the Intuitive Machines' lander, nicknamed Odysseus, set to touch down near the Moon's south pole
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Prince William to build £3mil social housing project to help end homelessness
The plans are yet another sign William is getting on with work despite the King’s cancer diagnosis as it emerged he had ruled out Harry’s return to the royal fold