SSE Renewables and Equinor have reached a preliminary agreement with the UK’s Crown Estate on the commercial terms for the seabed lease of the proposed Dogger Bank D phase. This phase is part of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, currently the largest such wind farm under construction anywhere in the world.

SSE and Equinor agree preliminary terms for Dogger Bank D

The Independent

 Ed Miliband has said he wants to launch a “solar rooftop revolution” as he takes steps to boost the UK’s solar energy capacity.The new Energy Secretary has relaunched the Solar Taskforce with the aim of tripling the amount of energy the panels generate in the UK.He also wants to overhaul planning rules to emphasise the importance of solar to new buildings.We will encourage builders and homeowners in whatever way we can to deliver this win-win technology to millions of addresses in the UK so people can provide their own electricity, cut their bills and at the same time help...

Millions of UK homes to get solar power as Ed Miliband aims for ‘rooftop revolution’

Fred Olsen Renewables has commenced construction on the 50 megawatt (MW) Crystal Rig 4 wind farm in Scotland, marking a significant stride in their renewable energy portfolio. Located south of Dunbar in East Lothian and north-west of Duns in the Scottish Borders, the 11-turbine site received consent from the Scottish government in 2021 and is scheduled to begin generating electricity in early 2026.

Fred Olsen Renewables Advances Construction of 50MW Crystal Rig 4 Wind Farm in Scotland

Rule changes to allow more onshore wind turbines could mean "open season" for developers in Cumbria, a former MP has warned. The incoming Labour government has ended an effective ban on new onshore wind farms. Critics have raised concerns that it would mean an increase in unsightly structures in the...

New onshore wind rule 'open season for developers'

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Appeals against approval of the development in Braddan are dismissed by the environment minister.

Plans for 320 homes and school given green light

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

A horse is rescued after it becomes trapped in a boggy patch of field.

Horse freed from bog in two-hour rescue operation

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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FBR is developing an automated bricklayer robot for large building construction projects. The Hadrian X bricklaying robot features a huge mechanism attached to a vehicle that delivers each brick to the end effector through the structure of the robot arm. The Australia-based company has been commercializing products for the construction sector since 1994.

1st Hadrian X bricklaying robot arrives in U.S.

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The small Pittsburgh suburb of Bethel Park in Pennsylvania is reeling after the FBI named a young local man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, as the person who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally and shocked the nation. Investigators believe that Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire at...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

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Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Birmingham Hospice is looking to cut staff and inpatient beds due to rising costs.

Hospice cuts will be 'agonising for families'

Police say the investigation into the attack is in the early stages, but no-one was hurt.

Shots fired at property on residential street

Two drug dealers who used a phone line to advertise heroin and cocaine have been jailed. Wayne Kassim, 39, and Mark Duce, 51 used the alias "DelBoy" to advertise drugs in Canterbury. Police began investigating after a medical incident involving a drug user who had bought drugs from the DelBoy...

Dealers who used phone line to sell drugs jailed

A woman has been charged with murder after human remains were found in the search for a missing person. Maureen Rickards, 50, from Canterbury, was arrested on 11 July after police discovered the remains at a property in St Martin's Road in the city. Kent Police said that while officers...

Woman charged with murder after human remains found

Denver, CO

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A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has become nationally known for moving more than 1,600 homeless people indoors since he has become mayor. Now he wants to place 200 people struggling with mental illness and/or addiction into treatment, according to an upcoming City Council committee agenda.

Denver mayor to send 200 people experiencing homeless to treatment

Police make the discovery after searching a river in the Cambridgeshire Fens.

Bodies of man and woman in their 80s found in river

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North Sea operators warned to step up decommissioning

Oil and gas operators have been warned by regulators to step up decommissioning in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) wants companies to...

North Sea operators warned to step up decommissioning

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