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Ontario's electricity system operator is bringing seven new battery storage projects into the province's grid to support reliability and help eventually move away from natural gas.But in the meantime, the Independent Electricity System Operator also announced more natural gas generation, from expansions and upgrades at existing sites.

C ars and buses could be allowed back across Hammersmith Bridge in 18 months' time, the Standard can reveal.Planning permission is being sought for a double-decker temporary truss to be placed at the historic site, so vehicles and pedestrians can cross the Thames while parts of the 135-year-old bridge are moved off site for refurbishment and restoration.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Island communities feel aggrieved at the failure to deliver ferries which were promised years ago, Kate Forbes has said.The SNP leadership contender, who is the MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, said the situation around the long-delayed Ferguson Marine ferries is completely unacceptable.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has revealed an extra 5bn will be added to Britain's military budget over the next year two years, as the government sets out the latest defence and foreign policy review.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak oversaw wasteful government spending and departmental losses that cost the taxpayer up to 26.8 billion, Labour has said.The Opposition party compiled a dossier of the extensive waste under Mr Sunak during his time as Chancellor and as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2021-22 and 2019-20.

The results of our Grant Park Gateway survey are in, and readers have a lot of thoughts on the restaurants that should open there.City of Atlanta is finally moving forward with plans to fill the vacant Grant Park Gateway building on Boulevard with a restaurant.The city is seeking proposals through mid-March to place a restaurant in the space by the end of 2023, more than two years after construction on the building was completed.

S adiq Khan has been accused of installing Ulez cameras and road signs by stealth in four Tory boroughs opposed to the expansion of the cleaner air zone.Residents in Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon have reported Ulez signs and numberplate-reading cameras popping up overnight without warning, according to a statement from the councils on Thursday.

Metrolinx is doing "late-stage" work at Eglinton Crosstown LRT stations and stops, but it has no new date for the opening of the new line, the provincial transit agency reported on Thursday.At a board of directors meeting, Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster said the agency is working closely with Crosslinx Transit Solutions, the consortium building the $5.8 billion Eglinton Crosstown project, to ensure testing, commissioning and documentation is completed.

Too many organisations are taking a reactive approach to procuring cyber security services and solutions, reaching for the phone only after a problem has arisen, and thus hindering the ability of security pros to demonstrate value and properly align with business outcomes, according to a study published today by WithSecure.

A s artificial intelligence captures the public imagination, while also exhibiting missteps and failures, enthusiasts continue to tout future productivity gains as justification for a lenient approach to its governance.For example, venture fund ARK Invest predicts that "during the next eight years AI software could boost the productivity of the average knowledge worker by nearly 140%, adding approximately $50,000 in value per worker, or $56 trillion globally."

A Minister of State at the Department of Communications has said there is "more than one risky app out there" but said Government advice for official mobile phones does not name specific companies.hinese-owned TikTok has come under fire in the US, Europe and Asia, where a growing number of governments have banned the app from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy or could be used to push pro-Beijing narratives and misinformation.

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Monitors are a problem.We need them for our daily work, and here at Creative Bloq we often review the latest screens designed for creatives.But historically they've been one of the worst offenders when it comes to unsustainable e-waste.Progress is being made to recycle more components from computers and peripherals, but the small circuit boards in LCD monitors usually contain burnt-in chemicals, including lead and mercury.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK's global alliances as its greatest source of strength and security as he prepared to meet US President Joe Biden to flesh out a major defence deal.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak will meet President Joe Biden in the US on Monday as ministers unveil the new integrated review of defence and foreign policy.The Prime Minister's Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will join the pair in San Diego for talks over the procurement of nuclear-powered submarines under the Aukus pact between the three nations.

A 250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped in response to a Whitehall spending squeeze and Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine.The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak's administration as funding is prioritised on measures designed to bolster protection against Russia.

A 250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending.The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak's administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November 17 autumn statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.The plan was championed by Boris Johnson when he was prime minister, but has faced criticism from MPs at a time when there are other priorities for defence spending.

The government has cancelled its plans to build a Brexit trade yacht with "immediate effect", the defence secretary has announced.Speaking in the Commons on Monday Ben Wallace said the competition to construct a national flagship had been "terminated".Mr Wallace told MPs the decision had been made so shipbuilders could instead focus on building a new vessel to defend undersea cables from attack.

Schools Boston school leaders may soon sign a new contract with a bus vendor that has struggled to get students to class by the first bell.The Massachusetts inspector general's office expressed serious concerns over the Boston Public School's bus vendor's ability to deliver students to class on time as the district is anticipated to re-sign the company despite longstanding issues with on-time arrivals.

Vaccines Verify The price could exceed $100 per dose for the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in 2023, but the shots will likely remain free for people with health insurance.Author: Megan Loe, Kelly Jones Published: 4:21 PM CST February 9, 2023 Updated: 4:21 PM CST February 9, 2023 The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna has been free to Americans since the vaccines were first made available.

Over the weekend, the cybercriminals behind the Play ransomware published data allegedly stolen from the City of Oakland last month.The cyberattack started on February 8 and was disclosed on February 10, when Oakland announced that it had taken systems offline to contain the incident, but that emergency services were not impacted.

President promises changes to government after reports of corruption at defence and infrastructure ministries.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will make changes to the government and security services as part of a renewed crackdown on corruption, nearly a year since Russia invaded the country.

Scottish shipyards need greater clarity from the UK Government over where contracts for new naval vessels will be placed in the coming decades, MPs have said.Members of the Scottish Affairs Committee made the plea as they challenged ministers to set out why a recent 1.6 billion contract for the construction of three naval support ships had gone to an international consortium which will see some of the building work take place in Spain.

F irefighters in London will be the first in the country to be issued with body-worn cameras following a damning report which found institutional racism and misogyny within the London Fire Brigade.The report by former prosecutor Nazir Afzal, which included anonymous testimony from more than 2,000 staff members at the brigade, found shocking evidence of racist, homophobic and misogynistic bullying which left a clear trail of psychological harm.

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has inserted a stainless-steel shed into a Shanghainese lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee's latest cafe in Shanghai, which opened to the public last week.Located in Zhangyuan in one of the area's 140-year-old traditional Shikumen mansions, Neri&Hu's design for the coffee shop aims to evoke "an intimate and nostalgic experience and bring back the memories of 'home'."

Michael Gove is facing mounting pressure to fully explain his role in the government's award of large PPE contracts to a company that was first recommended to him by the Tory peer Michelle Mone.Asked in an interview on Thursday how he responded to Lady Mone's approach in May 2020, Gove said he referred all offers of PPE to the appropriate civil service channels.

"Because our fair work standard will raise standards for all."On employment rights, Ms Rayner announced a "fair work standard", adding: "It will underpin a new fair work code for the public sector, guaranteeing fair conditions, job security, wellbeing, proper training, rights at work, and union access."We will also create a fair work gold standard to champion the very best of employers, and a Labour government will be on the side of the self-employed too.A "fair work gold standard" will champion employers providing a certain standard of conditions and underpin a new "fair work code for the public sector, guaranteeing fair conditions, job security, wellbeing, proper training, rights at work and union access", she said.

A Tory Brexiteer and former minister sent a less-than-subtle message in the Commons to Jeremy Hunt against turning back on Brexit.It comes after the Chancellor was forced to deny he was the source of suggestions that the Government was considering pursuing a Swiss-style relationship with the EU.Peter Bone told the Commons during a session of House business questions that Mr Hunt should lead a debate called Brexit a roaring success, no turning back.

Eight months after Russia captured Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city to fall, Moscow's grip on the city appears to be slipping as many of those who have refused Russia's calls to evacuate anxiously wait for their city to be liberated, Pjotr Sauer writes.The occupied city's Russian administration earlier this month ordered an evacuation of its residents to Russian-controlled areas across the Dnieper River but many have decided to stay put.

The Home Secretary has insisted that she never ignored legal advice or blocked plans to tackle overcrowding at a migrant holding centre.Suella Braverman said it was practically impossible to find more than 1,000 beds at short notice as she defended the decision to keep thousands of people at the Manston site in Kent.

Suella Braverman has come under fire after she claimed the UK was facing the "invasion of our southern coast" as she defended her handling of the Kent asylum centre crisis.The embattled home secretary also insisted she had never blocked the procurement of hotels to ease the pressure on the centre.

Pfizer is one of two companies offering an updated COVID-19 vaccine booster for the BA.5 omicron subvariant this fall.The shots are currently paid for by the federal government and are available free of charge, regardless of a person's health insurance status.Now, in late October, some people on social media are claiming that Pfizer is planning to raise the cost of its COVID-19 shot by 400%.

Nicola Sturgeon is set to face questions from a committee of MSPs investigating the procurement of two ferries, which are both late and over budget.The Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed Hull 802 being built at Ferguson Marine are now due to be delivered in 2023 and early 2024, at a potential cost of more than 300 million  three times the initial 97 million contract.