Month: March 2021

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The “vaccine effect” is boosting Britain’s economic prospects faster than other European countries, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. EMBARGOED TO 1000 TUESDAY The OECD, a club of developed economies, said it expected the UK’s national output to expand by 5.1% in 2021, some 0.9 percentage points higher than it expected in
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Originally published on ILSR.org Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants. In over 30 states, monopoly utilities submit
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Buckingham Palace has issued a statement in response to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, saying issues of race are “concerning” and “will be addressed”. Following the explosive interview airing in full on UK television last night, a palace spokesman said: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent
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Some 5,000 jobs in the steel industry are in the balance after Greensill Capital, one of the UK’s largest speciality finance companies, went into administration today. Greensill, whose advisers include the former prime minister David Cameron, is a major provider of finance to Liberty Steel – the UK’s third largest steel company. Liberty, which is
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