54 h. ago How much could YOUR council tax be going up? The pain looming for households as they face the 'fastest bill rises in 20 years' under Rachel Reeves' plans

As part of the Chancellor's spending plans, the Treasury suggested that local authorities would hike bills by 4.99 per cent a year for the rest of this Parliament.

Economics

4 d. ago SNP opposition to new nuclear power stations in Scotland 'makes no sense', claims Ed Miliband

Scotland has just one remaining nuclear power plant still generating electricity, with a further two currently being decommissioned.

Events

4 d. ago What’s behind Keir Starmer’s decision to back nuclear power?

Does the UK need nuclear to keep the lights on? What has big tech got to do with it? And do the costs stack up?Keir Starmer has committed the UK to its first significant stake in a new nuclear power plant since the 1980s.The decision to invest almost £18bn of taxpayer money into the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk was welcomed by Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, as the beginning of a “golden age” of nuclear investment that would be critical to the government’s net zero goals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Spending review latest: Starmer says ‘no more dithering’ over nuclear power amid £14bn Sizewell C plan

Chancellor signs off on £14.2 billion of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant

Economics

4 d. ago Voices: Could ‘going nuclear’ finally end Ed Miliband’s career?

The energy secretary is one of politics’ great survivors – but his plan to build a £14bn power station on the Suffolk coast could leave a toxic legacy, says Sean O’Grady

Events

4 d. ago Spending review latest: Government accused of not ‘coming clean’ over full costs of Sizewell C nuclear plant

Chancellor signs off on £14.2 billion of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant

Economics

4 d. ago China banned from investing in Sizewell C, energy secretary Ed Miliband vows

It comes amid growing concerns over the impact of Chinese influence in British infrastructure and supply chains

Events

4 d. ago Reeves says nuclear investment shows UK ‘back where it belongs’ after approving Sizewell C plant

The Government has earmarked almost £17 billion for nuclear power projects in the UK

Economics

4 d. ago What is Sizewell C nuclear plant and why is it controversial?

Environmentalists and campaign groups have argued it will impact local wildlife and is ‘too slow’ to combat climate change

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4 d. ago Sizewell C nuclear plant to be built with £14.2bn government funding

The Suffolk plant is expected to take around a decade to complete

Economics

4 d. ago New Sizewell C nuclear plant backed with £14.2bn government investment

Investment aims to boost clean energy and create 10,000 jobs, but critics warn of spiralling costs

Economics

4 d. ago UK pledges £11.5bn of new state funding for Sizewell C nuclear plant

Latest money increases the total taxpayer investment in the power station site to £17.8bn

Economics

4 d. ago Reeves signs off on £14bn to build new nuclear plant Sizewell C

The Chancellor is set to confirm the funding at the GMB Congress on Tuesday.

Economics

4 d. ago Reeves backs £14bn Sizewell C build in push for clean energy and jobs

Investment aims to boost clean energy and create 10,000 jobs, but critics warn of spiralling costs

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves gives major update on future of nuclear power plant Sizewell C

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to confirm the multi-billion pound nuclear plant Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast will go-ahead as part of Wednesday's Spending Review

Events

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to sign off funding for Sizewell C nuclear power plant

The Chancellor will announce £14.2billion to pay for a new reactor at the site in Suffolk, with the plant eventually powering 6million homes.

Economics

4 d. ago Amazon to spend $20 billion building AI data centers in Pennsylvania

Tech company is building one center next to nuclear power plant and hopes it can plug straight into it

Economics

5 d. ago Amazon to spend $20 billion on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one at a nuclear power plant

Amazon says it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over its arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant

Economics

1 week ago Britain’s ‘most hazardous building’ could leak radioactive water for 30 more years, MPs warn

The former nuclear power plant still poses ‘intolerable risks’

Events

2 w. ago China to resume Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima water row

Imports were earlier banned due to concerns over wastewater discharge from the nuclear plant

Politics