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Offshore wind farms now cheaper for Britain than nuclear option
In a government auction that handed out power-purchase contracts worth £176m a year, every bid aimed at the construction of offshore wind farms and other renewable technologies came in below the £92. 50 per megawatt-hour price tag attached to the oft maligned Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor.
Corbyn prepared to back single market access post-Brexit
Labour’s Brexit position has become even more unclear after Jeremy Corbyn said at the start of the week that the party could be open to staying in the single market following the UK’s departure from the bloc.
MPs to vote on lifting of public sector pay cap
Downing Street is set to lift the 1% pay cap on public sector employees for both police and prison officers for the first time since 2013 after receiving new recommendations from several independent pay review bodies aimed at targeting recruitment and retention issues.
China looks to ban production of fossil fuel vehicles 'in the near future'
China has announced it is mulling over a ban on the production and sale of petrol and diesel based cars and vans from 2040 in an effort to boost the production of electric vehicles.
Apple hit by iPhone leak one day before major launch
US tech giant Apple has been hit by a major leak of its latest iPhone just a day before the latest version of the iconic smartphone is due to be officially released.
Parliament must approve £1bn payment in Tory-DUP deal
Theresa May’s government must seek parliamentary approval over a deal to provide £1bn in funding to Northern Ireland as a result of the coalition agreement between the Conservatives and the DUP.
London retains place atop global financial centre index despite Brexit
Concerns over Britain’s impending departure from the EU have been unable to prevent London from retaining its number-one spot as the leading global financial centre in the world.