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Ministers are promising “cleaner and more affordable energy” to be made in this country by boosting wind, new nuclear, solar and hydrogen The Government has promised to take back control of energy prices with its long-awaited energy strategy which aims to make 95% of electricity low carbon by 2030. But Labour said the Prime Minister had “caved to his own backbenchers” and that the plan would do nothing to help […]

The prolific striker moved his competition goal return to 11 in just eight matches Karim Benzema bullied Chelsea to the brink of relinquishing their Champions League crown with a stunning hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 3-1 triumph at Stamford Bridge. The prolific striker moved his competition goal return to 11 in just eight matches after hitting back-to-back trebles as Madrid overwhelmed the Blues in Wednesday’s quarter-final first-leg. Benzema took his season’s […]

Manchester United remain in talks with several candidates over the vacant manager’s job at Old Trafford, the PA news agency understands. A report on Wednesday afternoon claimed United were close to appointing Erik ten Hag as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor. It was reported that United have settled on Ten Hag from a four-man shortlist and the 52-year-old Dutchman was ready to leave current club Ajax at the end of […]

Case rates in England are the highest they have ever been Rising numbers of coronavirus infections could see an increase in death and hospital admissions, experts have warned. Case rates in England are the highest they have ever been, and the two variants of Omicron – BA.1 and BA.2 – have caused twin peaks in the pandemic – one in January, and another in March, the data suggests. While prevalence […]

She won an Oscar in 2016 for her role in The Danish Girl Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has revealed there have been times during her career where she has not felt she was “protected” on set. Vikander, 33, gained global recognition for her roles in the 2014 films Testament Of Youth and Ex Machina, and won an Oscar in 2016 for her role in The Danish Girl after beginning her […]

The findings are published in two papers published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface Researchers have created a new 3D-printed fingertip that has a sense of touch like human skin and could help improve prosthetics. While machines might be able to beat the world’s best chess player, they lack the ability to pick up a chess piece even as well as a child. This is partly because the […]

US President Joe Biden has called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he will seek more sanctions after the reported atrocities in Ukraine. “You saw what happened in Bucha,” Mr Biden said, describing Mr Putin as a “war criminal”. Mr Biden’s comments to reporters came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Bucha, one of the towns surrounding the capital Kyiv where Ukrainian officials say […]

Some 63 people in the UK, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Chocolate firm Ferrero is recalling some batches of the eggs as a precaution while investigations continue into the link, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said. More cases have reportedly been recorded in Europe, including Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. The eggs are made in Belgium. No […]

The UK is to push for tougher international sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s Russia and increase supplies of arms to Ukraine as evidence of atrocities continue to emerge from the war zone. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “Britain will never waver from supporting our friends” in a sign of the increased commitment to defend Ukraine. Mr Johnson said the discovery of mass graves in areas where Russian forces had withdrawn from […]