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UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis
Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse” government targets to install electronic smart meters in homes across the UK, according to the consumer campaigner...
Business
Oil demand growing at slowest rate since height of pandemic, says IEA
The world’s demand for oil is growing at its slowest pace since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, causing global market prices to slump...
Business
Grangemouth oil refinery to close by end of June, putting 500 jobs at risk
The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery have confirmed it will shut by the end of June next year, in a blow to Scotland’s...
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BP extends use of AI in five-year deal with spy tech firm Palantir
The oil and gas supermajor BP is to use artificial intelligence to speed up the decision-making of its engineers, after signing a five-year deal...
Business
Oil firms vow to fight judicial review of North Sea oil and gas projects
Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies have vowed to fight two legal cases brought by environmental campaigners against their plans to develop new oil...
Business
Sanctioned Russian oligarchs allowed to invest in UK North Sea oil producer
The government faces growing criticism after a company backed by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs was allowed to become a part-owner of the UK’s largest...
Business
Nice auction, but Ed Miliband is still a long way from his 2030 targets for offshore wind | Nils Pratley
It was a “record-setting auction” and “a significant step forward in our mission for clean power for 2030”, trumpeted the energy secretary, Ed Miliband,...
Business
Renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m UK homes
Great Britain’s renewable energy auction has secured enough new clean electricity projects to power 11m UK homes after the Labour government made record funding...
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WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
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Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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