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Power cut ruins West End treat for 500 pensioners

2009-11-19T11:50:38Z

Tube could halt at Christmas as unions ballot for five strikes

2009-11-19T08:30:42Z

Tube union bosses order four ballots calling for strike action � and are set to announce a fifth

BMW signs �40m deal to put the drive into London Games

2009-11-18T09:49:20Z

BMW defied the global slump in the prestige car market by announcing a �40 million-plus deal to sponsor the London Olympics

�44 'energy tax' to fund new N-plants

2009-10-19T08:52:42Z

EDF to sell units for �4bn

2009-10-02T07:56:57Z

EDF is to power up its coffers to build Britain�s next generation of nuclear reactors by selling its distribution arm delivering electricity around London, the South-East and East Anglia for as much as �4 billion

Three-day crime spree sparked by Bromley blackout

2009-10-01T09:45:03Z

Major blackout in south-east London led to a mini-crime wave, with the number of offences soaring over the three days of darkness

Theme park visitors stranded above lion enclosure

2009-08-18T07:44:21Z

Children and parents had to be rescued from a theme park ride after they were reportedly left stranded high above the lion enclosure by a power cut

Power giant is fined �2m over �poor service�

2009-07-24T06:47:56Z

Regulator puts French bid at US nuclear buy under a cloud

2009-07-03T08:16:54Z

The French walked off with the UK's fleet of nuclear power stations last autumn in an uncontested �12 billion raid, but EdF's attempt at a similar coup in the US may be unravelling

EDF Energy�s chief sees his pay rise after profits plunge

2009-06-25T15:01:31Z

Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of gas and electricity giant EDF Energy, got a �200,000 pay rise last year at a time when it put up prices for customers and saw profits plunge

Battle begins to buy firm of eco-warriors

2009-06-08T07:51:04Z

A bidding war broke out today for the former darling of the green economy, carbon credits firm EcoSecurities

Mike Tindall�s rally cry after Dean Ryan lets off steam

2009-04-21T08:40:35Z

Rugby union: Mike Tindall says Gloucester must prove to furious head coach Dean Ryan they are not a bunch of losers

Dagenham's warning for the Olympics

2009-03-26T10:11:18Z

Football: Olympic chiefs have been urged to pay special attention to power supplies for 2012 in the aftermath of Dagenham's floodlight failure

Daggers demand answers as TV blackout costs the club �40,000

2009-03-24T10:08:43Z

Football: Officials at Dagenham and Redbridge are investigating why an electrical failure caused their League Two derby with Brentford to be abandoned

British Energy's nuclear Heysham reactor is restarted

2009-03-17T12:30:00Z

The last of British Energy's four nuclear reactors to return from lengthy repairs that began in late 2007 was restarted, the company's new owner said

I can�t see a Ting

2009-03-09T14:18:26Z

Thousands of fans of The Ting Tings were turned away at the door after a power cut caused the band�s sell-out gig to be cancelled

I haven�t the energy to write this column

2009-01-27T08:24:32Z

Our electricity has been disconnected. I handwrite this column by the light of a candle, shrouded in a blanket, warming myself with vodka rescued from a rapidly thawing freezer

RFU�s fixture fears

2009-01-15T17:04:48Z

The Rugby Football Union today called for urgent talks with Guinness Premiership clubs, who are considering playing another five league games each a season

Climate change and EDF make Spice hot

2008-12-15T08:55:01Z

Utilities: New climate-change laws and record spending by EDF Energy on the London electricity network, will see profits continue to surge at one of the few continuing success stories of the financial crisis

Londoners take a shine to coal

2008-11-10T10:23:38Z

Nuclear and coal-fired power stations are enjoying a renaissance in support from Londoners though windfarms are still the future, according to a survey of the capital's households by YouGov

Ospreys in way of Irish

2008-10-31T09:46:04Z

Rugby Union: London Irish must overcome key members of the Wales Grand Slam-winning team to have any chance of reaching the EDF Energy Cup semi-finals

Rugby chiefs undermining us, says angry Ian McGeechan

2008-10-31T09:43:46Z

Rugby Union: Ian McGeechan claims the Guinness Premiership has been "totally undermined and devalued" by English rugby chiefs

�4,000 fine as unsafe pavement holes put pedestrians in danger

2008-09-29T08:02:18Z

One of Britain's biggest energy suppliers has been fined more than £4,000 after putting pedestrians' lives at risk

Another wasted chance for industry

2008-08-01T13:54:53Z

The last-minute collapse of the EDF deal leaves British Energy in a mess and threatens the Government's plans for a nuclear future

EDF hits London with �206 rise in energy bills

2008-07-25T12:59:21Z

Millions of Londoners have been hit by "eye-watering" increases in their energy bills

French set to win British Energy with �13 billion bid

2008-07-24T15:38:06Z

Britain's fleet of nuclear power stations could be in the hands of the French by the end of July

City Hall dries out just in time

2008-04-29T08:13:47Z

The winner of the mayoral vote and other local elections will be announced at City Hall in spite of flooding which necessitated a hunt for an alternative venue

Centrica bid fever at British Energy

2008-04-07T09:37:46Z

Shares in British Energy soar close to new highs

West End power cut blacks out first night

2008-03-26T10:27:49Z

The heart of the West End was plunged into darkness for more than two hours after a major power cut

Jack still haunted by cup nightmare

2008-03-20T11:14:13Z

Former All Black bids to erase bad memories of the Millennium Stadium by guiding Saracens into another final