A £3bn rescue loan for Thames Water is set to go ahead after an appeal against the deal was dismissed. The troubled firm secured the rescue loan in February, to stave off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control. But a small group of lenders had argued against the terms of the…

125 years ago today, Isadora Duncan, the first modern dancer, made her debut as a solo interpretive dancer in London to crowds who marveled at her daring. Here, writes the Daily Telegraph at the turn of the millennium, was a very young woman, barefoot and underdressed, performing alone and without scenery—not some romantic fairy-tale of…

Monday’s papers have images of Newcastle United fans and players celebrating their League Cup victory. Source link

Xun Xiao and Niansheng Xu watch solar cell dissolving in water – Credit: Thor Balkhed Solar is one of the best solutions to the growing demand for renewable green energy. However, while conventional solar panels contribute to clean energy production, their disposal presents several environmental challenges. Now, a groundbreaking innovation may change that: researchers have…

Watch: North Macedonia nightclub ablaze At least 59 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say. The blaze broke out around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at the Pulse club in Kocani, a town around 100 km (60 miles) east of the capital, Skopje, where 1,500 people…

99 years ago today, Dr. Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket, after building it himself. The New England physics professor, engineer, and inventor is credited with ushering in the era of space flight, but after he asserted in 1920 that rockets could be used to send payloads to the Moon, he was thought…

Guy De Launey BBC Balkans correspondent Getty Images A specialised non-government organisation estimates between 275,000 and 325,000 attended the rally, making it the largest in Belgrade’s history Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Serbia’s capital on Saturday to protest over the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse. While the government put…

By Ben Iwara via Unsplash+ $9 million in grants from Lowe’s is going to support 15 nonprofits dedicated to training the next generation of tradespeople to meet the growing demand for workers—fueled by rising wages and expanding job opportunities. The grants support training programs focusing on carpentry and construction, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and appliance repair.…

Watch: Sergio Aguiar says his daughter would be “very proud” of his fundraising to build the playground The father of one of the girls killed at a dance class in Southport last year says his local community has been “so kind” and “amazing with us” as he prepares to run a fundraising marathon. Sergio Aguiar…

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