5 d. ago How a tiny arm patch is helping people beat cravings, boost energy and lose weight

A new glucose-tracking biosensor is going viral for showing users exactly how food affects their energy, hunger and mood in real time.

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8 d. ago Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead

Missile and drone attacks come amid Moscow’s campaign to break Ukrainian civil resistance by attacking energy gridTwo people were killed and 37 were injured in Kyiv by a Russian drone and missile attack on the capital that cut power to the western half of the city, leaving at least 500,000 residents without electricity.Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago DWP four reasons you might have to pay back Winter Fuel Payment

Millions of people will be automatically paid up to £300 to help with energy costs over the colder weather however some will have to send the money back

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9 d. ago Feeling blue? Four simple steps to beat seasonal depression during winter

Seasonal shifts can disrupt people’s energy, moods and daily routines.

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1 week ago Cut winter energy bills by Christmas: Martin Lewis shares five things you need to know

Lots of people are hoping to cut their winter energy bills by Christmas, with the time of year being so expensive. Martin Lewis said there are five things you need to know to achieve success

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1 week ago British Gas says 'reduce energy bill' by opening and closing curtains at 'right time'

Energy provider has shared how people can adjust their routine to save energy and money

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1 week ago Reduce energy bills by 'never' leaving these three common household devices on standby

Many people are looking for ways to reduce their energy bills, but there are some common devices that can be adding to the cost without you even realising

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2 w. ago Developing nations push for climate action and debt relief at G20 summit in South Africa

Poorer nations at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have urged world leaders to address climate action and debt issues affecting the developing world

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2 w. ago I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past | María Ramírez

This week marks 50 years of Spanish democracy, but the failure to talk more about the crimes of the dictatorship leaves us vulnerable Like most Spaniards alive today, I was born after the death of Franco 50 years ago. Even for my parents’ generation, the dictatorship that lasted from 1939 until 20 November 1975 is today a distant bad dream. Growing up, the stories I heard were mostly about the post-Franco democratic transition, a time full of promise and energy as younger people set about rebuilding everything from scratch.My mother, who was pregnant with me when she voted in the first free elections in 1977, talks about that time as the happiest of her life. International media reporting from that year described “a broad optimism” in a soon-to-be “healthy, modern, lively nation”.María Ramírez is a journalist and deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outlet in Spain Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why Scotland's Highlands are rebelling against renewable energy – and how to make it work for the people

The simplistic depiction of renewables versus communities is a fallacy, and a potentially dangerous one, writes Dr Josh Doble

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2 w. ago Brits could save up to £2,000 a year by doing 1 simple thing, experts suggest

A survey of 2,000 people found that using digital tools to track everything from energy usage to petrol prices is the most important reason for using tracking tools.

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2 w. ago People can save £315 a year on energy bills with 1 easy step but they must be fast

Energy prices have increased again leaving many people anxious about turning the heating on despite the plummeting temperatures and palpable chill in the air - but there are ways to reduce bills

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2 w. ago Expert's top tips to save hundreds on your energy bill as Brits baffled by utility tariffs

An expert has shared their top tips for saving money on energy bills as new research showed almost half of all people in Britain did not understand what tariff they were on

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2 w. ago Concerns over level of energy debt in Renfrewshire and beyond as more people turn for help

Evidence shows number of people seeking advice from Citizens Advice Scotland has jumped 65 per cent since 2019/20.

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2 w. ago People with energy bill debt urged to apply for cash help of up to £1,700

Grants available to customers of any energy supplier through the British Gas Energy Trust’s Individuals and Families Fund.

Economics

3 w. ago Simple task will 'reduce energy bills' ahead of cold snap and it's totally free

With freezing temperatures predicted to arrive next week across the whole of the UK, experts from MyBuilder.com have shared some tips heating advice so many people can reduce the cost of their energy bills

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3 w. ago The UK Budget must make life easier for working people by lowering energy bills

Writing for the Record, the Scottish Labour leader sets out what he hopes to see from Rachel Reeves' Budget statement later this month.

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3 w. ago ‘Will it change the weather? Will wildlife cope?’: Europe’s rush to build energy projects in Chile might not be as green as it seems

The country’s government is upbeat about the economic prospects of the growing number of windfarms, solar parks and industrial complexes but others warn of ‘green colonialism’For generations, Alfonso Campos’s family has raised sheep in the grasslands of San Gregorio, a tranquil area in Magallanes province, in the far south of Chile’s Patagonia region. Now, he says, his farm will be encircled by three massive containers of ammonia, a desalination plant, a hydrogen plant, gas pipelines and hundreds of wind turbines.“If the ammonia leaks, it will poison everything,” he says. “The noise of the windmills will also upset the animals, and the landscape will be turned into an industrial desert.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I can’t be silent. I’ve been through too much’: Dee Dee Bridgewater on singing with the greats – and confronting Maga with jazz

Fuelled by a loathing of Trump, the war in Gaza and anger at ‘the same old chauvinistic crap’, the 75-year-old – who cut her teeth with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and more – has no plans to stop protestingWhen I speak to Dee Dee Bridgewater, the jazz singer is preparing for a concert that evening in Des Moines, Iowa, performing classy selections from the Great American Songbook. But even though she has also recorded this material for her recent album Elemental, Bridgewater is not really in the mood. “I just don’t feel like it’s the time to be doing love songs and whimsical songs from the 1920s and 30s,” she says. “They’re beautiful, but there’s some kind of spirit and energy pushing me to sing songs saying: people, we have to protect our democracy.”Bridgewater is one of American jazz’s foremost voices. Capable of crooning and confronting, the two-time Grammy winner has a career that spans six decades and has never stopped evolving. She cut her teeth sharing the stage with severa...

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3 w. ago Why I love Martha Stewart – the original unapologetic alpha woman | Emma Beddington

She bites her pets, dumped Hannibal Lecter and claims she was the original tradwife. For anxious, people-pleasing women like me, channelling some of her DGAF energy could do us some goodWith every year that passes, my decorative and culinary standards slip further, while, paradoxically, I become more obsessed with the former billionaire, felon, fancy fowl enthusiast and Snoop Dogg best buddy Martha Stewart. Stewart is, of course, the original domestic goddess, but also, she’s now claiming, the template tradwife. “I really was that woman. I was the original fucking tradwife,” she told the Lipstick on the Rim podcast, embellishing later, in an interview for the New York Times (marking the reissue of her 1982 cookbook, Entertaining): “And I was just as pretty as those girls, and more organised.”I suppose she’s not wrong – she was already combining the homemaking, empire-building and self-promotional elements that characterise tradwifery 40 years ago – but it’s not the most tactful or s...

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