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Robert Page aims to emulate Jimmy Murphy and lead Wales to World Cup

Robert Page aims to be the author of a fresh chapter in Welsh football history by emulating Jimmy Murphy’s journey from Rhondda to World Cup manager. Murphy, who was Matt Busby’s long-time assistant at Manchester United, remains the only man to have ...

03 Jun 2022 at 14:11

Cumbrian coal mine would be ‘carte blanche’ for polluters – former minister

Approving a new coal mine in Cumbria would give “carte blanche” to other countries to miss climate change targets, a former energy minister has said. Chris Skidmore, who served as energy minister in 2019 and signed the UK’s binding commitment to ...

19 May 2022 at 10:40

World

Police bid to clear activists from German village condemned in favour of mine

Police are attempting to evict activists seeking to prevent the demolition of a village in western Germany to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. Officers in riot gear moved into the village of Luetzerath, which has become a flashpoint ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:17

World

Police start clearing German village condemned for coal mine

Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists on Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine. Some stones and fireworks were thrown as officers entered the tiny ...

11 Jan 2023 at 19:22

World

Satellite spots huge burst of methane from Russian coal mine

A private company that uses satellites to spot sources of methane emissions has said that it detected one of the largest artificial releases of the potent greenhouse gas ever seen, coming from a coal mine in Russia earlier this year. ...

15 Jun 2022 at 13:06

Why is the new Cumbrian coal mine so controversial?

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has granted planning permission for what would be the first new coal mine in 30 years but why is it so controversial? – What is the proposal? West Cumbria Mining (WCM) plans to open a deep coal ...

08 Dec 2022 at 11:03

Key twists and turns over plans for controversial coking coal mine in Cumbria

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has granted planning permission for a controversial coking coal mine in Cumbria. Here is a timeline of how the scheme has reached this point: – March 2019: Cumbria County Council grants ...

07 Dec 2022 at 19:51

Planning permission for UK’s first coal mine in 30 years quashed by High Court

The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by a High Court judge. Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for ...

13 Sept 2024 at 12:40

Coal mine plans should be ‘permanently shelved’ after court ruling – campaigners

Environmental groups have called for proposals for the UK’s first coal mine for 30 years to be “permanently shelved” after the High Court quashed the decision to grant planning permission for the site. A judge ruled ...

13 Sept 2024 at 15:56

Local News

Folk music night to be held in aid of iconic Tipperary landmark

In aid of Copper Steeple restoration Fund, "Folk That" will be playing on Saturday, July 6, in Amby’s, Ballingarry. Entry fee will be €5, with a raffle on the night. All money raised will go into the fund. This ...

01 Jul 2024 at 12:33

Government to ban new coal mining schemes as UK turns to clean energy

New coal mining schemes will be banned in the UK, the Government has said. Ministers have confirmed that legislation will be introduced to restrict the future licensing of new coal mines, as they said phasing ...

14 Nov 2024 at 16:16

World

Searchers recover body in hunt for woman believed to have fallen into sinkhole

A Pennsylvania coroner’s office said on Friday that investigators have recovered the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mine. Sean Hribal, a deputy ...

06 Dec 2024 at 22:45

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