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Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says
Ofgem, Britain’s energy regulator, has proposed requiring datacentre developers to lodge significant upfront fees or financial guarantees to secure a grid connection, in an effort to clear a huge backlog of speculative projects clogging the queue. The move matters because connecting new power supply is one of the biggest barriers to building the datacentres needed…
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Britain’s ‘death day’: Could deaths outnumbering births trigger spiralling debt – or a surprising economic boom?
The article examines the prospect of a UK “death day”, when annual deaths exceed births, and considers the possible economic consequences. It argues that a shrinking, ageing population could strain public finances and increase debt, while also potentially creating opportunities through higher wages, productivity gains and changes in how the economy is organised. The issue…
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SWFC’s new away kit revealed – design takes inspiration from iconic 90s shirt – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have unveiled their new away kit, with its design drawing on one of the club’s well-known shirts from the 1990s. The release continues the club’s renewed association with Umbro and uses a retro reference intended to appeal to supporters while updating the look for the forthcoming season. The kit forms part of Wednesday’s…
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Hearing date set for Sheffield United parent company winding up petition – thestar.co.uk
A High Court hearing date has been set for a winding-up petition brought against Sheffield United’s parent company, COH Sports Bidco Limited, with the case now due to be heard on Wednesday 19 August. The petition was filed by United World Holding Ltd, the vehicle of the club’s former owner Prince Abdullah bin Musaed Al…
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Sheffield United finalising deal for 30-year-old midfielder after pre-season trip omission – Yahoo Sports UK
Sheffield United are reported to be close to completing a deal for a 30-year-old midfielder, after he was left out of the club’s pre-season trip. The omission has heightened expectations that a transfer is imminent, potentially strengthening the squad ahead of the new campaign. The article text supplied does not contain the underlying report or…
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Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
Andy Burnham’s plans to put technical and vocational education on an equal footing with academic routes in England have won unlikely praise from Kenneth Baker, the 91-year-old former Conservative education secretary who introduced university technical colleges (UTCs) in 2010. The prime minister’s proposal would see schools develop technical and vocational courses for pupils aged 14…
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Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? | The Knowledge
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura extended his own record as the oldest goalscorer in professional football, netting for Fukushima United in a 7-0 thrashing of Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on 25 July 2026, aged 59 years and 149 days. It was his first competitive goal in almost four years, and the achievement reignited the…
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The 23-year-old teacher leading lesson on stripping bowls’ stigma
Sophie McGrouther, a 23-year-old primary school teacher from Fife, is competing for Scotland in the women’s singles bowls event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, hoping to challenge perceptions of the sport as she pursues a medal. As the youngest member of Scotland’s bowls team and a former world indoor champion at 21, she wants…
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The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal
Madias Ngake, a Cameroonian-born weightlifter, will compete for England at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, 14 years after fleeing the London 2012 Olympics rather than return home, where her sexuality had become known and homosexuality is illegal. She endured months of homelessness in the UK before rebuilding her life, and this return to a major…
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Nathaniel Chalobah on trial elsewhere after Sheffield Wednesday door pushed ajar – thestar.co.uk
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