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Hundreds of families visit "conversation-creating" ice trail at Northumberland museum

Coal and Ice at Woodhorn Museum is thought to have attracted more than 2,000 people over its two-day run

Chronicle Live

Great Britain’s windfarm electricity at record high in 2022 but gas use up too

Wind-powered electricity rose to 26.8% of 2022 usage while gas-fired power, at 38.5%, continued growth as largest single source

The Guardian - UK

Australian coal exporter confidence on the rise as China allows imports to resume

Australia-China relations appear on the mend amid reports Beijing will allow coal imports to resume for the first time since 2020.

Newcastle Herald

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Newcastle coal exports drop amid talk of China ban ending

The NSW Minerals Council has responded cautiously to reports China is relaxing its ban on Australian coal as new figures show shipments from Newcastle falling 17 per cent last year.

Newcastle Herald

Australian coal industry says China market matters less than before, even if import ban ends

Queensland Resources Council says industry would welcome restrictions easing but new long-term customers since found elsewhere in Asia

The Guardian - AU

Heat on Glencore over slow burn on coal

Coal giant Glencore is under pressure from large investors to explain how new coal investments align with its public commitment to help limit global warming.

AAP

Forgotten station near Edinburgh built by aristocrat you can see still signs of today

The old railway line was created in the early 19th century to help bring coal from the pits in Midlothian into Edinburgh as both domestic and industrial consumption of the fuel ballooned.

Edinburgh Live

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Germany lagging emissions goals despite renewables boom - think tank

Germany's carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising its climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from climate think tank Agora Energiewende showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Protests as German village to make way for coal mine

Scuffles have broken out outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists

The Independent UK

Power failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas

A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels

The Independent UK

Woman cries after fiancé's family present her with coal as a Christmas gift

A woman spending Christmas with her fiancé's family for the very first time was left dismayed after her future in-laws presented her with not one, but 18 pieces of coal as a 'joke' present

Daily Mirror

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel urges PM Narendra Modi to release Rs 5,545 crore state share of GST, coal levy

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and urged him to release the state’s revenue share pending with the Centre in the form of Rs 1375 crore GST and Rs 4170 crore coal levy.

The Times of India

The quiet cooling towers on the Mersey to be demolished in 'controlled explosion'

There is still an exclusion zone around one of the cooling towers

Liverpool Echo

In Afghanistan, coal mining relies on the labor of children

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

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The Times of India

Core sector grows by 5.4% in November aided by higher coal, cement production

NEW DELHI: Production of eight infrastructure sectors increased by 5.4 per cent in November against a 3.2 per cent growth in the same month last year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity segments, according to the official data released on Friday.

Glasgow Live

The Glasgow Hogmanay traditions that are at risk of dying out

We've heard stories of new year traditions that were all the rage when your granny was young, from steak pie dinners to tall, dark strangers first footing with lumps of coal.

Daily Record

Lidl helps shoppers bring in the new year by handing out lumps of coal

The store is embracing the centuries-old tradition and shoppers can snap up the coal now

Chronicle Live

Research reveals landmark County Durham railway coal drops were a 'world first'

New research has been carried out at Shildon on the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825 as the world’s first steam-hauled public railway

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Lidl offers free coal to Scots to keep centuries-old Hogmanay tradition alive

SUPERMARKET chain Lidl is set to offer up free coal across its Scottish stores to help keep a Hogmanay tradition alive.

The Independent UK

London city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in the UK capital, according to a local

The people who live in the UK’s capital know there are two Londons: the touristy one, and the real one. Here’s how to spend more time in the latter, says Lucy Thackray

AAP

Rio Tinto compo bill 'nothing like' $450m

Taxpayers are set to fund a compensation deal for Gladstone Power Station owner Rio Tinto over the coal price cap, but it will be "nothing like" $450 million.

Daily Record

Lidl to celebrate old Scottish Hogmanay tradition by giving away free coal

In honour of the centuries-old Scottish Hogmanay tradition of first footing, Lidl stores across the country will be giving away free coal to help shoppers start 2023 off on a lucky note.

AAP

Qld power plant set for coal cap compo

Taxpayers are set to fund a compensation deal of up to $450 million for Gladstone Power Station owner Rio Tinto over the coal price cap in Queensland.

WEKU

Climate activists are fuming as Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas

Germany is firing up coal plants and importing liquefied natural gas to shore up energy supplies. Activists are carrying out increasingly disruptive protests, gluing themselves to roads and runways.

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life and toddler seriously injured in three-vehicle crash

Crash happened at around 1pm on Yard Coal Rise in Blackwood, Gwent.

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