A curated roundup of UK energy headlines and policy developments from the last 24 hours.
Energy | The Guardian
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Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war
In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet The dosimeter clipped to your chest ticks faster the moment you step off the designated…2026-04-25T05:00:36.000Z -
New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels
Scientists and economists will help countries develop plans to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coal A panel of global experts has been launched to provide scientific input for countries that want to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and manag…2026-04-25T00:30:30.000Z -
Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emiss…2026-04-24T16:57:16.000Z -
Fast-tracking or ploughing through? Renewable energy shaping up as defining issue for Victorian election
Most landholders in regional Victoria support renewable energy – if they get a say. But planning approvals are riding roughshod over community concerns Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter The wind never really stops on Peter Watts’ hill. O…2026-04-24T15:00:22.000Z -
‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says
Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countrie…2026-04-24T15:00:20.000Z
Politics | The BBC
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Chris Mason: A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse
The Mandelson vetting row has reignited questions over the PM's future just two weeks before crucial elections in Scotland, Wales and England.2026-04-24T17:16:12.000Z -
Starmer plans new powers to ban state-backed terror groups
The new powers would allow ministers to label Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terror group.2026-04-24T17:04:02.000Z -
Assisted dying bill runs out of time but supporters vow to try again
The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.2026-04-24T16:29:30.000Z -
The assisted dying bill has failed - but the debate isn't over
In June 2025 MPs backed the legislation but now it has run out of time to become law.2026-04-24T15:45:51.000Z
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