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Presenters warn BBC strikers against conference blackout
Ed Miliband and BBC presenters warn staff over a strike during the Conservative conference, as media pundit Steve Hewlett tells Channel 4 News the walkout would damage the broadcaster’s reputation.
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Iraq inquiry: the transcript of the security blackout
Good morning from day 15 of the Iraq inquiry in a positively freezing London. Mercifully the press room is kept stocked with pretty decent coffee; otherwise we’d lose at least the first 15 minutes of live-Tweeting to finger-de-freezing. Continuing from yesterday’s evidence we hear this morning from Lt Gen Sir Robert Fry – his biog…
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Iraq inquiry: the first national security 'blackout'
Iraq inquiry: the midday “blackout” was the day’s big talking point writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger for Channel 4 News.
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UK to build new gas fired power plants in reverse on climate targets
The government has backed the development of new gas fired power plants which critics have claimed would make the country more dependent on fossil fuels.
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Pakistan election: government accused of suppressing turnout
In Pakistan, mobile phone services were suspended throughout the entire country today as voters cast their ballots in an election which has been dominated by an unprecedented crackdown on the party of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Israel troops and tanks fight Hamas in streets as airstrikes pound Gaza
Gazans are cut off from the world and also each other, under a total siege and a communications blackout as the war enters a new phase.
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Is Putin’s Russia planning a new attack on Kyiv with Belarus support?
There were more missile attacks last night on Ukraine’s capital.
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‘It smells of death, destruction and fear’: A Ukrainian refugee’s journey back home
Ukraine has warned citizens to expect even longer blackouts, after more energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian attacks.
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Russian air strikes target Ukrainian power stations
In Ukraine, Russia has ramped up its attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure, launching missiles against its power stations and triggering blackouts.
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Russia destroys third of Ukraine’s power plants in bomb and drone attacks
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the country’s energy supplies are in a critical state – after another wave of Russian bomb and drone attacks left a third of its power plants destroyed.
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UK announces new licences for oil and gas drilling in North Sea
Liz Truss has been looking to reassure the public following yesterday’s warning from the National Grid that there could – in a worst case scenario – be scheduled blackouts or temporary energy cuts.
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Florida Hurricane: Rescue workers search for missing
President Biden has said Hurricane Ian could be the ‘deadliest’ hurricane in Florida’s history, causing a potentially ‘substantial’ loss of life. Rescue workers are searching for missing people on the Gulf Coast after Ian battered the coast with 150-mile-per-hour winds, causing widespread flooding and blackouts.
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Ethiopia Blue Nile dam has neighbouring countries fearing for their water supplies
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam looks set to revolutionise life in the country, providing reliable power to a population long plagued by blackouts.
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Texas storm: Millions left without power and residents told to boil water
In Texas, the winter storm that has left more than 30 people dead is still causing chaos across the state. Millions of people are without power and blackouts at water treatment facilities have led to the Center for Disease Control issuing a “boil water notice” for the city of Houston.
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FactCheck: is the mainstream media ignoring the yellow vest protests?
Social media is full of claims that mainstream outlets have decided not to cover the protests.