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World - The New York Times
Britain Shuts Down Last Coal Plant, ‘Turning Its Back on Coal Forever’
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant was the last surviving coal-burning power station in a country that birthed the Industrial Revolution and fed it with coal.8 hours ago -
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Britain Is the First Major Economy to Stop Using Coal. It’s a Risky Experiment.
Few in Britain will mourn the passing of coal, but it’s hard not to feel a little nervous about what, at its heart, is an experiment, one fraught with danger.16 hours ago - United Kingdom -
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World - The Guardian
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good. Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in ...23 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Contenders to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference
Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party are gathering for their annual conferenceYesterday -
World - The Guardian
Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas? | Simon Jenkins
Cherrypicking what has worked from decriminalisation abroad is far preferable to building more prisons for drug offenders . What can a German do but a Briton cannot? What can a New Yorker, a ...Yesterday