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Consumers locked into 'risky' Hinkley Point nuclear plant, report warns
Consumers are locked into a "risky and expensive project" over the Government deal for a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) finalised the £18bn deal for the Hinkley Point C
NewsSky NewsPressure on police forces sees officers contemplating suicide, says senior detective
A decorated senior detective says an increasing number of police officers are contemplating suicide because of the strain being put on forces across the UK. The warning from Detective Inspector Warren Hines comes as the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) calls on the Government to increase police
NewsSky NewsCombustible cladding found on 11 towers after Grenfell fire
Tests have revealed that at least 11 tower blocks across England are fitted with combustible cladding, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has said. The towers are in eight local authority areas. People living in the 16-storey Lynher, Tamar and Tavy blocks in Devonport, Plymouth, have received letters
NewsReutersGood start, not enough - EU leaders mull May's Brexit offer
By Elizabeth Piper and Noah Barkin BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Theresa May offered fellow EU leaders a "fair" deal on Thursday for compatriots living in Britain after Brexit, though her peers sounded sceptical and demanded more detail from a prime minister weakened by an electoral misfire two weeks
NewsSky NewsTheresa May makes offer to let EU citizens stay in UK after Brexit
Theresa May has promised EU citizens living legally in the UK will be allowed to stay after Brexit. The Prime Minister outlined what she called a "generous offer" to guarantee permanent "settled status" to three million EU nationals, speaking after an EU summit dinner in Brussels
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Sajid Javid: Grenfell has 'shaken my comprehension of being in office'
The communities and local government secretary, Sajid Javid, has said that the Grenfell Tower tragedy has “shaken his comprehension” of what it meant to be a cabinet minister. In a letter to MPs in which he confirmed that the number of tower blocks with cladding similar to Grenfell Tower has risen to
NewsReutersHinkley plant could cost 30 billion pounds in electricity payment top-ups - watchdog
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's deal with EDF to build the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant is risky and could lead to requests for more cash and electricity payment top-ups worth 30 billion pounds, a parliamentary watchdog said on Friday. "Delays have pushed back the nuclear
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BBC Question Time: David Dimbleby Boots Off Plymouth Audience Member In Liquorice Allsorts Shirt
In what appears to be a Question Time first, an audience member was kicked off the programme by presenter David Dimbleby for repeated heckling of guests.
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Spending watchdog condemns 'risky and expensive' Hinkley Point
Generations of British consumers have been locked into a “risky and expensive” project by the UK’s subsidy deal for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset, according to a damning report by the spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said the contract sealed by ministers last September
NewsReutersGood start, not enough: EU leaders mull May's Brexit offer
By Elizabeth Piper and Noah Barkin BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Theresa May offered fellow EU leaders a "fair" deal on Thursday for compatriots living in Britain after Brexit, though her peers sounded sceptical and demanded more detail from a prime minister weakened by an electoral misfire two weeks
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Merkel says May's offer on expats 'good start' but many questions remain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described British Prime Minister Theresa May's offer on the rights of EU citizens after Brexit as "a good start" but said many other issues related to Britain's departure from the bloc still need to be resolved. "Theresa May made clear to us today
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London Mayor concerned over police funding
Mayor Sadiq Khan says: "I've been saying for 13 months now, I'm concerned about the resources the Met Police and others have.
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Scientists pump CO2 into UK forest to measure effect of climate change
Researchers are pumping carbon dioxide into a forest to measure how it copes with rising levels of the gas - a key contributor to climate change. The decade-long experiment, which is being conducted by University of Birmingham's Institute of Forest Research, will expose a fenced-off section of woodland
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EU chief channels Lennon on Brexit
European Council President Donald Tusk quoted lyrics from John Lennon's Imagine to suggest the UK could stay in the EU.
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EU Citizens To Get Chance To Stay In UK After Brexit As Theresa May Makes 'Fair And Serious Offer'
EU citizens who arrived in the UK before Brexit will be given the chance to get the same rights as British citizens, Theresa May has said as she made a “fair and serious offer” to European Union leaders.
NewsReutersAfter London fire, 600 tower blocks must be tested for flammable cladding
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The government is urgently conducting safety checks on an estimated 600 high-rise buildings in England which have exterior cladding panels after at least 79 people died when fire consumed a London tower block last week, officials said on Thursday. Cladding, added
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U.N. asks international court to advise on Chagos; Britain opposed
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice on Thursday to give an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Britain's separation of the Chagos archipelago from Mauritius more than 50 years ago. The request came
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Merkel wants good-spirited Brexit talks, focus on EU 27
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hoped talks with Britain over its exit from the European Union would be held in a good spirit, but said the focus would be on securing the future for the remaining 27 EU members.
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May says will tell EU of plan to protect civil rights after Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May said she would tell fellow EU leaders on Thursday of her plans to protect the rights of their citizens living in Britain after Brexit and called the start of negotiations with the bloc "very constructive". "We propose to protect the rights of EU citizens and
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Brexit is lose-lose for all, but especially for Britain - EU's Moscovici
Britain's decision to quit the European Union is a lose-lose situation for all of Europe, but especially for Britain, the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday. "In an ideal world, there would be a British government that decides its place is
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Theresa May makes 'fair and serious' offer on rights of EU citizens in UK
Theresa May made a “fair and serious offer” to European Union leaders over the contentious issue of the future rights of EU citizens, offering those who arrive lawfully before Brexit the chance to build up the same rights to work, healthcare and benefits as UK citizens. Speaking at the end of a dinner
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Grenfell fire released deadly gas
Sky News can confirm that a killer gas was released when insulation foam burned in the Grenfell tower block.
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Grenfell Tower fire: Safety instructions issued to local authorities for 'immediate' action
Local authorities have been issued with a list of instructions which must be actioned "immediately" following the Grenfell Tower fire. As homes across the country are checked for combustible cladding, the Permanent Secretary at the Communities Department, Melanie Dawes, has written to chief
NewsReutersAt EU summit, Macron pleads for limits to foreign takeovers
By Robin Emmott and Michel Rose BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Thursday to convince China's closest allies in Europe that curbing foreign takeovers in strategic industries was in their interest, warning EU governments not to be naive in global trade. Smaller
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Grenfell Tower: 600 High Rises Don't Definitely Have Similar Cladding
Some 600 tower blocks in England are encased in cladding but not necessarily the same type of material as was installed on Grenfell Tower, Downing Street has said in an attempt to clarify an earlier misleading statement. Westminster-based journalists who attended the daily morning briefing with the
