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Camelot to make legal challenge on National Lottery loss
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Government pledges extra £32million for Dawlish railway protection work
A further £32 million has been pledged to protect the coastal rail line through Dawlish and Holcombe. The cash will be used to add netting and fencing along the iconic Dawlish and Holcombe route to protect it from cliff erosion. This latest round of funding, which follows on from three earlier phases of work and …
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Plymouth’s Car Charge Go to set up info event after Government scraps home EV charger grant
A Plymouth business which specialises in charging equipment for electric cars is to set up an information event in the city to explain financial options for EV owners now the Government has scrapped grants towards installing home charging stations. Car Charge Go, an online retail supplier specialising in home charging equipment and accessories for electric …
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NI manufacturing companies club together to send aid to Ukraine
A 40-foot articulated lorry has departed Northern Ireland for Poland this morning (Friday) loaded with aid to support those fleeing from Ukraine. Organised by a group of Northern Ireland manufacturing companies, the aid includes 30 washing machines, 30 fridges, 80 mattresses, a pallet of medical supplies, two pallets of food, a forklift and two generators. …
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UK ‘stuck’ with higher energy bills, says Octopus boss
Household energy bills prices are likely to rise even higher this autumn as the war in Ukraine deepens the gas crisis, the boss of one of the UK’s largest energy companies has told Sky News.Greg Jackson, founder and chief executive of Octopus, which has more than two million direct customers, said volatility in wholesale gas …
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How would moving to renewables save us money on fuel bills?
Figures seen by Sky News show that the cost of producing energy from wind will be less than half the cost from gas this year, and could fall to a quarter in 2023.The government has announced its long-awaited energy security strategy today, and has set out plans for how the UK will produce more of …
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Five million households now in ‘fuel stress’ as energy price cap rises to almost £2k
The day that 22 million households have been dreading has finally arrived.April Fool’s Day sees the energy price cap rising by a record sum to help account for surging wholesale prices – with bills yet to even reflect the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine. It was announced in February that customers on default tariffs …
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Putin demands payment in roubles for Russian gas supplies or contracts will be ‘stopped’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that, from tomorrow, countries buying gas from Russia must pay in roubles or their contracts will not be honoured.In a televised statement on Thursday, Mr Putin said he had signed a decree to that effect, adding that the switch to roubles was designed to “strengthen our sovereignty” and protect …
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Warring bidders in final effort to dine at London restaurants’ top table
The battle for control of some of London’s top restaurants, including The Wolseley, is expected to be settled later after administrators set a deadline for binding offers.Sky News understands that FRP Advisory, which has been working on the insolvency of Corbin & King (C&K) since January, told interested parties that final bids must be tabled …
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U-turn as Cuadrilla’s UK fracking wells given stay of execution by regulator
A regulator has withdrawn its demand that UK fracking firm Cuadrilla permanently seal its test wells, as the company makes a case for shale gas extraction to boost domestic energy security.Cuadrilla had been facing down a June deadline to fill the two Preston New Road wells in Lancashire with concrete after the fracking process was …
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British insurance duo to unveil £150m London SPAC fundraising
A prominent British insurance duo will brave choppy equity markets to launch a £150m fundraising for a new vehicle that will target a merger with a leading industry name. Sky News has learnt that Andy Rear, a former Munich Re executive, and Will Allen, who has worked for the investment bank KBW, plan to unveil …

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