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Departing MP urges public to get outdoors and get active

A Conservative MP has said she wants to use her remaining time in Parliament to help people get active outdoors. Environment minister Trudy Harrison, who announced on Monday that she would leave Parliament at the next election, said she wanted to ...

25 Jul 2023 at 13:51

Sellafield denies nuclear site’s networks have been victim of cyber attacks

Sellafield has denied reports that its IT networks have been attacked by cyber groups linked to Russia and China. The Guardian said an investigation into the nuclear site in Cumbria found security breaches, dating back to 2015, which it says ...

05 Dec 2023 at 14:17

Sellafield to be prosecuted over alleged IT security offences

Sellafield will be prosecuted for alleged information technology security offences, the nuclear regulator has said. A spokesman for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said Sellafield Ltd, which runs the site in Cumbria, had been ...

28 Mar 2024 at 10:46

Sellafield Ltd fined more than £330,000 for cybersecurity failings

Sellafield Ltd has been fined more than £330,000 for failings in cybersecurity. The firm, which operates the nuclear site in Cumbria, was charged after an investigation by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) found it failed to ...

02 Oct 2024 at 18:56

Man in hospital after protesters hit by vehicle outside nuclear site

A man is in a serious condition in hospital after an off-road vehicle collided with a group of workers protesting outside a nuclear site. Four males from the local area aged between 16 and 52 have been arrested after the incident ...

17 Sept 2025 at 19:20

UK’s most hazardous building still leaking radioactive water, MPs warn

Britain’s most hazardous building could leak radioactive water until the 2050s as clean-up operations at Sellafield struggle to progress quickly enough, MPs have warned. In a report published on Wednesday, the Commons Public ...

04 Jun 2025 at 14:49

Scotland

Hunterston B site declared nuclear-free as all spent fuel removed

All spent nuclear fuel has been removed from the site of the former Hunterston B power station, leading to it being declared nuclear-free. The site in North Ayrshire provided power for nearly 46 years before it was shut ...

25 Apr 2025 at 20:46

Ireland

Bruton contacted Major about Sellafield concerns as legal action was explored

The Irish government considered taking legal action against Sellafield in the mid-1990s, according to archive documents. Then-taoiseach John Bruton raised the issue with British prime minister John Major after several ...

29 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Blair refused intelligence-sharing with Ireland over Sellafield threat

MI5 blocked an appeal by Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern for the UK to share intelligence on any terrorist threat to the Sellafield nuclear facility, according to newly-released government files. Following the ...

30 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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