Price rises for consumers are “inevitable” as a consequence of the HGV driver shortage, the boss of Iceland has warned. Almost 50,000 drivers have left the road in the last two years, leaving retailers, suppliers, and hauliers competing for a diminished pool to supply clients. The scramble for supplies has led to sharp increases in
They changed their mind and now we’re the first in line – after vowing to never reform, ABBA are back, and they are finally getting (sort of) back on stage. It has been nearly 40 years since they decided to take a break, but the record-breaking pop icons are officially back together. Anni-Frid, Agnetha, Benny
The battle for domination of space by private firms is not new. The latest competition saw Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos tussle in the race to make commercial space tourism a reality. Now, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken a swipe at Bezos’ Blue Origin for hiring a high-profile strategic advisory firm after it lost
China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic rover on the Red Planet a few months ago. The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission this
Dutch electric bicycle company VanMoof has announced one of the largest funding rounds ever in the electric bicycle company. The $128 million funding round could be a sign of more to come as e-bike sales are hotter than ever and investors continuously eye a piece of that action. The $128 million funding round was the
In this article BAS-DE Wind turbines operated by RWE AG during sunset in Rheinisches Revier, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Politicians in Germany need to work with industry leaders if the country wants to succeed in reducing its carbon emissions, according to Martin Brudermüller, chief executive of BASF,
A British family who went to Kabul for a wedding have told of their ordeal as the Taliban came to their flat and stole their car. Sabrallah Zahiri and family flew to Afghanistan in July and were due to return this Monday. Instead they were left stranded, watching and waiting as the Taliban came to
Mick Mulvaney, who formerly served as President Trump’s chief of staff, has resigned as special envoy to Northern Ireland after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol and delayed proceedings to certify the US election. #CNN #News
The solar system is full of wonders. One intriguing mystery troubling the scientific community is whether a large, icy planet sits beyond the orbit of Neptune. Scientists have long argued there could be a ninth planet but a definite evidence is yet to be found. Critics assert that finding the planet is unrealistic. So, this
The death and destruction caused by Storm Ida is a reminder that “the climate crisis is here” and “we must better prepare,” US President Joe Biden has said. The flooding caused by the storm has killed at least 25 people in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including a two-year-old boy, NBC reports. States of
At least six people have been killed after Storm Ida dumped a month’s worth of rain on parts of the US. Four of those who died were in New York City, while the other two were in New Jersey, according to NBC. A state of emergency has been declared after the remnants of a hurricane
JD Sports has been told its takeover of rival Footasylum still faces being blocked – even after it successfully challenged an earlier ruling against it by the competition regulator. The retailer’s boss Peter Cowgill said he was “perplexed and disappointed” after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) again found that it should sell the smaller
The education secretary has insisted children must return to a “normal pre-pandemic” experience in schools, despite the risk of an increase in COVID cases. Gavin Williamson said testing would be key to guarding against rising infection rates, but refused to outline what the government’s “contingency plan” for other potential measures might involve. Experts are predicting
On Monday, I wrote about an uplifting new law in France that will get a lot more solar power installed in the country. Under the article, one of our readers indicated that his country just did better. It was no joke. First of all, Slobodan Brčin, familiar to any readers who routinely frequent the comments,
In this edition of CleanTech Talk, Paul Martin and I discuss Michael Liebreich’s hydrogen ladder. Paul is a working chemical process engineer, and has spent his career building prototypes of biofuel, hydrogen, and chemical processing plants as part of scaling them to full, modularized production systems for clients. Paul’s piece in CleanTechnica on why hydrogen
Dominic Raab has flown to Qatar for talks about evacuating British nationals and interpreters from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. The foreign secretary departed the UK hours after he was questioned by MPs in the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the events in central Asia. Mr Raab said he was “not confident with any precision”
In this article TWTR Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square, speaks during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images Twitter on Wednesday launched Super Follows, a feature that allows select users to
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla has delayed the new Roadster program to 2023, and even then, that’s only going to happen with a big “if.” The new electric hypercar is now three years behind its original timeline. When first unveiling the next-generation Tesla Roadster in 2017, Musk said that it will come to market in 2020.
Steve Lewis Stock | DigitalVision | Getty Images Almost 30% of tree species in the wild are now at risk of extinction, with a wide range of factors responsible for their decline, according to analysis released Wednesday. Published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International, the State of the World’s Trees report found that out of the
President Trump shook hands with Kim Jong Un on the Korean peninsula’s demilitarised zone – the DMZ. The American leader was invited to cross the line by Mr Kim, and stepped over, spending a brief time in North Korea before bringing Mr Kim back with him into South Korea. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for