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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar

Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against IranGreat Britain has recorded more new solar power installations in the first half of this year than in any six-month period since 2011, as households turn to rooftop panels to help c...

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
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Senators accuse Republican ‘gelatinous blobs’ of caving to Trump on Iran war
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Senators accuse Republican ‘gelatinous blobs’ of caving to Trump on Iran war

Democrats Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for ceding authority to TrumpSenior Democrats accused Republicans in the US Congress of becoming “gelatinous blobs” who won’t stand up to Donald Trump and “rubber stamps” for his war on Iran.Elizabeth Warren, a US senator...

Rachel Leingang in Davison, Michigan
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Weather tracker: Wisconsin battered by rare tornado and meteotsunami
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Weather tracker: Wisconsin battered by rare tornado and meteotsunami

Unusual atmospheric phenomena causes widespread damage in US state, while heat continues to grip EuropeA rare and powerful tornado developed over north-east Wisconsin on Monday, lasting 26 minutes and carving a 12-mile path of destruction in western parts of Appleton and Menasha before dissipating o...

Morgan Thomas for the MetDesk
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Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus
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Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreakThe latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made this latest outbreak the fastest g...

Prosper Heri Ngorora in Bunia
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At least 18 die trying to cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
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At least 18 die trying to cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

Some drowned and others caught up in crush, official says, and thousands sleep on streets or in parksAt least 18 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after about 49,000 migrants breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny territory.Spain sent ​military and poli...

Guardian staff and agencies
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UK house prices up 0.1% in July as buyers remain cautious on interest rates
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UK house prices up 0.1% in July as buyers remain cautious on interest rates

Price of average home now £277,542, up from £277,484 the previous month but lower than in May, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesEconomic uncertainty dampened UK house price growth in July as prospective buyers remained cautious about interest rates during the Iran war in what should be t...

Joanna Partridge
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Suffolk wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant ‘stabilising’ after 24 hours
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Suffolk wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant ‘stabilising’ after 24 hours

More than 100 firefighters remain at scene after Dunwich Heath blaze spread across 150 hectares and forced evacuationsFire crews tackling a large wildfire burning for more than 24 hours near Britain’s biggest nuclear power station have said the situation is “stabilising”.More than 100 firefighters h...

Caroline Davies
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Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program
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Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program

Hancock Prospecting says chair Kim Williams among those ‘on notice’ for failing to remove program that joked about turning Rinehart’s insides into a sausage rollGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGina Rinehart has threatened the ABC with legal action over crude comments aired...

Caitlin Cassidy
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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale

Move, which would end decades of production in area, comes as new CEO tries to simplify firm and cut debtBusiness live – latest updatesBP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale, as it looks to end decades of production from the region.The oil major announced on Friday morning that it...

Guardian staff
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Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco
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Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco

Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal actionPressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams.Fernando Alexandre i...

Catarina Fernandes Martins in Lisbon
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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors
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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors

Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’The NHS has scrapped a longstanding scheme that let overseas doctors boost their skills in UK hospitals and was seen as an example of British “soft power”.Senior doctors have criticised NHS Engl...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Forced out of Australia’s military due to his sexuality, David says an apology is ‘long overdue’ for veterans like him
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Forced out of Australia’s military due to his sexuality, David says an apology is ‘long overdue’ for veterans like him

Exclusive: ADF personnel who were discriminated against for being LGBTQ+ are owed a national apology, federal government toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA national apology should be issued to LGBTQ+ veterans and ser...

Tom McIlroy and Krishani Dhanji
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HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market
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HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market

London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone, but will continue private and institutional banking servicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe London-headquartered HSBC is closing all Australian branch...

Jonathan Barrett Business editor
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Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
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Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research

Pre-programmed flights gather data at different altitudes then return to bases to recharge and downloadWeather happens in the boundary layer, the atmosphere from ground level to a few thousand metres, but this can be difficult to study in detail: weather stations are too low, and aircraft are expens...

David Hambling
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