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By HUGO DUNCAN, BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 19:08 EDT, 28 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- The Middle East energy…

Exactly 40 years ago today, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was destroyed in the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen.A combination of poor planning and human error led to an enormous steam-powered explosion that spread…

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 19:01 EDT, 21 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Britain is 'more vulnerable than…

Finding Albion by Zakia Sewell (Hodder £25, 288pp) By KATHARINE SPURRIER Published: 12:53 EDT, 17 April 2026 | Updated: 12:53 EDT, 17 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- -->…

By CAITLIN LENG and JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 08:53 EDT, 18 April 2026 | Updated: 14:18 EDT, 18 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- -->…

Sometimes it takes a war to get governments to think again. It has been Labour’s doctrine since it won office that drilling in the North Sea is forbidden.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has long been regarded as unchallengeable when it…

Donald Trump has urged the UK to 'drill, baby, drill' after the IMF warned Britain will suffer the biggest economic shock in the G7 from the Iran war.In a post on social media, the US President branded Labour's 'tragic' refusal to…

Ancient by Luke Barley (Profile £25, 320pp)  By CHRISTOPHER HART Published: 05:00 EDT, 20 February 2026 | Updated: 05:00 EDT, 20 February 2026 <!-- --> <!-- -->…

Greenfinch numbers in Britain have plummeted – leaving the species at risk of extinction, the RSPB has warned.The charity's Big Garden Birdwatch found that numbers of these beloved garden birds have fallen by 67 per cent since the annual…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth today took a swipe at America's European allies for their refusal to assist it in its fight against Iran.Hegseth was speaking at a Pentagon press briefing following the announcement of a two-week…