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<p>Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure imports</p><p>Great Britain is expected to pay some of the highest energy costs in Europe this winter as its reliance on imports to ensure a steady supply is forecast to deepen.</p><p>Energy system operators have said the country will have enough gas and electricity to

<p>The UK still imports 60% of its gas and, even with Jackdaw, its energy supply and resilience problems are not going away</p><p>After the overdue <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-approval-step-towards-grownup-north-sea-policy">approval of the Jackdaw field</a> in the North Sea, here comes a reminder

We must not forget that valuable British manuscripts have found their way here, too

<p>Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/andy-burnham-vows-uk-will-hit-net-zero-targets-despite-jackdaw-gasfield-approval">Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despit

In Britain, the Reform UK leader has publicly cooled on the president. But to a U.S. podcast there are few people he agrees with more than Trump.

Without intervention, a crunch point for emergency supplies could come as soon as this winter under extreme circumstances, regulators warned.

The novel ‘was always a form that not only thrived on inequalities but required them’, Philip Hensher says

For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

<p>Opening the North Sea gasfield will deliver minimal benefits for households, while sending a dismal signal before next month’s Cop summit</p><p>This week a report from the UN Environment Programme <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/world-cut-emissions-un-climate-crisis">concluded</a> that holding global temperatures to a 1.5C war

A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

The past is always a foreign country

In our news wrap Tuesday, British authorities say they're sending air support to Saudi Arabia to protect against missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Vice President Vance says he's not endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections and voters in Alberta overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have put the provi

Using AI to comb through hundreds of thousands of handwritten pages of port records, historians have constructed an interactive map of Britain’s maritime trading routes. Even as it expanded in Asia and the Americas, Britain's commerce with Europe remained overwhelming

National grid operator says the Republic will have enough power for winter

During more than a decade of tinkering and planning on the drab 20-yard structure, China built the world’s highest bridge and Canada forged a river crossing to the U.S.