First new nuclear power plant 'will be completed before 2020'

The Government today gave the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear power plants, provoking a sharply polarised response from the supporters and opponents of nuclear energy.

Announcing the plans in Parliament, John Hutton, the Business Secretary, said that the proposals made sound commercial and environmental sense, and hoped that the first new nuclear power station would be completed well before 2020.

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Early Flood Warnings

Thousands of people whose homes were flooded last summer were not warned early enough, a report has said.
The Environment Agency makes 33 recommendations and concludes it responded well to the emergency.

But it adds that 35,000 homes and businesses were not covered by an early warning system and that more money should be spent on urban drainage.

The worst of the floods - estimated to have cost £3bn - hit Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

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Bangladesh Cyclone

Summary

A severe cyclone in Bangladesh has claimed more than two thousand lives. More than 15,000 people have been injured and thousands more are still missing.

Cyclone Sidr, which hit on 15 November, triggered a tidal surge that devastated three coastal towns and forced the evacuation of almost a million people.

During the storm, 500,000 homes were ripped apart and huge tracts of farmland have been flooded or severely damaged.

An estimated 2.7 million people have been affected across 25 districts.
Much of the country’s electricity and communications infrastructure remains down, further impeding the response operation.

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Cyclone - Tropical Storms

Tropical Storms are also known as Hurricanes (Atlantic), Tropical Cyclones (South East Asia), Willy Willies (Australia) and Typhoons (Pacific). Bangladesh has just experienced a Cyclone. Click here to learn more about a cyclone.

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Lights out Liverpool

NOVEMBER 1ST 2007 BETWEEN 7PM AND 8PM

Liverpool is going to show the world it's easy to save the planet if everyone does their bit.

The city's most famous landmarks are set to turn off the lights for one hour, plunging the skyline into darkness to promote energy efficiency. We also need you to do your bit by switching off all nonessential lighting and electrical equipment.

Iconic buildings already supporting us include: Liver Buildings, The Port Of Liverpool Building, The Pump House, Malmaison, The Thistle Hotel and The Crowne Plaza.


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