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Andy Burnham says Labour must put energy and water under public control“We need a different path completely. What is that path? Put more things back under stronger public control: energy, housing, water, transport. “I’ve done that with buses in Greater Manchester. I was the first to do it. Margaret Thatcher deregulated them … and then they just work for the private shareholders and not for the paying public. “I put them back under public control with the £2 fares, so you take that principle and apply it to energy and apply to the water – that’s what I think we need to do. “The country gave away its control with basic things that people depend upon every day and that was a big mistake in my opinion.” https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/andy-burnham-energy-water-under-public-control-keir-starmer

Widnes Police We are increasingly seizing illegally modified electric bikes capable of speeds far beyond the legal limit of 15.5mph. Bikes have been recorded travelling at speeds excess over over 60 MPH !!! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1443660767800150&set=a.314024787430426

Thames Valley Police seize e-bikes and e-scooters in Readinghttps://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/26112729.thames-valley-police-seize-e-bike-e-scooter-reading/

Hantavirus ‘can remain in semen for six years’ representing transmission risk, according to study55-year-old man who recovered from hantavirus infection still had virus in his semen 71 months later https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/hantavirus-semen-sperm-transmission-infection-disease-who-b2977546.html

Professor killed by illegal e-bike was esteemed academicWidow tells of her ‘terror’ at electric bicycles on pavements and going through red lights after rider given £240 fine https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/09/professor-killed-by-illegal-e-bike-was-esteemed-academic/

Teen footballers seriously injured in e-bike crashhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpdpe88l0zwo

UK lithium-ion battery fires surge 147% as e-bikes ignite insurer alarmCrews now battle a blaze every five hours, and one converted device category is driving the crisishttps://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/uk-lithiumion-battery-fires-surge-147-as-ebikes-ignite-insurer-alarm-574847.aspx

Illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized as part of police operation in Lancaster districthttps://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/crime/illegal-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-seized-as-part-of-police-operation-in-lancaster-district-8515989

Netherlands may introduce a quality mark for safe, legal e-bikes “It should make it easier for consumers to make a safe choice” says Dutch bike industry organisation https://road.cc/ebiketips/content/news/netherlands-may-introduce-a-quality-mark-for-safe-legal-e-bikes-5679

NHS staff found storing and charging e-bikes in hospitals despite warningshttps://metro.co.uk/2026/05/14/nhs-staff-found-storing-charging-e-bikes-hospitals-despite-warnings-28350634/

Video shows teenager fleeing scene after killing great-grandmother in e-bike collisionhttps://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/northumbria-teenager-e-bike-crash-video-b2977613.html https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/moment-e-bike-crash-great-grandmother-zebra-crossing-5HjdZFF_2/ Family of woman, 86, ‘devastated’ by teenager e-bike killer’s sentencehttps://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/26112186.family-woman-86-devastated-teenager-e-bike-killers-sentence/

Illegal e-bikes seized in Torquayhttps://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/illegal-e-bikes-seized-in-torquay/

Watch moment police car rams e-bike sending rider cartwheeling over the bonnet following Wythenshawe chasePolice found two machetes - neither of the youths were hurthttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/watch-moment-police-car-rams-33941096

Operation Gears: Arrests and bikes seized across Merseysidehttps://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/may-2026/operation-gears-arrests-and-bikes-seized-across-merseyside/

Illegal e-bike seized as 75 vehicles checked in Bolton traffic blitzhttps://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/26108751.illegal-e-bike-seized-75-vehicles-checked-bolton-traffic-blitz/

Is this Nessie? Two new sightings of the Loch Ness Monster take 2026 official total of sightings on the Highland waterway to fourhttps://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/is-this-nessie-two-new-sightings-of-the-loch-ness-monster-t-434582/

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Why Capitalism Can't Survive AIhttps://www.newconsensus.com/blog/series/why-capitalism-cant-survive-ai

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New stainless steel can survive conditions for hydrogen production in seawater “Cannot be explained” – New ultra stainless steel stuns researchers A team at the University of Hong Kong has developed a new “super steel” that can survive the harsh conditions needed to make green hydrogen from seawater. The material uses an unexpected double-protection mechanism that resists corrosion far better than conventional stainless steel. Even more impressive, it could replace costly titanium parts used in today’s hydrogen systems. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260510030950.htm

UK ministers face fresh calls to tackle illegal e-bikeshttps://zagdaily.com/micromobility/uk-ministers-face-fresh-calls-to-tackle-illegal-e-bikes/

Seizure of E-BikeSeizure of E-BikeOn Monday 11th May 2026, PC Morris and PC Chadwick were on patrol in the Sapling Road area when they...

Electric pedal bike seized by Bradford police after it was clocked at 35.2mphhttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/electric-pedal-bike-seized-bradford-183328841.html

Six illegally modified e-bikes were seized in King’s Lynn in just four hours on Saturday. https://www.facebook.com/kingslynnpolice/photos/six-illegally-modified-e-bikes-were-seized-in-kings-lynn-in-just-four-hours-on-s/1277816687887802/

Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble'Michael Burry, best known for predicting the U.S. housing crash, said stocks are no longer reacting logically to economic data. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/michael-burry-says-the-market-today-feels-like-the-last-months-of-the-1999-2000-bubble.html 'Big Short' Burry Doubles Down: Nvidia, Palantir Short Positions Double in Big Bet on AI Bubble Burstinghttps://www.tradingkey.com/analysis/stocks/us-stocks/261877483-michael-burry-ai-bubble-short-nvidia-palantir-options-valuation-dotcom-comparison-scion-asset-tradingkey