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Tim Jarvis

Tim Jarvis

environmental scientist, explorer, film-maker and author

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  • May 27

    UK energy price cap to jump 13% in July as Middle East conflict drives wholesale gas costs higher

    British households will see their energy bills rise by an average of £221 a year from July after regulator Ofgem lifted the price cap by 13%, citing soaring wholesale gas prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East.

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Hormuz shut, Toronto choked

Washington widens Iran campaign as Kyiv reshuffles and smoky cities confront heat

The day’s main stories share a hard edge: governments are taking bigger risks and asking citizens to trust them. War widened in the Gulf, Ukraine changed hands at the top of its defence ministry, and smoke turned North American summer into a public-health warning.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

The week saw intensified Ukrainian deep strikes and new commitments for domestic production of advanced Western weapons in Ukraine, alongside a significant political development in Kyiv regarding the defense minister.

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