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Conservative MP warns future tax cuts ‘will come too late’

A Conservative MP has warned future tax cuts “will come too late”. Despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak announcing he intends to lower the basic rate of income tax to 19% by May 2024, forecasts show the UK is still heading for its highest tax burden since ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Energy firm Drax ‘ready to move mountains’ for new hydro power project

A renewable energy firm wants to build a new underground hydro power station deep within a Scottish mountain. Bosses at Drax said plans have been submitted to expand their existing Cruachan Power Station to increase the total amount of energy the ...

17 May 2022 at 01:25

Provisional approval granted for ‘subsea superhighway’ energy link

Plans to build “critical” subsea energy links have been given the green light. SSEN Transmission – which is part of the SSE Group – has welcomed regulator Ofgem granting provisional approval for the first of two subsea links planned to connect ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:55

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Dave Bautista: I don’t want Guardians of the Galaxy character to be my legacy

Dave Bautista says that he does not want his Guardians Of The Galaxy character Drax “to be my legacy”, and would like to take on more dramatic roles in future. The professional wrestler-turned-actor said he was “grateful” to have played the ...

05 Jan 2023 at 02:07

Drax boss denies company is Europe’s fourth largest carbon emitter

The boss of Drax – which collects hundreds of millions of pounds in renewable energy subsidies – has denied the firm is the fourth largest carbon emitter in the European Union. Speaking in front of MPs on Tuesday, Will Gardiner said ...

22 Nov 2022 at 16:04

Coal plant ‘will close as planned’ despite Government’s winter standby request

EDF has said that it does not plan to extend the life of a Nottinghamshire coal power plant which had been on call in case of an emergency after the Government said that it wanted to negotiate to keep the facility for next winter. ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:58

Government asks grid operator to extend life of emergency coal plants

A series of coal plants that remained on standby in case of an emergency this winter could be kept ready for next winter after the Government asked for an extension. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it had ...

15 Mar 2023 at 12:14

Ben Wallace suggests he is not interesting in quitting over defence spending

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he was interested in delivering for the armed forces and appeared to suggest he was not thinking about resigning when asked about rumours he might quit. His comments follow reports that ...

13 Mar 2023 at 16:54

First Minister calls on UK Government to provide support for power storage

First Minister Humza Yousaf has called on the UK Government to provide support for power storage as he visited the site of a potential new £500 million plant. Energy firm Drax has been given permission to develop the ...

25 Jul 2023 at 14:11

Shapps urged to end support for burning forest wood and crops for energy

Major campaign groups have joined forces to condemn the continued burning of wood from forests and energy crops in UK power stations. Campaigners from Greenpeace, WWF, the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife and ...

30 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Government cannot prove biomass sustainably sourced, says National Audit Office

The Government cannot prove that biomass fuel is sustainably sourced and its assurance schemes are not good enough, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has found. Ministers and their advisers at the ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:20

Drax wins permission for carbon capture at Britain’s largest power plant

The Government has approved Drax’s development application to install carbon capture technology at Britain’s biggest power station, giving a new lease of life to the North Yorkshire site which ...

16 Jan 2024 at 17:38

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