9 h. ago Scottish takeaway delivery drivers at risk of break the law without realising it, experts warn

As the UK’s food delivery boom continues, legal experts and insurance professionals are warning that thousands of gig economy drivers could be operating illegally—without even knowing it.

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10 h. ago Spanish grid operator 'ignored five years of warnings' over green power blackouts risk as socialist PM Sanchez faces mounting fury over 'cover

In September 2020, technicians laid down a series of 'essential' proposals to avoid 'unacceptable' imbalances or disruptions to power.

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37 h. ago Labour Civil war over Net Zero as Tony Blair attacks 'irrational' green power push championed by Ed Miliband

In a thinly veiled swipe at the Energy Secretary, the former Labour prime minister said Western political leaders fear admitting that the current approach 'isn't working'.

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53 h. ago Spain's electricity supplier warned green power could trigger system 'disconnections' TWO MONTHS before grid's 'total collapse'

REE's Operations Chief today admitted that it was possible that solar power could be to blame for Monday's outages, but added that it was too early to say for sure.

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59 h. ago From Spain's heavy reliance on solar and wind to 'anomalous oscillations' in power lines, scientists reveal what's to blame for the Iberian Peninsula's cascading power outage

Experts say Spain and Portugal's blackout is likely due to a combination of factors including Spain 's reliance on green energy and 'anomalous oscillations' in power lines.

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61 h. ago Mum, 33, left in tears at Benidorm incident ignores family warnings to spend £5k on Turkey operation

Carla White was left in tears after being told she wouldn't fit on a rollercoaster while on holiday in Benidorm

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69 h. 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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3 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

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3 d. ago Spain and Portugal blackouts caused by 'rare atmospheric phenomenon' as millions without power

Portuguese power grid supplier Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) has claimed faults on the Spanish side of the power grid were responsible for the widespread chaos today

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3 d. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: warnings of six to 10 hours to restore supplies across Spain

Official from Spanish grid operator says outage is an unprecedented incident and declines to comment on causesHave you been affected by the power outages?We are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Could renewable energy be to blame for huge Spain blackout? How outage struck days after country's grid ran entirely on green power for the first time

The shocking blackouts have impacted millions of people with almost all of Spain and Portugal affected, along with parts of France and Belgium, according to the most recent reports

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3 d. ago Spain and Portugal power outage live: warnings of six to ten hours to restore supplies across Spain

Official from Spanish grid operator says outage is an unprecedented incident and declines to comment on causesWe are just getting a line from Reuters news agency saying that the Conclave to elect new pope will start on 7 May, according to its source.We have not independently verified this report. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Spain scraps €6.6m arms order from Israeli company after outcry

Coalition allies of Pedro Sánchez said the purchase of millions of bullets jeopardised country’s efforts to hold Israel to account over war in GazaSpain has scrapped a €6.6m (£5.7m) order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company after the junior partners in its coalition government denounced it as a “flagrant breach” of the alliance agreement that jeopardised the country’s sustained efforts to hold Israel accountable for its actions in Gaza.The country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza, questioning whether it is following international humanitarian law and calling the number of Palestinian deaths “truly unbearable”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago What condition does Emma Willis have and how common is a 'hole in your heart'? The warning signs revealed

It is a condition that can be missed – do you have any of the symptoms?

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7 d. ago The UK says at an energy summit that green power will boost security, as the US differs

Britain has announced a major investment in wind power as it hosts an international summit on energy security

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7 d. ago UK’s clean power push ‘route to energy security’, says Ed Miliband

The Energy Secretary also shared a message from King Charles which said green energy would make countries’ power systems ‘more resilient and secure’.

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8 d. ago Spanish deputy PM’s party calls for cancellation of Israeli arms order

Leftwing party says €6.6m order for bullets from Israeli firm breaches coalition government agreementsThe leftwing junior partners in Spain’s socialist-led coalition government have called on the interior ministry to cancel a €6.6m (£5.7m) order for millions of bullets from an Israeli company, claiming the deal breaches coalition agreements and undermines efforts to hold Israel to account over its actions in Gaza.Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been one of the most outspoken critics of Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza, questioning whether it is following international humanitarian law and calling the number of Palestinian deaths “truly unbearable”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities

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2 w. ago Ringleaders of attacks on French jails will be punished, Macron says

Wave of assaults ‘declaration of war’ by drug gangs after crackdown on bosses operating from jail, French media sayEmmanuel Macron has warned that those behind a wave of apparently coordinated attacks on French prisons and staff will be “found, tried and punished”.The president’s comments came after at least a dozen assaults on French jails in the past three days. In one attack, gunmen using automatic weapons fired at the entrance to Toulon prison in the south of France. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How controversial woodburning power station Drax's claims about just how green it really is went up in smoke

Rowaa Ahmar was Drax's head of public affairs and policy. But she left the role in hostile circumstances, making a sensational claim: she'd been unfairly dismissed for making whistleblowing complaints.

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