Pret a Manger’s sales pass £1bn for first time as it expands overseas

UK chain opens 81 new shops in 2023, more than half in markets such as the US, Canada, India, Greece and Spain

Mistakes plague New York Jets in Aaron Rodgers' return - ESPN

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who tore his left Achilles on the fourth snap of the 2023 season, saw his first extensive action in 20 months on Monday night, finishing with 167 yards through the air, in the New York Jets' loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power

Nuclear is costly, risky and slow, Ramana says. Why then, he asks in his new book, do governments still champion it?

Drought Costs U.S. Hydropower Billions While Increasing Emissions, Study Finds

Low water levels in the United States caused significant economic losses for hydropower and increased emissions as natural gas plants fired up to fill the power supply gap, concludes a new study highlighting hydropower’s vulnerability to drought.

Calls grow for urgent talks to protect future of Grangemouth oil refinery

Governments in Westminster and Edinburgh urged to engage with Petroineos to save Scotland’s sole remaining oil refinery

U.S. hydropower generation expected to increase by 6% in 2024 following last year’s lows - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?

Start-ups turn to heat over batteries and are aiming to industrialise the practice

Digital transformation in government: a guide for senior leaders and audit and risk committees - NAO insight

The guide can support audit & risk committees and senior leaders tasked with overseeing large-scale digital change to understand core issues