6 h. ago Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy

Spain’s environment minister, Sara Aagesen, promises ‘complete audit’ into causes of power outageEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national grid and promising a “complete audit” to establish the causes of the outage.Speaking on Wednesday afternoon as a specially designated committee prepared to meet to investigate the blackout, Sara Aagesen pushed back at opposition parties’ claims that the socialist-led government’s drive to embrace renewable energy had compromised the grid’s stability. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago How Spain's blackout could have been a nuclear weapons test in space: Evidence of attack as experts warn 'cataclysm' can knock out entire grid in seconds

There has been no explanation as to what caused the power cut. But all sorts of possibilities have been put forward - including that an 'electromagnetic pulse' was to blame.

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29 h. ago Spain power outage 'blamed after British father drowns in front of family while on holiday'

Named only as Darren, the man, who is believed to be aged in his 50s, was holidaying in Torremolinos when the tragic incident unfolded in front of his son.

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33 h. ago Did Spain’s push for renewable energy have any impact on its mass power blackout?

Spain is one of Europe's biggest producers of solar and wind power

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34 h. ago Spain admits solar power could be to blame for nationwide blackouts: Mystery over cause of outage grows as top court opens 'sabotage' probe

REE said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out cyberattack as the cause of the nationwide power outage that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday.

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36 h. ago Spain admits solar power could be to blame for nationwide blackouts

REE said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out cyberattack as the cause of the nationwide power outage that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday.

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37 h. ago What caused the Spain and Portugal blackouts? Experts say incident is a warning

From cyber attack to blame on renewables, conspiracy theories have exploded in wake of Spain and Portugal’s power outage

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41 h. ago Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sends blistering message to Donald Trump just moments after being re

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47 h. ago Is Net Zero to blame for Spain blackout chaos? Why green power may have exacerbated anarchy as 30,000 officers are deployed to the streets and panic

The country declared a state of emergency last night and said it was deploying 30,000 police officers as part of security measures to deal with the mayhem caused by the calamitous outage.

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50 h. ago Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

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51 h. ago ‘Rare atmospheric phenomenon’ blamed as huge power outages in Spain and Portugal cause chaos

Blackouts from Madrid to Lisbon affecting communications, airports, high-speed transport networks and roads

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55 h. ago What caused Spain and Portugal power outages as experts suggest weather to blame

Millions of people across Spain and Portugal have been left without electricity today as a massive power outage has hit the Iberian peninsula.

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55 h. ago 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' blamed as Spain and Portugal blackouts affect 50 million

Power cuts have caused chaos across Spain and Portugal with as many as 50 million people left without electricity - causing huge disruption to transport links and vital telecommunications networks

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58 h. ago Could renewable energy be to blame for huge Spain blackout? How outage struck days after country's grid ran entirely on green power for the first time

The shocking blackouts have impacted millions of people with almost all of Spain and Portugal affected, along with parts of France and Belgium, according to the most recent reports

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59 h. ago Pakistani minister's chilling World War Three threat that country 'has 130 nukes aimed at India'

A Pakistani government minister has warned India that their nuclear arsenal are 'not kept as models' and were 'targeted' at India as tensions rise in the disputed Kashmir region

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66 h. ago First Minister warns UK Government industrial support ‘must not stop at border’

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4 d. ago Seven items households 'should stockpile in case of grey zone attack'

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7 d. ago Starmer claims Labour is 'the patriotic party' and vows to 'fight' extremists for the English flag on St George's Day as he faces Reform challenge

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