18 h. ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Spain over the worst, investigating the causes and determined to prevent repeat of massive power blackout, PM says – Europe live

Spain and Portugal electricity services returning to normal after being hit by biggest power cut in recent European history Portuguese power network operator REN denied on Tuesday it was behind a message circulated on social media attributing the massive blackout across the Iberian peninsula to a rare atmospheric event, AFP reported.“REN confirms we did not put out this statement,” spokesperson Bruno Silva told AFP, without giving further details. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage

Caja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morningWidespread outage emerged in Spain and PortugalThe Madrid Open resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a massive power outage left Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday and forced the tournament to suspend all matches after 90 minutes of play. After about 10 hours without electricity and mobile internet for most people in Madrid, power to homes and phones returned late on Monday night, prompting widespread cheers in the streets. However, the Caja Mágica, which is situated in the southern neighbourhood of San Fermín, remained without power overnight.At 7am, the Madrid Open announced that the opening of the gates had been delayed. An hour later, power was finally restored. Although play normally begins at 11am, it started at noon on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Power outages Spain: Full list of Spanish holiday hotspots hit by power outage as millions affected

Spain and Portugal have been hit by a massive power outage that has caused blackouts, Spain’s electricity network operator has said.

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62 h. ago Watch: Live view of Valencia train station as huge power cut causes massive blackout across Spain and Portugal

Watch a live view of Valencia train station on Monday (28 April) as a huge power cut causes massive blackouts across Spain and Portugal.

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62 h. ago Spain power outage: British star forced off court at Madrid Open at crucial moment

The huge power outage in Spain and Portugal has caused massive problems at the Madrid Open, where fans were forced to leave in pitch darkness, while Jacob Fearnley's match was paused

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4 d. ago M1 closed as lorry explodes on fire and drivers face huge traffic delays

The M1 is partially closed between junctions 29 and 28 due to a large lorry fire which has broken out this morning, causing massive delays for motorists in the area

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6 d. ago Modi vows to pursue terrorists to ‘ends of the Earth’ after Kashmir attack

Indian PM makes first speech amid increasing tensions with Pakistan after 26 men killed in contested Himalayan region India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has vowed to punish all those responsible for Tuesday’s attack in Kashmir, pursuing them “to the ends of the Earth”.Twenty-six men were killed in the tourist hotspot of Pahalgam, in the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory since 2000. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago SUV Causes Massive Damage To New London Beach Boardwalk: Report

SUV Causes Massive Damage To New London Beach Boardwalk: Report  Patch

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1 week ago Dad and son killed as sinkhole swallows them whole in 'red alert' Italy floods

Father and son Leone and Francesco Nardon plunged into a sinkhole caused by massive flooding in northern Italy that has forced officials to issue a cluster of red alerts

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2 w. ago Massive solar storm set to hit in matter of HOURS causing global blackouts

NOAA issued a Geomagnetic Storm Warning for a 'strong' G3 storm, which could cause power system voltage irregularities, sparking dips, surges or disruptions in some grid operations.

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2 w. ago Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King slam critics of Blue Origin space flight: ‘I get really fired up’

The Blue Origin rocket was in space for four minutes before floating back down to Earth

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2 w. ago Blue Origin crew including Katy Perry safely returns to Earth after space flight

All-female crew led by Jeff Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sánchez lands in Texas after reaching the edge of outer spaceKaty Perry’s space flight – latest updatesSix women – including the pop star Katy Perry and morning TV host Gayle King – safely completed a trip to the edge of outer space and back from a private Texas ranch on Monday morning on a rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos, the Amazon co-founder and commercial space flight entrepreneur.The women, who also included Bezos’s fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, made the trip to the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – to float about, weightlessly, in the rocket’s capsule for three minutes before returning to Earth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Kharkiv firefighters tackle huge blaze after Russia launches drone attack

Russia’s massive drone attack on Kharkiv on Tuesday evening (8 April) caused multiple fires to break out, injuring at least two people, according to local officials.

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3 w. ago DOGE policies, massive fumbles causing tech crashes across agencies

Agencies like Social Security considering further cuts to IT staff

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3 w. ago What is zoonosis? Worrying new disease development explained

Officials have warned that the massive global animal trade could cause more potentially deadly diseases already circulating amongst animals to jump to humans and trigger pandemics

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3 w. ago Asteroid which caused panic about deadly collision with Earth is massive, Nasa says

Asteroid 2024 YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about the rocky body in the inner Solar System

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3 w. ago Earth under attack from floating 'space junk' capable of causing massive disaster

Space chiefs have warned simply preventing more debris is no longer enough of a defence and the only way forward is to clean-up what already exists in low-Earth orbit.

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4 w. ago Dunelm's 'pretty' £10 flower basket 'perfect for the front door' adored by many

Shoppers are 'making the most' of their space with these floating flower baskets that add some colour to gardens

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