51 h. ago Vineyards in NY wine country push sustainability as they adapt to climate change

The Finger Lakes are home to New York’s largest wine-producing region, but vineyards there are struggling with the impacts of climate change

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3 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Power cut leaves hundreds of Scottish homes without electricity on Good Friday

Engineers are working to restore power.

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9 d. ago Ryobi's cordless power washer 'works wonders' in the garden has price drop in deal

DIY brand Ryobi has cut the price of its cordless power washer and is throwing in a free accessory bundle worth more than £110

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9 d. ago Bosch power washer with 'impressive performance' gets 26% price cut at Amazon

This Bosch power washer is ideal for putting the garden straight this spring.

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1 week ago DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department

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1 week ago Met Office weather warning issued as Brits face floods and power cuts in 37 areas

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for floods in some parts of the UK this week. Travellers have been told to expect disruption and delays

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2 w. ago Heathrow sees big fall in passenger numbers in month of power cut shut

Almost 300,000 passengers were caught up in the chaos caused by the shutdown of the airport for most of 21 March.

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2 w. ago Apple MacBook Air M4 review: the laptop to beat, now cheaper

Chip, memory and webcam upgrades are joined by welcome price cut for the top premium notebookApple’s much-loved MacBook Air gets even more power, a much better webcam and an unexpected price cut for 2025, making one of the very best consumer laptops even more tempting.The company’s thinnest and lightest laptop currently starts at £999 (€1,199/$999/A$1,699) – £100 less than last year’s model – and has Apple’s top M4 chip with a minimum of 16GB of memory, making the cheapest model much more capable. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Britain tests hypersonic missile engine in ‘milestone’ for UK defence

New engine could power a cutting-edge cruise missile with a bigger range than a conventional rocket

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3 w. ago National Grid offered me a staggering amount of money after my salon was hit by a power cut

James Parker couldn't believe his luck when the energy firm wrote to him a fortnight ago to say he was entitled to the whopping amount.

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3 w. ago Disastrous Heathrow power cut will cost airlines up to £100m, MPs told

Heathrow boss says it would cost £1 billion to protect airport from closure during a similar power cut in future

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3 w. ago Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines

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last month Malaga turns white after freak winter storm with roads turning to rivers as Spain's wild weather continues

Striking images and footage emerging from the holiday hotspot have shown streets submerged in floodwater and heavy hail crashing down from the grey skies.

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