£14 billion for nuclear to keep the lights on
The Daily Telegraph reports Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg’s detention by Israeli authorities is the top image for the paper, as Israel says she and others on the Gaza-bound boat carrying aid are “undergoing medical examinations to ensure they are in good health”.
But the paper also cites Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s declaration of a new “golden age” for the British nuclear industry, after the £14bn earmarked for two new reactors at Sizewell. The new capabilities will “provide six million homes with electricity regardless of the weather”.
