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George Bowie forced to DJ at headline gig wearing wife's jeans after trouser mishap

The Clyde 1 host was headlining the gig on Benbecula when he realised he forgot to pack any kind of other bottoms entirely - and couldn't buy more.

Daily Record

UK government gives go-ahead to Sizewell C nuclear power plant

Decision goes against advice of Planning Inspectorate, which rejected project owing to impact

The Guardian - UK

Hinkley Point C proposes changes to way radioactive waste is stored

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation ahead of a decision being made on the proposals later this year

Birmingham Post

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France outlines plans for buyout of EDF to relaunch country’s nuclear industry

The French government on Tuesday outlined its plans to take full control of EDF, the highly indebted power utility that is to spearhead efforts to relaunch the country's nuclear industry.

France 24

French government offers 10 billion euros to buy back EDF electricity company

The French government on Tuesday announced the launch of a public tender offer to buy out minority shareholders in the national power generator, EDF. The state already owns 84 percent of EDF shares, and is offering nearly 10 billion euos for the remaining 16 percent, currently in private hands.

Radio France Internationale

France to pay nearly €10bn to fully nationalise EDF

Government seeks to shore up domestic energy supplies amid European crisis

The Guardian - UK

EDF ‘technical issue’ will cost our church £1,800 in energy costs

We are a church and charity and suffered during lockdown, using up all our reserves

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Ofgem tells energy firms to take urgent action to fix direct debit issues for 500,000 households

British Gas, EDF, ScottishPower and So Energy had no significant issues with direct debit billing.

Daily Record

School's shock as energy bill triples - rising by a staggering £100,000 a year

Niall Smith said the current bill of £55,000 was going to go up to £156,000 after the latest price hikes

Wales Online

EDF shares surge as France ‘prepares for €8bn nationalisation’

French government plans to buy remaining 16% of energy giant to keep bills down could cost up to €10bn

The Guardian - UK

Scots warned to stay out of water after leak from nuclear power plant substation

FAMILIES have been warned to stay out of the water at two Scottish beaches after an oil leak from a nuclear power plant substation ...

The National (Scotland)

East Lothian bathers warned to stay out of water after oil spill at Torness

The leak happened at an electricity substation on the nuclear power station site after a fault sparked a fire system into action sending oil and cooling water into the drainage system

Edinburgh Live

Headteacher shocked as school's electricity bill set to rise to £150,000

Niall Smith, 51, said the electricity at Southborough High School, Surbiton, in Greater London cost £55,000 this academic year but the bill for the following school year will more than double that

Daily Mirror

How to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenarios

New supply chief Jonathan Mills starts drafting plans to safeguard winter supplies amid war in Ukraine

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Letters: parliament is at risk from neglect, not fire

The buildings will resist going up in smoke, but essential services are in most urgent need of replacement

Evening Standard

EDF chairman to step down as French Government seeks nationalisation

Leaders look to wrest back control as war in Ukraine ignites global energy fears

Radio France Internationale

French PM announces nationalisation of debt-laden power giant EDF

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for compromise on Wednesday in her first speech to France's new parliament, where her minority government will need support from opposition parties to pass legislation. She also announced the nationalisation of the French electricity giant EDF.

Reuters

French PM promises action against spiraling prices

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne promised to shield hard-up families from soaring prices, urging the country's fragmented parliament to work together and avoid policy gridlock.

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France plans full nationalisation of power utility EDF

France will fully nationalise EDF, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Wednesday, in a move that would give the government more control over a restructuring of the debt-laden group while contending with a European energy crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Poor households face having to help foot bill for building Sizewell C

Funding model also criticised for letting factories ‘off the hook’ with planning decision due this week

The Guardian - UK

Could nuclear plant ruin Suffolk haven for avocets, bitterns and harriers?

Sizewell C proposal will power 6m homes but could pose a threat to Minsmere nature reserve, the RSPB’s jewel in the crown

Radio France Internationale

French energy giants call on consumers to cut energy use to off-set power shortages

The heads of France's big energy companies urged individuals and businesses to limit power consumption immediately to prepare for a looming energy crisis.

Daily Record

EDF and IncomeMax find over £1m in unclaimed benefits for nearly 5,000 households during last year

The partnership has found more than £11m in additional income for people in need since 2011.

Radio France Internationale

Russia closing gas tap exposes French and German dependency on nuclear and coal

Fresh into a new mandate but without a parliamentary majority since legislative elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will now have to hammer out an energy policy caught between the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly vocal green movement. Germany faces similar problems.

The National (Scotland)

Nuclear industry steps up lobbying of MSPs in bid to see Scottish U-turn

THE UK nuclear industry has stepped up its lobbying of MSPs in a bid to get the Scottish Parliament to reverse its opposition to the building of new…

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