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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricit …

Report shows 'stark' gender gap in HIV prevention

Report shows 'stark' gender gap in HIV prevention

Women across the West Midlands are being disproportionately affected by gaps in HIV prevention, according to a new report. Data released ahead of a meeting which will explore the issue shows that whil …

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Rocket launch challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space For …

Royal Mail fined £21m after post arrived late - Ofcom

Royal Mail fined £21m after post arrived late - Ofcom

Royal Mail has been fined £21m after almost a quarter of first-class post arrived late, Ofcom has announced. It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued and follows its in …

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's trains in 'battle for the railways'

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's trains in 'battle for the railways'

Propped up in her hospital bed, railway conductor Olha Zolotova speaks slowly and quietly as she talks about the day her train was hit by a Russian drone. 'When the Shahed [drone] hit I was covered in …

S Korea tycoon escapes paying $1bn in 'divorce of the century'

S Korea tycoon escapes paying $1bn in 'divorce of the century'

South Korea's Supreme Court has struck down a lower court's order for billionaire Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife a 1.38tn won ($1bn; £788m) settlement, in a case dubbed by local media as the 'divorce …