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- Gas-fired power still looks a safe bet for Centrica in the renewables era Fri, 8 May 26, 4:15amThere will still be a need to have gas in the wings to keep the lights on, so the financials stack up on Severn plant purchase
- Welsh farmers launch landmark claim against ‘intimidating’ pylon firm Wed, 22 Apr 26, 12:22amAbout 500 farmers challenge Green Gen Cymru in high court over alleged disregard for landowners and biosecurity
- Rolls-Royce secures nearly £600m in UK government cash to develop small reactors Mon, 13 Apr 26, 6:38pmEngine-maker CEO hails ‘critical milestone’ for company in race to deliver SMR technology built at Wylfa plant on Anglesey
- These enormous wind turbine projects would damage Wales – and all to supply the rest of the UK with energy | Simon Jenkins Fri, 10 Apr 26, 10:16pmLabour’s deals with private companies will ride roughshod over a wilderness so remote there are no people to defend it
- Trump says countries ‘like UK’ should go to strait of Hormuz and ‘just take fuel’ – UK politics live Tue, 31 Mar 26, 10:56pmGovernment willing to help some consumers with energy costs as experts predict price cap to rise by £288
- Zack Polanski tells NEU teachers’ union that Greens would abolish ‘toxic’ Ofsted – as it happened Tue, 31 Mar 26, 4:10amThe Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’
- Starmer says UK won’t get ‘dragged into Iran war’ and there is no need for drivers to stock up on petrol – UK politics live Tue, 31 Mar 26, 1:34amUK PM to chair meeting on government’s response to economic consequences of Iran war later on Monday
- Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000 Fri, 6 Mar 26, 5:00pmMost recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery
- Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – as it happened Wed, 11 Feb 26, 5:12amThis blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here
- Starmer says he ‘will never walk away’ as Burnham joins Labour figures backing PM – UK politics live Wed, 11 Feb 26, 2:01amKey Labour figures have rallied around the prime minister amid speculation over his leadership
- Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan backs Starmer but cites ‘concerns’ after Scottish Labour leader calls for his resignation – UK politics live Tue, 10 Feb 26, 10:59pmThe prime minister Keir Starmer is hoping to push forward on policy following a bruising week for his leadership
- Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows Tue, 30 Dec 25, 10:19pmApplications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
- Atom is prematurely split in the ‘golden age’ transatlantic partnership | Nils Pratley Fri, 14 Nov 25, 5:11amBritain was always going to prefer homegrown technology for the SMR reactors at Wylfe. The US would have done the same
- More than 40% of private renters ration energy use to afford bills, study finds Mon, 15 Sep 25, 4:00pmCitizens Advice says 4.5 million people in England and Wales had to cut use, with some skipping hot meals and wearing gloves inside
- Reform’s pro-fracking stance could divide potential voters, research shows Fri, 5 Sep 25, 2:00pmExclusive: Policy lacks support in areas where drilling could start – many of which have Reform MPs or are target seats