7 h. ago World’s largest nuclear plant restarts for first time since Fukushima meltdown

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is owned by the same operator of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi plant

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8 h. ago Europe's largest hotel operator with Marriott and Hilton sites enters administration

The company operates Accor, Hilton, and Marriott properties all across Europe.

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28 h. ago This country wants to build a nuclear power plant on the moon

The project aims to supply energy for its lunar space programme

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31 h. ago Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffers power loss amid Russian attacks

Fresh Russian strikes have targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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35 h. ago Europe's largest hotel operator collapses as 8,300 workers to be affected

Revo Hospitality Group, which operates over 260 hotels across Europe under major brands including Hilton, Marriott and Accor, has entered insolvency proceedings, though 125 hotels in Germany and Austria will continue operating

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36 h. ago Tourist found dead on Australian popular beach as police fear dingo attack

The incident occurred on the world’s largest sand island, located off the Queensland state coast

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58 h. ago ‘We thought they would ignore us’: how humans are changing the way raptors behave

Experts call for tighter regulation as GPS tracking reveals how people’s behaviour affects the lives of some of the world’s largest birdsMany people look up to admire the silhouette of raptors, some of the planet’s largest birds, soaring through seemingly empty skies. But increasingly, research shows us that this fascination runs both ways. From high above, these birds are watching us too.Thanks to the development of tiny GPS tracking devices attached to their bodies, researchers are getting millions of data points on the day-to-day lives of these apex predators of the skies, giving us greater insight into where they hunt and rest, and how they die. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago China’s economy hit growth goal last year despite Trump trade war and property crisis

Economy weathered a fraught geopolitical landscape to reach 5% target but structural challenges at home ‘are not going away’, say expertsChinese authorities can say they hit their growth goals last year, but Donald Trump’s ongoing trade aggression, a slow-motion housing market collapse and unhappy consumers remain major challenges for the world’s second-largest economy.Data released on Monday showed the Chinese economy grew by 5% in 2025, steady on the year before and hitting the official target of “around” that pace. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Denver's largest ranch house hits the market and comes complete with its own mountain

The property sits on 225 acres of Colorado wilderness, is the largest ranch in Denver, and is yours for a cool $5.9million.

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4 d. ago Russia and Ukraine agree localised ceasefire for Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant repairs

The IAEA has secured the agreement of both Russia and Ukraine for a localised ceasefire to enable repairs on the last remaining backup power line to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant

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5 d. ago ‘Garden of Eden’: the Spanish farm growing citrus you’ve never heard of

Todolí foundation produces varieties from Buddha’s hands to sudachi and hopes to help citrus survive climate changeIt was on a trip with a friend to the east coast of Spain that the chef Matthew Slotover came across the “Garden of Eden”, an organic farm growing citrus varieties he had never heard of. The Todolí Citrus Foundation is a nonprofit venture and the largest private collection of citrus in the world with more than 500 varieties, and its owners think the rare fruit could hold the genetic secrets to growing citrus groves that can deal with climate change.The farm yields far more interesting fruit than oranges and lemons for Slotover’s menu, including kumquat, finger lime, sudachi and bergamot. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The pub that changed me: ‘The barman banned me – no process, no second chances, no appeal’

The world’s largest Wetherspoon’s has seal-spotting views, a green leather banquette and a grand central staircase. I would do anything for that pub, so imagine my surprise when I was given my marching ordersIn the most prime imaginable bit of Ramsgate beach real estate, right on the sand, stands a handsome, turn-of-the-last-century building that had claimed for the longest amount of time, some years in neon, to be a casino. I’d never been allowed in as a kid. Then in the 90s it was leaning towards defunct, by the 00s it looked a bit haunted, then there was a fire, and wham, 2017, it turned into a Spoons. It had been trailed for a few months ahead, and I’d sworn off it; the living nightmare that was Brexit was only a few months old and Wetherspoon’s Tim Martin was one of its most gracelessly triumphant fuglemen. He could keep his (incredibly cheap) pints and his (superhumanly fast) nuggets. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sheku Bayoh family call for inquiry to get back on track as new chair appointed

The family of Sheku Bayoh say it is “time to restart the stopwatch” after Lord Colbeck was appointed chair of the long-running public inquiry into his death, urging a swift timetable to bring the process to a conclusion.

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7 d. ago Sheku Bayoh family say ‘time to restart stopwatch’ as new chair of inquiry named

Judge Lord Colbeck takes over the role from Lord Bracadale, who stepped down in October.

Society

7 d. ago World's largest spa just 2 hours from the UK with 28 waterslides

The world's largest spa is an attraction unlike any other, with a huge variety of thermal pools, as well as a waterpark for a thrilling edge to your day of relaxation and daytime accommodation to relax in

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8 d. ago Guinness and Johnnie Walker owner Diageo ‘could sell Chinese assets’

Reported move would be part of new CEO Dave Lewis’s streamlining of world’s largest spirits makerBusiness live – latest updatesDiageo’s new boss, Dave Lewis, has barely started in the role, and the maker of Guinness and Johnnie Walker is already reportedly considering selling off its Chinese assets to trim down its portfolio.The world’s largest spirits maker, whose other brands include Smirnoff vodka, Captain Morgan rum and Don Julio tequila, is working with Goldman Sachs and UBS to review its operations in China, where sales have been falling, according to Bloomberg News. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Nationwide issue urgent warning as customers have money removed from accounts

Nationwide customers have had money taken from their accounts as the world's largest building society issued a warning

Economics

9 d. ago US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit

Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastropheUS plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis.The calculation highlights how any moves to further exploit the South American nation’s oil reserves – the largest in the world, at least on paper – would put increasing pressure on climate goals, and risk plunging the Earth further into climate catastrophe. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago World's largest iceberg turning into 'giant swimming pool' as it melts at record pace

A massive iceberg the size of various major metropolitan cities is melting at an unprecedented rate as it transforms into a massive paddling pool in warmer temperatures

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1 week ago Teenager awarded Guinness World Record for the largest Jellycat memorabilia collection

Teenager awarded Guinness World Record for the largest Jellycat memorabilia collection

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