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  • First major hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead 26 June 2026
    Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plansBusiness live – latest updatesGreat Britain’s first new major hydropower projects in more than 40 years are expected to move ahead after the energy regulator gave a provisional green light to three proposals as part of a plan to […]
    Mark Sweney and Jillian Ambrose
  • Fans for fans: power demand surges as England viewers cope with heatwave 24 June 2026
    Handful of gas plants paid £4m to generate electricity at half- and full-time in World Cup gameEurope heatwave live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA handful of Great Britain’s gas power plants were paid almost £4m to generate electricity for just a few hours on Tuesday evening as millions of sweltering viewers turned to […]
    Jillian Ambrose
  • Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says 23 June 2026
    Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businessesWeakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned.Nigel Topping, chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said: “The U-turns are really damaging to inward investor confidence. If we really want […]
    Fiona Harvey Environment editor
  • Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy 23 June 2026
    Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is ‘only the start of what we want to achieve’Ed Miliband has hailed a boost to UK jobs and growth as government data reveals that private sector companies have pledged more than £100bn in investment into the green economy so far in this parliament.Offshore […]
    Fiona Harvey Environment editor
  • From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks – in charts 23 June 2026
    The PM said in May that ‘stories beat spreadsheets’, but what does the data tell us about his time in office?Keir Starmer is to step down as prime minister after just two years in office.Despite promising an end to Conservative sleaze and scandal, much political bandwidth towards the end of his time in No 10 […]
    Michael Goodier, Krystina Shveda and Olivia Lee with graphics by Tural Ahmedzade and Heidi Wilson

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