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It is among the energy efficiency schemes to be funded from a £6 billion package announced in 2022’s autumn statement. The funding covers the period 2025 to 2028, with ministers now confirming which new and existing schemes will benefit. The boiler upgrade scheme in England and Wales, designed to encourage a shift to heat pumps, will benefit, with £1.25 billion also going to a social housing decarbonisation fund. A new local authority retrofit scheme for low-income homes will also open in 2025, backed by £500 million. A new £400 million energy efficiency grant will also go to households, again from…

Gillingham midfielder Jonny Williams praised the club’s medical department for treating an injury that his team-mates couldn’t bear to look at.Williams was back in action for the Gills on Saturday two weeks after receiving a blow to the mouth which led to his front teeth going through his lip.Jonny Williams was back in the Gillingham team after injury against Charlton Picture: @Julian_KPIMore: ‘The kind of game we didn’t want to play’ The former Welsh international was left eating and drinking through a straw after the clash against Charlton – but two weeks later his injury was hardly visible and Williams…

Location : The A30 westbound at the junction with the A3076 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 11:00 and 11:15 on 18 December 2023. Source link

A suspect has been charged after a man in his 50s was stabbed near a railway station.Police were called to an alleyway off Old Bridge Road by Whitstable station during the early hours of yesterday morning following reports of a serious assault.Police outside Whitstable train station yesterday morning after a stabbingThe man was taken to a London hospital with stab wounds and is currently in a stable condition.A police spokesman said: “As part of an ongoing investigation by East Kent CID, Lewis Day has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing a knife in public.“The 25-year-old,…

Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility has launched its first driverless on-demand microtransit service on public roads in Sun City, Arizona in partnership with transit tech company Via. The milestone is in line with May Mobility’s goal of launching rider-only operations by 2023. It also signals that the gentle onramp approach to commercializing autonomy could be working for the startup. Sun City is a planned community for “active, retired adults.” Launching a driverless microtransit service in such an environment isn’t as flashy as putting robotaxis on the streets of San Francisco or doing autonomous pickups and dropoffs at airport in Phoenix.…

We’ve collected industry expert predictions on trends that will shape health tech in 2024. The healthcare sector must continually evolve to effectively address the challenges it faces. As such, it is unsurprising that it has consistently embraced new technological innovations to mature and strengthen its operations. And, as we approach 2024, the health tech industry is poised to maintain its forward momentum. We asked a panel of industry experts to give their predictions on what trends they think will shape health tech next year…   Our Experts   Dr Anas Nader, Co-founder and CEO of Patchwork Health     “Interoperability…

The Saga phone comes with extra benefits, including a complimentary month of access to Helium Mobile and a free toy. Moreover, apps on Saga’s dApp Store offer special benefits and rewards for Saga holders. Saga phones, initially experiencing sluggish sales, are now fetching over $2,000 in resale on platforms like eBay, according to completed listings. Recent transactions include two phones reportedly selling for $5,000 and another for $3,361. The phones, which come with 30 million BONK tokens, a Solana-based meme coin, quickly sold out as traders identified an arbitrage opportunity. With the rising value of BONK, the airdrop became more…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Extreme heat waves, once considered rare, are now frequent and severe in cities due to climate change. Phoenix faced such a brutal heat wave in July of 2023 when it endured 31 consecutive days of high temperatures of at least 110° F. The severity of the heat wave triggered a state of emergency. In June of 2021, the town of Lytton, B.C., Canada, hit a blistering 121° F, leading to a fire that burnt most of the village. This pattern repeated in Europe in 2022, where heat caused fatal illnesses, wildfires and damaged infrastructure, highlighting an…

The dogs must be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon them from Sunday, December 31. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said advertising, gifting and exchanging the pups will also be banned. The Government reminded owners that they can ask a vet to put their pets down and claim compensation. #XLBully owners should be ready for new restrictions from 31 December.From then, they must be kept on a lead and muzzled in public. It will also be illegal to breed, sell, advertise, gift, exchange and abandon these dogs, or let…

Vote for your star man in KentOnline’s team of the week.Congratulations to K Sports midfielder Todd Brand, who won last week’s poll with 25% of the vote after his match-winning double against Meridian VP.Have a look at today’s XI and pick your favourite at the bottom of the page.Ben Bridle-Card kept Isthmian Premier leaders Hornchurch at bay, including a big save from Ade Yusuff five minutes before Chatham broke the deadlock in a 2-0 top-of-the-table victory.Former Charlton and Birmingham youngster Ife Oni scored and helped Deal to a clean sheet in a 2-0 Southern Counties East Premier Division success at…