Grid Costs Set to Soar Even Higher

Grid Costs Set to Soar Even Higher

NESO calls for an extra £89bn of grid spending beyond 2030. DAVID TURVER Regular readers will remember out recent article documenting the forecast rise in subsidies and grid integration costs from £19.8bn in 2024/25 to over £40bn in 2030/31. Of this total, grid integration costs more than triple from £8bn in 2024/25 to £25bn in 2030/31. Grid…

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Nigerian Govt Probes Meta, Google, X Over News Content Exploitation

Nigerian Govt Probes Meta, Google, X Over News Content Exploitation

[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies, including Meta, Alphabet (Google), X (formerly Twitter), and several generative artificial intelligence platforms, over alleged anti-competitive practices and unlawful use of news content from Nigerian media organisations. This is coming about seven months after…

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Afreximbank President visits African Medical Centre of Excellence as the landmark health investment marks first year of transformative impact

Afreximbank President visits African Medical Centre of Excellence as the landmark health investment marks first year of transformative impact

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 6, 2026/APO Group/ — As part of his working tour of Nigeria and the wider region, Dr George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), visited the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja, reaffirming Afreximbank’s commitment to supporting the realisation of Africa’s…

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18-Year-Old Bragged On YouTube After Allegedly Mowing Down Two Girls With Car

New Jersey authorities recently moved an 18-year-old into adult court months after he boasted on YouTube about the attention he received after allegedly running over two teenage girls. Vincent Battiloro allegedly fatally ran over two 17-year-old girls riding electric bikes on Sept. 29, 2025 in Cranford, New Jersey. Later the next day, Battiloro bragged about the…

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The Civil War Debate and Britain’s Trajectory: The Question the Critics Can’t Answer

For an idea routinely dismissed as “dubious” or an “obsession” of the political Right, the suggestion that Britain is embarked on the road to civil war has proved stubbornly resilient. Each new episode of disorder seems only to revive it. The disturbances that followed the Henry Nowak trial, the attempted beheading in Belfast and the rioting that erupted afterwards…

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