Green energy: Subsidies need planning reform to stop firms being lured by US billions – Wartsila boss February 6, 2023 Subsidies for green energy will only lead to a ramp up of renewables if they are matched with planning reforms, warned Wartsila.
Hundreds dead in Turkey and Syria following powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake February 6, 2023 The death toll in Turkey and Syria has reached 360 people after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake toppled buildings and triggered a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the region. On both sides of the border, residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside on a [...]
Oil set for second week of losses as investors await Chinese rebound in demand February 3, 2023 Oil is on course for a second straight week of losses, with investors hoping for clearer signs of fuel demand recovering in China.
Roman Ryder Cup could be battleground for future of golf February 2, 2023 Next Thursday sees the 2023 edition of golf’s unironically-sponsored Waste Management Phoenix Open, where last year exuberant beer tossers halted play when celebrating a hole in one. Ever since, it’s the golfers not spectators who’ve been bringing the sport into disrepute. Tantrums and flung tee pegs, meltdowns about Twitter birthday snubs and playground name-calling have [...]
Johnson piles pressure on Sunak: No.10 insists ex-PM ‘acting in own capacity’ with plea to give Ukraine UK fighter jets February 1, 2023 Boris Johnson has piled pressure on Western leaders to supply fighter jets to Ukraine, setting up a clash with Rishi Sunak. The UK said it is not practical to provide sophisticated planes used by the RAF, such as Typhoons and F-35s, and US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighters. Downing Street stressed [...]
Ukraine: Putin preparing major offensive in eastern region of Luhansk to mark anniversary of Russia’s war, officials say February 1, 2023 Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, local officials said, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive in the eastern area as the first anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches. The Kremlin’s forces are expelling local residents from their homes near the Russian-held parts of the front line so [...]
Even in the middle of the war, we need to plan how to rebuild – and fund – Ukraine February 1, 2023 Western countries must come up with a Marshall Plan 2.0 to rebuild Ukraine when this bloody war ends, writes Paul Ormerod
Germany teetering on edge of recession that risks dragging rest of Europe down with it January 30, 2023 Germany is teetering on the edge of a recession after fresh figures out today revealed its economy unexpectedly contracted in the final months of last year. German output dropped 0.2 per cent over the last quarter, below the flatline consensus forecast by investors. The shock GDP undershoot raises the risk that the wider eurozone economy [...]
Boris Johnson ‘lied’ over Putin missile attack claims, says Kremlin January 30, 2023 The Kremlin has suggested Boris Johnson told “a lie” when the former prime minister said that Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to threaten him with a missile strike. The former Downing Street incumbent made the claim in a new three-part series for BBC Two looking at how the West grappled with Mr Putin in the [...]
Ignoring nuclear will cost us dearly as the UK scrambles to stave off blackouts January 30, 2023 The need for a proven, continuous, low carbon power source has never been more urgent, and the only viable option for that is nuclear power.