28 h. ago Drivers told to brace for an expensive Christmas at the pumps as petrol prices accelerate at fastest rate for 18 months

Petrol prices at the end of November reached 137.17p a litre - the highest since March - while diesel hit a 15-month peak of 146.57p, leaving drivers facing expensive Christmas getaways.

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29 h. ago Brits face being pummelled with higher bills for years as Ofgem lays out plans for 'Net Zero' power grid

Ofgem has increased the allowed investment spend from the initial £24billion that was provisionally given the go ahead in the summer.

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3 d. ago NASA issues warning as strong solar flare could disrupt electrical power grids on Earth

NASA has issued a warning after a strong solar flare was emitted from the Sun on November 30, 2025. The powerful bursts of energy are categorised as the most-intense X-class

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3 d. ago NASA solar flare alert as blast from space could disrupt power grids worldwide

NASA says a 'strong' solar flare could pose a number of risks to us on Earth after powerful bursts of energy, categorised as the most-intense X-class, were emitted from the Sun

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6 d. ago The Guide #219:: Don’t panic! Revisiting the millennium’s wildest cultural predictions

In this week’s newsletter: The turn-of-the-2000s produced a frenzy of cultural crystal-ball gazing . Two decades on those bold forecasts reveal as much about us as they do about the era itself• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI love revisiting articles from around the turn of the millennium, a fascinatingly febrile period when everyone – but journalists especially – briefly lost the run of themselves. It seems strange now to think that the ticking over of a clock from 23:59 to 00:00 would prompt such big feelings, of excitement, terror, of end-of-days abandon, but it really did (I can remember feeling them myself as a teenager, especially the end-of-days-abandon bit.)Of course, some of that feeling came from the ticking over of the clock itself: the fears over the Y2K bug might seem quite silly today, but its potential ramifications – planes falling out of the sky, power grids failing, entire life savings being deleted in a stroke – would have sent anyone a...

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6 d. ago Exactly when snow bomb will hit UK as maps show cities and towns buried in white

Brits are being told to brace for seriously snowy climes as weather maps predict major towns and cities will be bit by as much as four inches of the white stuff

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1 week ago Andy Burnham hails £300m green energy hub and the creation of 700 jobs

Plant will store power generated by wind power to boost the national grid

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1 week ago Arctic blast to batter Scotland with snow in days with two cities bearing brunt of winter weather

Scots are being told to brace for wintry conditions as weather maps from WXCharts show snow is forecast to hit seven UK cities from in just a matter of days.

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2 w. ago Trump reiterates calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be taken off the air after comedian’s latest roast of president

Kimmel told America to brace for ‘Hurricane Epstein’ and asked ‘what did the president know and how old were these women when he knew it?’

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2 w. ago British wind power hits new record as operator eyes zero carbon grid milestone

Wind turbines generated a new high of 22,711 megawatts on November 11, providing enough power for 22 million homes.

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2 w. ago Met Office verdict on snow as Arctic blast on way and temperatures will plummet to

Brits have been told to brace for freezing temperatures by the Met Office, as Storm Claudia moves down south and brings icy and snowy conditions with temperatures as low as -7 degrees C

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2 w. ago Shine portable wind turbine review: a smart, compact way to harness off

Shine’s innovative portable wind turbine offers a neat, lightweight way to harvest clean energy outdoors, giving campers a reliable off-grid boost

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3 w. ago Storm Claudia to batter Britain with up to six inches of rain falling in just 12 hours

The Met Office has issued two amber rain warnings for parts of central England and South Wales tomorrow, both running from 12pm to midnight, as Storm Claudia hits the UK.

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3 w. ago Rare ‘cannibal solar storm’ to hit Earth sparking disruption to power grid

A RARE "cannibal" solar storm is set to hit Earth and spark widespread disruption to power grids. Experts at the British Geological Survey (BGS) warned the largest solar storm to hit our planet for more than 20 years will disrupt communications and satellite navigation systems. The organisation has upgraded its geomagnetic forecast to the highest...

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3 w. ago Aurora australis: southern lights seen across Australia amid severe solar storm

Phenomenon enjoyed from Victoria to New Zealand after a severe solar storm created perfect conditions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSkywatchers were treated to a celestial delight on Wednesday evening, with a severe solar storm making it possible to view the southern lights across large parts of Australia and New ZealandAn intense geomagnetic storm, caused by several powerful bursts of energy from the sun, has led the Bureau of Meteorology’s space weather forecasting centre to issue an aurora alert for “mid to southern parts of Australia”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Cannibal storm' to hit Earth today as it could wipe out GPS and power grids

An ongoing series of huge solar flares could trigger a display of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in the northern parts of Ireland tonight - especially in Donegal and Wicklow

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3 w. ago Northern Lights will shine across much of the UK TONIGHT amid the largest geomagnetic storm in over two decades... will YOU be able to spot the aurora?

Skygazers could be treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights tonight thanks to a 'severe' geomagnetic storm triggered by the Sun.

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3 w. ago Northern Lights will shine across much of the UK TONIGHT amid a 'severe' geomagnetic storm... will YOU be able to spot the aurora?

Skygazers could be treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights tonight thanks to a 'severe' geomagnetic storm triggered by the Sun.

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3 w. ago Northern Lights set to dazzle UK this week due to possible ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm

Aurora Borealis will be visible for the second night in a row, the Met Office has reported

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3 w. ago Northern Lights could dazzle UK again tonight as Met Office issues rare 'severe' geomagnetic storm alert

The aurora borealis could be visible as far south as England and Wales tonight

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