21 h. ago Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts

‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights onSeconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales. It was Britain’s energy system operator requesting an immediate deluge of electricity to help prevent a wide-scale blackout crippling Britain’s power grids.The response was swift, and in the end just under million people were left without power for less than 45 minutes. While trains were stuck on lines for hours and hospitals had to revert to backup generators, that phone call prevented Britain’s worst blackout in a decade from being far more severe. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Stay at home! Picturesque Polish city's authorities tell residents to avoid leaving the house before thousands of Chelsea fans flood in for their European final next week

More than 70,000 supporters are expected to descend on the city in the coming days, as Chelsea take on Real Betis on Wednesday at the 42,000 capacity Wroclaw Stadium.

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37 h. ago Tottenham Europa League victory parade: Thousands line the streets in north London as Ange Postecoglou and Son

Tottenham Europa League victory parade: Thousands line the streets in north London as Ange Postecoglou and Son  Daily Mail

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40 h. ago Thousands of Tottenham fans line streets of London for Europa League parade

Thousands of Tottenham fans line streets of London for Europa League parade  Flashscore.com

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40 h. ago Tottenham Europa League victory parade: Thousands line the streets in north London as Son

Thousands of jubilant Tottenham Hotspur fans lined the streets of north London on Friday in a victory parade to celebrate their Europa League win. Captain Son Heung-Min led the celebrations.

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4 d. ago Thousands of Manchester United fans take over Bilbao ahead of Europa League final vs Tottenham

Thousands of Man United fans have made the journey to Spain ahead of Wednesday's final.

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4 d. ago Man who helped smuggle thousands of migrants into Europe jailed for 25 years

Egyptian-born Ahmed Ebid, 42, helped organise the movement of nearly 3,800 migrants in a £12 million illegal boat crossing operation

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5 d. ago Football fans face paying thousands of pounds for Europa League final trips

Direct return flights from the UK to Bilbao in northern Spain cost from more than £1,000, while hotel rooms are at least £1,200.

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5 d. ago English football policing head tells fans not to visit Bilbao without final ticket

Predictions of 80,000 fans in city ‘not unreasonable’Uefa warns fans second-hand tickets will not be acceptedThe head of English football policing, chief constable Mark Roberts, has urged Tottenham and Manchester United fans not to travel to Bilbao if they do not have a ticket for the Europa League final on Wednesday.Tens of thousands of ticketless fans are expected in the city and Roberts says Uefa, local organisers and police share a “real desire” to make the event work for supporters after the chaos of recent Champions League finals in Paris and Istanbul. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The bin fire strikes back: United and Spurs’ song for Europe is a bit of tasteless fun | Jonathan Wilson

Wednesday’s all-English Europa League final in Bilbao is a huge game that shows football still has a sense of humourThe best thing about football is what a silly, mercurial game it is. You can have all the money or political clout in the world. You can put in place meticulously thought-out projects. You can think and prepare and invest and plan, and football will still spit out a Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United. Strategise that.Thousands will travel to Bilbao without tickets, many will end up sleeping rough, the phone network may collapse. It will be chaotic and anarchic and at its heart will be a game between two teams desperate for victory, whose presence in the final is utterly bewildering. And in that bonkersness may lie brilliance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘Gallons of water, blankets and romance novels’: the preppers who were proven right

Three people tell stories of when stockpiling in case of natural disasters and precarious employment paid offThe average prepper isn’t some end-times fantasist, more of a resourceful planner. They know that having healthy stockpiles of all basic needs pays off in case of natural disasters, electricity outages, or even the more basic reality of precarious employment. From food and water, to blankets, batteries and romance paperbacks – their basements bulge with the just-in-case.As part of our Armageddon complex series on people preparing for end times, here are the stories of three preppers who were grateful they had made provisions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch: Huge jet of water sprays across homes as burst main floods streets

This video shows a burst main sending thousands of gallons of water into the air, covering nearby properties.

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1 week ago Burst pipe sends send thousands of gallons of water towering 100ft into the air amid dire drought warnings

Dramatic aerial photos show the water cascading out of the ground - about 100ft into the air - across Sneedhams Green in Matson, Gloucester, after a pipe burst on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Revealed: How UEFA plan to keep Man United and Spurs fans apart with tens of thousands set to travel to Bilbao for Europa League final

CHRIS WHEELER: Bilbao is braced for an invasion of tens of thousands of English fans when Manchester United and Tottenham clash in the Europa League final in 11 days' time.

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