3 h. ago More buildings are turning into ‘ice batteries’. It’s the latest sustainability innovation that’s growing in demand

This type of thermal energy storage is being added to buildings for its ability to provide cool air without releasing planet-warming emissions

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5 h. ago Buildings are turning to 'ice batteries' for sustainable air conditioning

Buildings in the U.S. are turning to ice batteries for air conditioning — a technology that freezes water into ice at night when electricity is cheap and lets it thaw during the day to cool indoor spaces

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30 h. ago California and Oregon to fight Trump as both sue over deployed national guard

Governors Newsom and Kotek push back on Trump administration as it looks to escalate crackdown in PortlandCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said on Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by Donald Trump to send national guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Portland.Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, said 101 California national guard members arrived in her state on Saturday night by plane and more were on the way. Kotek said there has been no formal communication with the federal government about the deployment. A day earlier, a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying 200 members of Oregon’s guard to Portland. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans worried for Karen Carney as she opens up on health condition live on air

The first Strictly Come Dancing elimination will take place this weekend

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5 d. ago TfL chief 'hopeful and optimistic' new Piccadilly line trains will start running in a year

The 94 new trains will be the first on the ‘deep level’ London Underground to have air conditioning

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5 d. ago TfL chief 'hopeful and optimistic' that new Piccadilly line trains will start running in a year

The 94 new trains will be the first on the ‘deep level’ London Underground to have air conditioning

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9 d. ago Experts urge drivers to make simple air con change now or risk hefty fines

With temperatures getting colder and UK drivers switching off their air conditioning, experts say that this habit can result in repairs, odours and even costly fines

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1 week ago Officials reportedly identify Dallas Ice facility shooter; DHS corrects death toll down to one person killed – live

Joshua Jahn killed one detainee and severely injured two other before taking his own life, NBC News reports, as JD Vance blames Democrats for surge in political violenceFull report – Three people shot at Texas Ice buildingTexas Ice facility shooting: what we know so far about deadly attackThe Kremlin on Wednesday brushed off a comment by US president Donald Trump describing Russia as a “paper tiger”, and said president Vladimir Putin valued his efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was a bear, not a tiger, and “there is no such thing as a paper bear”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three people shot at Texas Ice building as suspected gunman dies

Ice spokesperson reportedly said that all three people shot were detainees at the immigration facility located in DallasThree people were injured at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas on Wednesday morning.Law enforcement told CNN that at least two of the victims were Ice detainees. Todd Lyons, the acting Ice director, told the network that three people were shot and all were taken to the hospital. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Drivers warned not using air con in winter could land them with £1000 fine

Motorists should think twice before they switch off their air conditioning this winter.

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2 w. ago Federal agents use teargas and pepper balls to break up Chicago Ice protest

At least two protesters arrested as Democratic congressional candidate condemns ‘violent abuse of power’New York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal buildingFederal law enforcement agents used teargas and pepper balls to disperse a group of about 100 protesters, including two Democratic candidates for Congress, during a series of early morning clashes outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Chicago on Friday.Demonstrators had attempted to block a number of government SUVs from entering and exiting the facility, which has become an operating hub and detention location during an immigration crackdown in the Democratic city dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Civil disobedience and mass arrests outside immigration court in New York: in pictures

Eleven elected officials tried to gain access to an Ice detention facility, while immigration activists tried to block vans carrying detained migrantsNew York lawmakers arrested for blocking Ice access to federal building Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Monaco squad forced to strip down to underwear on plane ahead of Champions League clash

The air conditioning on the plane malfunctioned and led to excessively hot conditions

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2 w. ago Portland to issue land use violation notice to ICE building over alleged detention violations

Portland, Oregon, says it will issue a land use violation notice to the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building

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4 w. ago ‘The cultural landscape is decimated’: Louise Alder on stage fright, arts funding and the Last Night of the Proms

The great soprano will be the first British singer to top the bill at the Last Night in over a decade. So why does she advise her younger colleagues to leave the country?It’s the height of the August heatwave when I sit down opposite British soprano Louise Alder in a fiercely air-conditioned central London office. We’re here to discuss her headline performance at this year’s Last Night of the Proms but, as a seasonal warmup, I ask whether she’s had a break this summer. Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she’s been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier.“It’s never-ending,” she says. “I don’t want this to come across negatively – it’s been the most amazing contract – but an extremely long run. Twenty shows, which I think is the longest single run that Glyndebourne has done.” Days after the show closed, the company performed it again at the Prom...

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4 w. ago Record sales for Debonair Cooling following warmest UK summer

London-based air conditioning specialists, Debonair Cooling, have announced unprecedented sales growth in 2025, marking a milestone year for the company’s heating and cooling solutions.

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