Completion of the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant has been delayed further and the cost revised upwards by £500m, according to EDF Energy. In an update on progress in construction of the UK’s first new nuclear power plant for a
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COVID-19: Anger as government scraps GCSE and A-level exams – but allows BTECs to continue
The government is facing anger after it allowed vocational and technical exams to continue to take place this month – but told GCSE and A-level students they won’t be asked to sit exams this summer. In a statement to parliament
Non-profits such as the Roundup River Ranch will receive donations on Colorado Gives Day.
Every summer, nearly 2,000 children suffering from illnesses pack for summer camp at Roundup River Ranch near Gypsum, but this year COVID-19 forced the campers to stay home and try their best to experience camp online. On Tuesday, in honor
Food insecurity on the rise as COVID-19 cases surge and economy sputters
The number of people being served by food banks and food pantries in Colorado swelled as the COVID-19 pandemic spiked heading into the holiday season. Food bank and pantry operators who serve people in need — those who are battling
Jill Biden as first lady: Joe Biden’s protector is stepping up
WASHINGTON — She’s fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She’s moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. She’s supported his presidential ambitions again and again — except in 2004, when she deployed a novel
WalletHub ranks Colorado as America’s 3rd most politically engaged state
With consistently high voter turnout and a U.S. Senate race that’s one of Democrats’ top 2020 targets, Colorado is America’s third most politically engaged state, a recent WalletHub study found. The personal finance website released a report Tuesday on 2020
No sign of US, China as global vaccine plan gathers momentum
The COVAX initiative pools resources to ensure poorer nations will have access to any life-saving future vaccine. An initiative to ensure any future vaccine against COVID-19 is fairly shared throughout the world has secured the backing of 156 countries and territories, representing
Storm Ianos: Three dead as Greece starts clean-up after rare ‘medicane’
Three people have been killed in Greece after a rare “medicane” storm flooded areas in the centre of the country. A man’s body was found under a collapsed roof near Karditsa, said the Athens News Agency, a day after Storm
Greek police fire tear gas as refugees demand to leave Lesbos
Chanting ‘freedom’, the former inhabitants of burned Moria camp protest against plan to be moved to another facility. Greek police have fired tear gas during a protest by refugees and migrants demanding to leave the island of Lesbos after being
Thomas Cook to be revived as online travel firm
The Thomas Cook travel brand is close to being re-launched following the company’s spectacular collapse last year that cost thousands of jobs. However, the new firm will be online-only without the aircraft, hotels and shops of the old business. The