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US Election 2020: Lines form outside polling stations across country

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Americans have started casting their Election Day ballots in the bitterly contested presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as polling places opened across the United States. Long lines started forming well before dawn on Tuesday with polls opening in some eastern states as early as 6am EST.  Those casting their ballots on Election … Read more

Retired electric car batteries to be used in mobile charging stations

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One of the biggest criticisms of electric cars is what happens to their high-powered batteries once they degrade and have to be decommissioned from plug-in vehicles. Not only are EV batteries expensive for owners to replace, high-skilled workforces are required to extract valuable metals inside them, and even then they are difficult to recycle – … Read more

£2bn aid plan to build 16 mini nuclear power stations by 2050 

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Ministers consider £2bn aid plan to build 16 mini nuclear power stations by 2050 By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 October 2020 Up to £2billion could be put into a project to design and build mini-nuclear power stations. Ministers are considering the huge … Read more

Radio 4 presenter Libby Purves says BBC stations are becoming ageist and sexist

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Radio 4 presenter Libby Purves says BBC stations are becoming ageist and sexist as bosses don’t want ‘grey and stout’ women on the radio By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 01:56 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 22 September 2020 The BBC won’t let female radio presenters … Read more

Two Northern Ireland police stations are shut for deep cleaning after eight officers catch Covid 

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Two Northern Ireland police stations are shut for deep cleaning after eight officers catch Covid Dozens of officers are self-isolating in a bid to slow the spread of the outbreak The outbreak comes amid a weekly Covid-19 death rise across Northern Ireland Health minister Robin Swann has announced new restrictions from Monday By Alice Cachia … Read more

Face masks will be compulsory in AIRPORTS and TRAIN STATIONS

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Face coverings will have to be worn in shops, supermarkets and shopping centres as well as train stations and airports under new rules set to apply across England from tomorrow.  The Government this afternoon finally published its formal guidance on where the wearing of masks will now be mandatory.  However, places like restaurants, pubs and … Read more

Motorway petrol stations charge an extra 34p per litre as drivers embark on long car journeys

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Motorway petrol stations charge an extra 34p per litre… just as drivers embark on long car journeys after months of lockdown It can cost £18.70 more to fill up a family car on motorway than at a supermarket  AA research exposed fuel companies upping petrol prices as traffic increases 34p a litre gap is one … Read more

Electric vehicle charging devices outnumber petrol stations two to one

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There are officially more than twice as many public charge points for electric cars in the UK than there are petrol stations, the Department for Transport has confirmed. As of 1 April, there were 17,947 public electric vehicle charging devices available in the UK – 3,107, or 17 per cent, of which are rapid devices, … Read more

Commuters are enraged by short trains and as police patrol stations as trains return to 70% capacity

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Passengers face major changes on the railways as services are ramped back up to 70 per cent of normal levels today – but panicked commuters complained of packed trains and some mainline services ran with half the usual number of carriages. Travellers will be required to wear face coverings during their journey and to allow for … Read more