Bus with 70 Hinkley Point C workers overturned in ‘major incident’

The bus was transporting nuclear power station workers when it flipped over in icy conditions early yesterday

Russian Energy Exec reported dead

His death is linked to him falling from a boat, reports have claimed

Climate activist seriously injured and supporter killed in paramotor accident

The incident happened in the Western Highlands of Scotland during a trip around the country to raise awareness for climate change ahead of COP26

Four people die after explosion at sewage plant near Bristol

Avon and Somerset Police said three Wessex Water employees and one contractor were killed

Hydrogen refuelling station in Norway explodes, injuring two

The station in Sandvika, Bærum, ran by Nel Hydrogen’s joint venture Uno-X blew up at 17:30 yesterday – the cause is currently unknown

Nuclear waste
Japan struggles to relocate Fukushima nuclear waste

No other regions of Japan have agreed to accommodate toxic soil created in the 2011 meltdown

Uber halts self-driving tests after woman’s death

The company said it is “fully co-operating” with Tempe Police and local authorities as they investigate this incident

China ‘detains nine people’ over power plant accident

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Human error blamed for 80% of offshore accidents

Around 80% of accidents in the offshore oil and gas industry are blamed on human error. According to a new study, human and organisational factors are now widely recognised as the main cause of major oil and gas accidents and initiatives to address risks have only recently been developed. It suggests more needs to be done […]

Saudi oil rig sinks, three bodies recovered

Three oil workers have drowned after an offshore oil platform in Saudi Arabia sank into the ocean on Friday. The platform was in the Safaniya oil field in the Persian Gulf, said to be the largest offshore field in the world. Saudi Arabian oil firm Aramco said the recovered bodies of three missing workers, two […]