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Ireland urges the UK not to block the “Problems” prosecution of the new Conflicts
The Irish government is “extremely concerned” by reports that London is preparing to prevent prosecutions in the wake of the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland.
The Irish government has said it is “very concerned” that the UK will end its historic trials unilaterally for crimes committed during a bloody sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will introduce a law next week on The Troubles banning the prosecution of veterans in the UK, which ended with a major 1998 peace deal.
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A UK-led innovation in energy storage could make it easier and cheaper to roll out grid – balancing pumped hydro schemes writes David Fowler
A new system based on pumped hydro generation promises to vastly increase capacity to store and release energy generated from renewables, providing a more environmentally-friendly alternative to batteries.
The breakthrough in the system being developed by start-up RheEnergise is a bespoke fluid with a density 2.5 times that of water. The company says this opens up a huge number of potentially suitable sites.
Schematic contrasting conventional hydro with HD Hydro. Image: RheEnergise
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UK outlines final Eurofighter offering for Finland
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29th April 2021
On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium, the UK has outlined the best and final offer (BAFO) in its Typhoon proposal for Finland, which seeks to procure a new multi-role fighter to replace its ageing Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet.
The BAFO for this UK-led proposal in Finland’s highly anticipated HX Fighter replacement programme was submitted on April 29. While led by the UK, the offer has also been endorsed by the governments, air forces and defence industries of Germany, Italy and Spain – which make up the core nations of the Eurofighter consortium.