1 hour ago Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site

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3 d. ago How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality

Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decadeIn the next few years, spades could be in the ground for a city made of wood, in the middle of the largest new nature reserve created in England in decades, with four-bedroom homes on sale for £350,000.It sounds too good to be true, but a cross-party coalition of campaigners is trying to make a “forest city” to house a million people a reality, with construction commencing by the end of this parliament. It would be the first such project in England since the purpose-built new town of Milton Keynes in the 1960s. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kirill Dmitriev: ‘ruthlessly ambitious’ Kremlin figure behind Ukraine plan

Harvard-educated head of Russia’s wealth fund has risen to key role despite having little diplomatic experienceEurope live – latest updatesWhen relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin soured this autumn, with the US president publicly accusing Moscow of blocking a path to a peace in Ukraine and announcing significant sanctions against Russia’s oil sector, one man saw an opening.Kirill Dmitriev, the US-savvy, Harvard-educated head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, boarded a plane to Florida late October, where he met Steve Witkoff, the property developer serving as Trump’s freelance envoy on Ukraine. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago How to entertain 3,000 people a day: Immersive shows, hundreds of costumes, after parties and DJs aboard luxury cruise ship revealed in Daily Mail documentary

Celebrity Xcel is a brand-new elevated resort at sea ready to set sail for the first time. We go behind the scenes to discover how they bring the performances together.

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7 d. ago Launch of East West Rail services to be delayed in row over guards on trains

Trains between Oxford and Milton Keynes put back to 2026 partly due to dispute, Chiltern Railways saysThe start of passenger services on the new East West Rail line will be delayed until at least 2026 with no start date confirmed, the operator has said, partly due to a row over guards on the trains.Passenger trains were supposed to come into service between Oxford and Milton Keynes this autumn, the first stage on the new railway along the Oxford-Cambridge arc where the government hopes for rapid economic growth. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'One of a kind': Go Fund Me page and probe launched after North Sea oil worker's death on Shell rig

A Go Fund Me page has been set up for the North Sea oil worker’s family

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8 d. ago Ancient rock formations could store millions of tonnes of CO2, research says

Areas across the UK have been identified.

Science

1 week ago Immigration agents will launch an operation in Charlotte this weekend, sheriff says

A North Carolina sheriff says U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel are expected in Charlotte as soon as Saturday or early next week to start an enforcement operation

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2 w. ago UK Government unveils plan to phase out animal testing in 'ambitious' move

A UK minister has set out plans to phase out animal experiments in science

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2 w. ago Britain's ambitious plan to end animal testing: UK government reveals shift away from 'suffering' creatures toward futuristic organ

Science ministers have laid out their ambitious plans to eliminate the use of animals in research, marking a significant step away from the 'suffering' of millions of creatures in the UK.

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2 w. ago ‘The idea of building Britain’s largest Christian landmark wasn’t mine – it came to me from God’

The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will be twice the height of Angel of the North, and seen by more than 500,000 every day. Alex Ross speaks to the man behind it – and the donor who spent £30m to make this ambitious plan a reality

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3 w. ago Humiliation for Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves 'is set to scrap oil and gas windfall tax' to revive North Sea investment

The Chancellor is said to be mulling the move as she and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer scramble to boost Britain's sluggish economy.

Economics

3 w. ago Government doubles down on green ambition as it unveils new UK climate plan

The ‘carbon budget and growth delivery plan’ outlines policies and measures aimed at reducing the UK’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

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4 w. ago Trump administration strikes $80 billion nuclear reactor deal

The plan represents one of the most ambitious U.S. investments in atomic energy in decades

Economics

4 w. ago Jobs at risk as North Sea firm Petrofac set for administration

The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally, with around 2,000 of these based at its North Sea hub in Scotland, according to reports.

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