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‘No one saves the planet if it hits their pocket’: UK heat pump installers fear planned subsidy cuts
<p>Boiler upgrade scheme, which provides grants of up to £9,000 for sustainable alternatives, expected to be slashed in budget</p><p>When Bill Tuck first started installing air source heat pumps six years ago, other heating engineers were skeptical the green technology would take off. “Now, the conversation is completely different,” he said.</p><p>“I’m getting approached by them saying: ‘Mrs Jones, my customer for 15 years, she’s enquiring about a heat pump. What can you tell me?’ The whole narrative has changed.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/heat-pump-installers-fear-planned-subsidy-cuts-uk-budget">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 27, 2026The Guardian World World03
Germany's Merz in Asia as security issues loom large
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be meeting the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea as Germany seeks to adjust its foreign policy to rising uncertainty and threats to global supply chains.
DE Oct 27, 2026Deutsche Welle (DW) World04
Former PLO official says Netanyahu-Eisenkot coalition could be possible
Former PLO official says Israel’s election outcome remains uncertain, with polls divided between Netanyahu and Eisenkot.
QA Oct 27, 2026Al Jazeera English