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Will I need to spend a lot insulating my home to get a heat pump?

Many people fear the UK’s draughty old properties are too great a challenge for the technology

The Guardian - UK

Hydrogen boiler push to continue despite verdict of UK watchdog

Government and gas-focused industry body resist conclusion that heat pumps are ‘only viable’ option for heating UK homes

The Guardian - UK

Gas boiler lobby trying to delay UK’s heat pump plans, leak shows

Trade association, which promotes hydrogen for home heating, called for clean heat market mechanism to be pushed back to 2026

The Guardian - UK

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Vermont governor seeks major disaster declaration from White House as state braces for more storms – as it happened

Latest storm warning comes just days after areas of Vermont and New York were hit with flash flooding, raising concerns over more damage

The Guardian - US

Warning as jogger head-butted and trampled by herd of cows in terrifying attack

The jogger was surrounded by a herd of cows and head-butted on the Meadowlark Trail in Colorado, US. It caused her to fall and she soon stopped moving, according to an eyewitness

Daily Mirror

Plush new barbers inspired by Eminem opens in Leeds

A barbers named after rap legend Eminem has opened in Tingley offering traditional hair cuts, Turkish shaves, and teeth whitening

Leeds Live

New green plan means households face potential £13,000 bill to replace boilers

Government move to ban domestic gas and oil boilers may cost millions of homeowners thousands of pounds, expert warns

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Man says Christmas is ruined after he twisted his ankle on Amazon parcel

Mike is losing money as he can't work because of where the parcel was left

Wales Online

The foster carers at the front line of Wales' young refugee crisis

We spoke to foster carers in Wales who have opened up their homes to welcome children fleeing their homelands as it's estimated more than 100 young refugees are arriving in the country every year

Wales Online

Heat pump rollout snag as Brits with no savings can't afford it

Energy industry voice against 'perverse' move

Wales Online

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

South-east Queensland flood levels to start dropping as Wivenhoe Dam releases continue

As flood levels keep dropping across Brisbane, some inundation adjacent to the river may not recede until early next week, says Seqwater.

ABC News

Qld dam releases different to 2011 flood

Authorities are confident controlled dam releases will not cause the Brisbane River to rise above Monday's peak when thousands of homes flooded.

AAP

Wivenhoe Dam capacity above 180pc and holding after staged releases

Water is being released from Wivenhoe Dam, but Seqwater says the situation is very different from 2011 when authorities released large volumes of water, contributing to extensive flooding.

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