Eurostar trains are running empty, CEO blames border controls and staff shortage
Eurostar trains are forced to cross the channel with hundreds of empty seats every day during peak hours, as the border police cannot process the passports quickly enough.…
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Quick charge stations make EVs as expensive as ICE cars
The rising prices of energy and electricity are causing all kinds of problems around the world, and the latest sector to feel the impact is the electric car…
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Lightyear 0 solar car: too good to be true project goes bankrupt
Lightyear halts production of its first solar car. The company confirmed this on Monday. Atlas Technologies, the subsidiary that houses Lightyear 0 production, requested a deferral of payment…
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IFA1 to be tested after serious damage, to be operational soon
The UK National Grid’s 2 gigawatt electricity link to France, the IFA1 interconnector, will conduct system tests between January 24 and 27 before both sides return to service,…
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Retail news: December was rather disastrous, the report reveals
British consumer spending during the Christmas period remained better than expected at most major retail groups, bringing some relief to an industry that feared an escalating crisis around…
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Rishi Sunak announces tax cut but there is a catch
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced tax cuts. Bloomberg reports. The reductions will only take effect when inflation is under control. “I wish I could implement it tomorrow,”…
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UK government blocks Scottish Transgender Law that allows ‘self-determination’
The conservative British government plans to block a new Scottish law that would give trans people the right to self-determination. The progressive bill, which the Scottish Parliament passed…
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