40 h. ago New Llanelli pool, gym, sports hall and cafe at £218m development gets opening date

Construction on the project started in 2023 and it was expected to be completed by autumn, 2024, but the public won't have to wait long to see it now

Economics

3 d. ago Watch: Time capsule embedded in Edinburgh's historic North Bridge to mark seven

The North Bridge project has faced several delays, but is finally set to be completed next summer

Politics

8 d. ago Lisa Cook urges supreme court to reject Trump’s bid to fire her from Fed board

Cook’s lawyers say president’s unprecedented move would destroy Fed’s independence and disrupt financial marketsFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook urged the US supreme court on Thursday to reject Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her, telling the justices the Republican president’s unprecedented move would destroy the central bank’s independence and disrupt financial markets.Lawyers for Cook filed a written response opposing the justice department’s 18 September emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that blocked Trump from immediately removing Cook, an appointee of Democratic former president Joe Biden, while her legal challenge continues. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas

Politics

2 w. ago White House asks supreme court to halt judge’s order on passport sex markers for trans people

Judge’s order order allows transgender or non-binary people to request a male, female or ‘X’ markerThe Trump administration on Friday asked the US supreme court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and non-binary people to choose the sex marker on their passports.The justice department filed an emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that bars the US state department from enforcing a Trump-directed policy. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to halt order letting transgender people choose passport sex markers

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order allowing transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex marker on their passports

Politics

3 w. ago Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

Court declined preliminary injunction in case brought by scientists seeking to halt purge of more than 1,600 grantsThe Trump administration can go ahead and purge more than 1,600 research grants issued by National Science Foundation (NSF) worth more than $1bn, after a judge declined to grant a preliminary injunction in a case brought by a coalition of organizations representing thousands of scientists.The NSF is the premier federal investor in basic and cutting-edge science and engineering, which until Trump’s second term enjoyed bipartisan support, with the agency’s independent review process revered globally as the gold standard. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago The end of Wet Wipe Island: Diggers clear 5MILLION wipes after 114

Congealed rubbish equivalent to around five million wet wipes has been cleared from the river banks  as a major project to remove it reaches completion.

Politics

3 w. ago Windfarm boss says UK 'not windy enough' as profits slump due to calm British summer

Danish firm Orsted has 12 farms in the UK, including Britain's largest offshore wind farm, as the developer has blamed the British weather on a profits slump this summer

Economics

4 w. ago Energy company Orsted sues Trump administration for stopping work on major offshore wind farm

The developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut is suing the Trump administration for halting construction

Politics

4 w. ago 'Eccentric' pensioner spends 30 years digging massive network of caves 20ft under his back garden

Retired photographer Francis Proctor, 76, from Southport, took three decades to complete his passion project as the entire network was hand-dug by him using spades and shovels.

Economics