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UK expands trading scheme to further reduce carbon emissions

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The UK will continue to reduce carbon emissions as part of proposals to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which will help the country meet its net zero goals while supporting economic growth. The UK ETS Authority is consulting on proposals to expand the scheme to reduce carbon emissions from the maritime sector and recognise non-pipeline transport methods, such as shipping, road or rail, for moving captured carbon into geological storage. The UK ETS Authority has also confirmed that it will make changes to free allocation rules to ensure participants who permanently cease their operations cannot benefit from surplus free allowances in their final year. The changes include an exemption for sites ceasing activity to decarbonise. This will help support the UK ETS’s objective of incentivising a move to more carbon-efficient production across the UK’s industrial sectors. UK ETS: Helping to reduce carbon emissions across key sectors Launched in 2021, the UK ETS helps the UK reduce carbon emissions across aviation, power, and industry by setting a limit on emissions. The scheme allocates allowances …

Reach expands central editorial team with hire of 60 journalists

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Reach website Birmingham Live Reach has said it is hiring 60 new editorial staff which will include “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”. The journalists will work across websites including the Mirror, Express, Manchester Evening News, Daily Record, Birmingham Live and Chronicle Live. The new roles will also include social video journalists working in newsrooms including the Mirror, Express, Daily Star, Daily Record, Liverpool Echo and Wales Online. According to Reach, these video journalists “will be tasked with turning the day’s biggest stories into social video, as well as helping to shape the news agenda daily with newsroom leaders”. The move follows a major re-organisation in March which saw 300 journalists (out of a company total of around 2,000) move into the Reach Content Hub. These journalists write traffic-driving content which is shared across multiple sites covering trending stories, wellbeing, money and other subjects. Thanks for subscribing. Close The hub is focused on creating “mainstream popular content” rather than news targeted at particularly local audiences. Reach said more production journalists will now be added to …

As Ukraine Expands Military Draft, Some Men Go Into Hiding

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First, Vladyslav stopped going into Kyiv’s city center to avoid draft officers checking papers. Then he stopped exercising at the gym because of patrols in his neighborhood. Now, he spends most of his days holed up in his apartment, often using his binoculars to watch officers serving draft notices to commuters leaving a nearby subway station. “They’re everywhere now,” said Vladyslav, 45, who, like other Ukrainians in hiding interviewed for this article, requested that his last name not be published. “I’ll try to avoid getting caught,” he said, “but I’m not sure it’s possible.” As Russian forces are on the attack across the front line, the Ukrainian military has been desperately trying to replenish its war-battered forces, embarking on a large-scale mobilization campaign backed by new laws. While many Ukrainian men have answered the call to serve, some others have tried to evade conscription. Even before the latest mobilization push, thousands of men had fled the country to avoid service, some of them swimming across a river separating Ukraine from Romania. Now, as officers scour …

Oxford legal firm Howes Percival makes key hire and expands offices

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Law firm Howes Percival has appointed commercial law and technology specialist Max Windich to its Oxford office. The firm also announced it is moving to larger offices within its existing building to accommodate a growing team. Max joins Howes Percival from Witney-based Bartington Instruments Ltd, where he was Legal Director, and is part of the firm’s plan to develop a broader legal offering in the city. Previously Max, who lives in Oxford, ran his own legal practice, Windich Legal, which served a wide range of clients, including Government organisations, Universities, SMEs, national and multinational businesses. He has particular expertise advising on procurement and outsourcing transactions, IT and technology contracts, complex supply chain and licensing arrangements. Max has also supported key clients as an extension of their in-house function, priding himself on his close relationships with in-house counsel and his tailored approach to individual client needs. Howes Percival’s newest regional office was created in January 2024, following the acquisition of Oxford based specialist commercial, IP & media law firm Maier Blackburn. Maier Blackburn was founded in …

Fallout 76’s Skyline Valley update expands the map, arrives in June

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Fallout 76’s next update, Skyline Valley, is coming in June and will deliver a large map update, a new Vault, and a new type of enemy to confront. It’s a lot to take in, even for a three-minute video posted to X, but basically, Fallout 76’s map is going to expand east into Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where players will encounter Vault 63, which is entirely occupied and run by Ghouls. Catch a sneak peek of the upcoming #Fallout76 Skyline Valley update from Creative Director Jon Rush, complete with a tour of the new extended map, electrified ghouls, and more! https://t.co/DuA7gBrAHn pic.twitter.com/HCF4MJCMQy — Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) May 9, 2024 For those not in the know, ghouls are humans (or their descendants) who survived the radioactive hazards of the story’s original nuclear apocalypse, but mutated into a rather grim state. In Fallout 76: Skyline Valley, Vault 63’s dwellers are actually electrified ghouls called the Lost. Some can be friends, some can be foes. In the Amazon TV series, Walton Goggins is a main character named Cooper …

Apple honors 50 students as it expands coding beyond engineers heading into WWDC 2024

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Students attend Apple WWDC 2023 in Cupertino. Apple Apple’s Swift Student Challenge has become an anchor of its annual WWDC event for developers, the press, and partners and the Cupertino tech giant added a new wrinkle to the challenge this year by naming 50 “Distinguished Winners” — from among the 350 overall winners. The 50 honorees will get to come to WWDC 2024 in person and participate in a special three-day experience at Apple Park. And judging by the handful of winners we talked to, the level of creativity and productivity is impressive. The Swift Student Challenge has been happening since 2020 — when I first covered it for CNET — and the most admirable part of it is that it’s not trying to identify the next generation of coding geniuses for Apple to hire. Instead, it’s focused on convincing more people from different backgrounds, different walks of life, different areas of interest, and even different life stages to take an interest in coding and realize they can build apps to solve problems in their …

US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism | Israel War on Gaza News

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The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups. The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a margin of 320 to 91, and it is largely seen as a reaction to the ongoing antiwar protests unfolding on US university campuses. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. If the bill were to become law, it would codify a definition of anti-Semitism created by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That is a federal anti-discrimination law that bars discrimination based on shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics or national origin. Adding IHRA’s definition to the law would allow the federal Department of Education to restrict funding and other resources to campuses perceived as tolerating anti-Semitism. But critics warn IHRA’s definition could be used to stifle campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, which has claimed the lives of 34,568 Palestinians so far. What is the definition? IHRA’s working definition of …

Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters into Nepal

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Gogoro has been on a roll lately, showing off a steady stream of new scooter models and simultaneously expanding its markets into new countries. Now, the battery-swapping electric scooter leader is adding another pin to the map: Nepal. Gogoro’s e-scooters are most famous for their battery-swapping architecture, with the company’s iconic green and black battery modules serving as the basis for hundreds of thousands of battery swaps each day. Based in Taiwan, Gogoro has regularly expanded into new countries by partnering with local energy companies. To reach the Nepalese market, Gogoro teamed up with Nebula Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MG Group. As a new energy venture, Nebula is committed to leading the way towards an environmentally sustainable and energy-independent Nepal. Nebula Energy joined Gogoro at a joint press event in Kathmandu today, where Nepal’s first battery-swapping station is located. Nebula now becomes an authorized and exclusive partner of Gogoro in the country. “Gogoro is at the forefront of sustainable urban transportation, and together, we plan to contribute to Nepal’s zero-emission targets through this new …

Amazing Lofts expands to Kent after hitting £4m turnover in two years

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Three friends who started a loft boarding and insulation business with a rented van, storage unit and £5,000 of their own money have expanded their operation into Kent this month. Kevin Baker, Richard Blane and Neal Thorne founded Amazing Lofts in Banbury, Oxfordshire after quitting their jobs at the height of the cost-of-living crisis. They’ve now turned over £4 million in their first two years of trading. The business currently employs more than 35 full-time staff and is set to create another six local jobs after cutting the ribbon on a new depot near Orpington. The depot will serve as the firm’s south-east headquarters with capability to cover all of Kent and stretch as far west as Portsmouth. Amazing Lofts’ growth into Kent follows a poll of 2,000 homeowners by EDF Energy which revealed 30 per cent had never entered their loft. Fears of falling, dirt, poor lighting and spiders are among the most common reasons cited. Kevin Baker, CEO of Amazing Lofts, describes lofts as the forgotten room of UK homes and believes many …

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All posts tagged: expands

UK expands trading scheme to further reduce carbon emissions

Reach expands central editorial team with hire of 60 journalists

As Ukraine Expands Military Draft, Some Men Go Into Hiding

Oxford legal firm Howes Percival makes key hire and expands offices

Fallout 76’s Skyline Valley update expands the map, arrives in June

Apple honors 50 students as it expands coding beyond engineers heading into WWDC 2024

US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism | Israel War on Gaza News

Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters into Nepal

Amazing Lofts expands to Kent after hitting £4m turnover in two years