After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
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The human costs of hydrogen, the ‘fuel of the future’
Natural hydrogen gas could be a replacement for fossil fuels, but its extraction could see developing nations face familiar patterns of land loss and resource theft, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
FUTURE FUEL: A hydrogen sports car at the Brussels auto show, January 10 2025
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
Alba party leader KENNY MacASKILL makes some suggestions on how to save our pubs and reduce irresponsible drinking
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Opinion polls point to electoral collapse, parliamentary rebellion and a looming leadership challenge as Starmer’s Labour haemorrhages working-class support and the far right exploits the vacuum left by a hollowed-out party, says NICK WRIGHT
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
AS the world’s supply of fossil fuels continues to dwindle, corporations and governments have turned their attention to searching for replacements for coal, oil and gas. We have long been familiar with renewable, green energy sources like solar, wind or hydroelectric power. Looming silently in the background of all these potential solutions is hydrogen gas.
Hydrogen, the most fundamental element in the universe, is the origin of all solar energy. As well as providing us with heat and light through nuclear fusion processes in the sun’s core, hydrogen has many uses for energy production and storage.
Like electricity, hydrogen is an “energy vector” — an energy-rich substance that facilitates the translocation and/or storage of energy to be released at a later time or at a distance from the primary capture site.
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