Liz Truss weighs up £100bn plan to freeze record energy bills September 5, 2022 Liz Truss is expected to unveil a vast support package to deal with surging energy costs, as first reported in The Times.
Cameron Norrie within reach of first US Open quarter-final September 5, 2022 British No1 Cameron Norrie may be featuring in the fourth round of the US Open for the first time today, but it’s not unreasonable to suggest that he could find himself in the quarter-finals come tonight’s close of play. The 27-year-old Brit faces Russia’s Andrey Rublev this evening on the Louis Armstrong court for a [...]
Britain is being failed by a lumbering digital state September 5, 2022 If you’re struggling to heat your home, how would you feel if you just missed out on £1,467 because of a computer glitch? In May this year, Rishi Sunak was blocked from raising benefits in line with inflation. The culprit? A 40-year-old IT system unable to process more than one benefit rise a year. Ineffective [...]
Economic fraudsters are shapeshifters who adapt their crime to fit the tech or the crisis September 5, 2022 Later today we will know who has won the Conservative Party leadership election and, in turn, welcome a new prime minister. Immediately there will be many priorities the new administration will have to address as the UK faces major economic, social and environmental challenges. Amid this bulging in-tray, one thing that should not be forgotten [...]
Gazprom says Siemens ready to repair Nord Stream 1 pipeline September 3, 2022 Russian energy firm Gazprom has suggested Siemens was ready to fix its gas pipeline to Germany, after its reopening was delayed this weekend. An oil leak in a turbine on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline means it will be closed until further notice, after being closed for several days due to maintenance work. On Saturday, [...]
Gazprom scraps plans to reopen Nord Stream pipeline September 2, 2022 Gazprom has scrapped plans to resume flows through a key pipeline into Germany, raising the prospect of supply shortages.
G7 confirms plans to cap Russian oil prices September 2, 2022 Plans to impose an energy price cap on Russian oil are expected to be firmed up by G7 finance ministers when they meet later today.
Westminster push for North Sea fossil fuels slammed by climate groups September 2, 2022 Climate groups have criticised Westminster's latest attempts to boost oil and gas production in the North Sea.
EU considers bloc-wide tax on energy prices as winter crisis deepens September 1, 2022 The EU could bring in a bloc-wide tax on energy profits and cap prices as it ramps up its response to an escalating winter crisis.
Zaporizhzhya: Concern as Europe’s largest nuclear plant shelled by Russia before inspectors arrive September 1, 2022 Major concerns have been raised over Russian attacks on Europe’s biggest nuclear reactor in south-eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin’s forces conducted military operations near the route for officials visiting the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said Moscow targeted the city of Enerhodar and territory [...]