West Cumbria Mining CompanyA public inquiry has been announced into plans for the first new deep coal mine in the UK for decades.The government had previously decided not to intervene in the project near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which was in the hands of local officials.But ministers have taken control because of "increased" controversy.Green campaigners say the mine will increase carbon emissions and send the wrong signal in the run-up to a UK-hosted climate conference in October.The Woodhouse Colliery would extract coking coal for the steel industry from the seabed off St Bees, with a processing plant at Kells, in Whitehaven.New coal mine plan 'damaging PM's reputation'Why the battle for British coal matters to the worldMinister rapped for allowing new coal mine Cumbria County Council coun...
West Cumbria Mining CompanyA company planning to build a coal mine in Cumbria is taking legal action over the county council's decision to reconsider its approval of the scheme.The authority granted West Cumbria Mining (WCM) planning permission in October but the plans had not been formalised.WCM said the decision to reconsider approval "cannot be justified" and it is seeking a judicial review.Cumbria County Council has been approached for comment.The firm's CEO Mark Kirkbride said it was "extremely regrettable that WCM has been placed in this position after committing so much time, resource and private funding"."The latest actions of the council have created a very real risk that the project will never be delivered, which would be devastating for West Cumbria, as well as the Northern Powe...
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is working hard to strengthen his squad ahead of the new Premier League season. The Gunners won the FA Cup in 2019/20 and again showed the potential they have under Arteta by beating Liverpool to win the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season, the Community Shield. They need reinforcements, however, to close the gap on the top clubs in the league and they have already moved to make two big signings – bringing in forward Willian from Chelsea and defender Gabriel from Lille. More deals are expected to follow and you can keep up to date with all the latest Arsenal news and gossip below… Let's block ads! (Why?)
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The UK is poised to end the use of Huawei technology in its 5G network as soon as this year over security concerns.Boris Johnson is set for a major policy change after GCHQ is believed to have reassessed the risks posed by the Chinese company. The prime minister decided in January to allow Huawei to play a limited role in the UK's 5G network as he defied security concerns, particularly from the US, about the firm. Image: Boris Johnson will reportedly be presented with a GCHQ report on Huawei this week But a study set to be presented to Mr Johnson this week will declare that US sanctions on Huawei will force the company to use technology that is "untrusted", reports say.The news was first reported in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Tim...
