4 d. ago Government warns Brits to be ready for blackouts and chaos – here’s what it’ll actually cost you to prepare

The UK government has updated its advice on emergency kit prep – so we priced up every item using Amazon, from torches to tinned food.

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4 d. ago The £41 gadget everyone in Spain wishes they’d had during the mystery blackout

After Spain’s mystery power cut left millions without any way to get updates, UK households are snapping up wind-up emergency radios as government advice warns us to prepare for 72 hours off-grid.

Economics

4 d. ago Spain power outage: First deaths emerge including tragic family

Many parts of the Iberian Peninsula were plunged into darkness on Monday with officials now launching an investigation to establish the cause of the major blackout

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5 d. ago London fire LIVE: Fire brigade probes cause of huge electrical substation blaze in St John's Wood

Reports of power blackouts among nearby properties have started to emerge

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Now Spain's socialist leaders are accused of a blackout COVER UP as Net Zero is blamed for 'third world' outage and chaos paralyses country

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

Politics

5 d. ago Spain's socialist government faces furious backlash over 'third world' blackout chaos 'made worse by race for Net Zero' as country is forced to ask Morocco for extra power

Power supply was gradually restored from late Monday afternoon and early evening though some operations were still not able to resume on Tuesday morning

Politics

5 d. ago London fire LIVE: Homes evacuated as firefighters tackle huge electrical substation blaze in St John's Wood

Reports of power blackouts among nearby properties have started to emerge

Society

5 d. ago Cheers ring out as power comes back on in parts of Spain and Portugal after mass blackouts plunged millions of homes into darkness

Around 90 per cent of Spain's electricity is now restored though authorities are still working to establish the cause of the outage.

Politics

5 d. 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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5 d. ago State of emergency declared as ‘rare atmospheric phenomenon’ causes huge power outages in Spain and Portugal

The Portuguese grid operator Ren warned that it could take up to a week to fully restore power

Politics

5 d. ago Spain declares state of emergency in the wake of huge power outage

Many face night without electricity after train network, traffic lights and mobile connections shut down by mystery blackout

Politics

5 d. ago Spain power outage LIVE: State of emergency declared amid major power outage across Iberian peninsula

Outage hits cities across Spain and Portugal, including capitals Madrid and Lisbon, knocking out metro networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Sigh of relief’ as British Steel shipments bring lifeline to industry on the brink

It comes after ministers used emergency powers to take control of British Steel after what was thought to be a Chinese plot to sabotage the plant

Politics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves says Government is going to play a 'big role' in Scunthorpe steel

The Chancellor visited the British Steel facility in Scunthorpe after MPs voted to let ministers take control of the company to prevent Chinese owners Jingye from closing down Britain's last remaining blast furnaces

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2 w. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: China isn't investing in Britain because it likes us. It wants to suborn and control us. Despite saving Scunthorpe, we STILL haven't learnt the lesson

Sir Keir Starmer rightly declares that 'the world as we knew it has gone'. But does he really mean what he says - or is he a lawyer who has merely mastered a brief?

Economics

2 w. ago UK government says raw materials on way to British Steel furnaces

China warns against politicising crisis at Scunthorpe plant after ministers step in to take control

Politics

2 w. ago British Steel takeover shows Grangemouth refinery can be saved, claims Scottish Labour MP

Brian Leishman said his party's government "should do the same for Grangemouth as we’ve done for Scunthorpe" by "taking control and extending the life" of the refinery.

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3 w. ago Royal Navy on alert to escort essential fuel cargo to Scunthorpe after MPs vote to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners

The Royal Navy could be deployed to deliver an essential fuel shipment to Scunthorpe's blast furnaces after MPs voted to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners.

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3 w. ago Parliament approves British Steel bill to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks

Ministers had taken the unusual step of recalling Parliament from its Easter recess to sit on Saturday after negotiations with British Steel's Chinese owners, Jingye, appeared to break down.

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