The UK’s first deep geothermal plant that produces power from heat miles underground and lithium for batteries is being switched on in Cornwall. Geothermal Engineering Ltd’s (GEL) £50m United Downs site will deliver renewable electricity around the clock, generated from the country’s deepest well ever drilled, at more than three miles (5km) below the surface. […]
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O2 has become the first mobile network in the UK to switch on user access to satellites, meaning that people living in rural areas with no signal may now be able to connect to mobile data. The new connection should bring coverage to an area around two-thirds of the size of Wales, according to O2.
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A prolific people smuggler who transported hundreds of illegal migrants to the UK has been jailed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Ali Omar Karim, 47, who smuggled people via small boats and HGVs, was jailed for eight years and seven months on Wednesday at Maidstone Crown Court. Officers identified him after a yacht ran
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North Korea’s leader has warned his country could “initiate arbitrary action” and “completely destroy” South Korea if its security was threatened. Kim Jong-un added that South Korea’s “complete collapse cannot be ruled out”. The remarks appear to be Mr Kim’s most direct warnings against Seoul and were reported by state media KCNA on Thursday. North
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Ocado is to cut around 1,000 jobs as part of a plan to slash costs and restructure its operations. The company, which provides automated technology for distribution centres and runs its own UK online grocery business through a joint venture with Marks & Spencer, said two-thirds of the job losses would be in the UK.
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Some of the trickiest words to spell are “February”, “definitely” and “mischievous”, according to tests carried out by nearly a million children. New research revealed that spelling mistakes in classrooms are not random blunders; they follow clear and predictable patterns. From writing “Febuary” to mixing up vowel-heavy words like “convenience” and “indefinite”, many schoolchildren are
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British pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been cleared of fraud charges. He will remain in prison after being sentenced to 20 years under China’s national security law earlier this month. Lai, 78, a prominent critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison in 2022 after being found
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The UK could be set for an “explosion of colour” as warmer conditions bring flowers rapidly into bloom over the next two weeks – but not before temperatures drop following the hottest day of the year so far. Temperatures at Kew Gardens in London reached 18.6C on Wednesday – the hottest February day since 2019
The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for revealing he was the source of a tip-off relating to the arrest of Lord Mandelson. The force said it had “inadvertently” revealed information about why the ex-business secretary had been taken into custody on Monday. Lawyers for Lord Mandelson had claimed the arrest was due
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European countries are continuing to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying oil and gas, the president of the European Parliament has admitted. Speaking to The World With Yalda Hakim on Sky News, Roberta Metsola described the situation as “unacceptable”. Ukraine war – follow latest updates She also acknowledged the EU is not doing enough
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