15 h. ago China confirms bombshell plan to build nuclear base on MOON – and Vladimir Putin’s involved too

China's ambitious Chang'e-8 mission will aim to build a lunar base, and explore the use of a robotic arm and potentially a humanoid robot sent up to the moon to explore its surface

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27 h. ago China confirms its plans to build a nuclear plant on the MOON to power the research station it's 'dreaming up' with Russia

China is considering building a nuclear plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official

Economics

39 h. ago How Putin’s capture of Ukrainian nuclear power station puts whole world at risk

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was seized by Valdimir Putin’s troops in spring 2022 and has been held as a threat over the nearby Ukrainian residents ever since

Events

40 h. ago New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant

Stretch of major highway shut as 3,000 people moved to safety and homes left without powerA fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate, closed a stretch of a main highway and reached a shuttered nuclear power plant.Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County had reached buildings on the campus of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the local Lakewood Scoop newspaper. Continue reading...

Events

46 h. ago Earthquake with epicentre near proposed nuclear site rattles eastern Australia

Epicentre located about 36km from one of seven locations where federal opposition proposes building nuclear power plant if elected

Events

66 h. ago Worrying cause of Hadera shark attack as nuclear power plant is blamed

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A swimmer is still missing after being attacked by a shark in Hadera, Israel, and scientists have now confirmed why hungry sharks were hovering around the beach coast

Events

3 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: No World Wars, no World Cup, no pub and vegan

Plans to build a theme park in Oxfordshire celebrating Britain's vibrant history have run into fierce opposition from locals. Villagers in Bucknell fear it would wreck their rural idyll.

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3 d. ago Ayr United reveal ambitious early plans to build new gym, training pitch and car park on land beside Somerset Park

Chairman David Smith has confirmed plans to progress phase one of the project are underway.

Politics

7 d. ago Locals' fury over plans to build travellers' site on outskirts of quiet Welsh village

More than 300 enraged locals have signed a petition objecting against plans to build a travellers site on the outskirts of a quaint Welsh village in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales.. 

Politics

8 d. ago Female Olympic rower in privacy war with Henley neighbour over their plan to build a gym studio in the garden

Ms Miriam Luke nee Batten MBE, 60, who resides in Henley-on-Thames, finds herself stuck in a viscous neighbour row over plans to construct garden extension.

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8 d. ago Major Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operations

One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is abandoning its citrus growing operations at the end of this year’s season

Politics

8 d. ago James Corden 'wins planning battle to build gym and spa at his £11.5M London home after neighbours war'

The former The Late Late Show host had received 18 letters of objection over his proposed plans from neighbours who complained about noise

Events

8 d. ago Fukushima robot begins second attempt to retrieve melted nuclear fuel

Engineers hope closer access to core will provide critical insights for full-scale decommissioning

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8 d. ago Families angry at council plan to knock down beloved garden centre to build new homes

Medway Council approved proposals last week to demolish Dillywood Garden Centre in Higham to make way for firm Provectus Developments to construct luxury dwellings.

Society

8 d. ago China 'will no longer bid to build nuclear power plant in Essex' amid backlash over British Steel meltdown

The state-run China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) had been looking to develop the proposed Bradwell B site in conjunction with French-owned EDF.

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9 d. ago James Corden 'wins planning battle to build a gym and spa at his £11.5M London home after sparking noise complaints from neighbours'

The presenter, 46, relocated back to the UK in 2023, and had put in plans to the local council for an extension with a gym, office, 'den', spa and shower room.

Society

9 d. ago Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant

A remote-controlled robot has embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was wrecked by a tsunami 14 years ago

Events

9 d. ago Maxine Peake asks to build sewage treatment plant as part of plans to convert £1m Herefordshire farmhouse into rehearsal space and ceramics workshop

The 50-year-old who has been living in the Herefordshire village for just over a year wishes to build a workspace in her Grade II-listed farmhouse at her countryside home.

Economics

1 week ago Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse

In a second term of fiat, flubbing and flip–flopping, Trump pursued his desire to wield a club over everyone and everythingBy imposing punitively high tariffs, Donald Trump was playing a high-stakes game of chicken with America’s trading partners – but it was Trump who chickened out and suspended his tariffs just hours after they took effect. The president couldn’t ignore the worldwide economic havoc that he had caused singled-handedly – stock markets were plunging, business executives were panicking and consumers were seething.Eager to persuade manufacturers to build new plants in the US, Trump said on Monday that many of his tariffs would be permanent. But for Trump, permanent evidently meant two days. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago China confirms plans to curb Hollywood film imports amid Trump’s escalating trade war

China had recently considered a complete ban on all American movies in retaliation to Donald Trump’s raising tariffs on Chinese imports

Politics