Tuesday newspaper round-up: Sizewell C, State pensions, Gaza
By Alexander Bueso
Date: Tuesday 22 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - Ed Miliband has given final approval for the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station at a cost of at least £38bn. The Energy Secretary took the final investment decision on the controversial power station on Tuesday. The site will take at least a decade to build. The Suffolk nuclear plant will have a capacity of about 3.2 gigawatts, enough to supply the needs of about six million homes for at least 60 years. - Daily Telegraph
Six million Britons risk being forced to delay their retirement after Labour announced a review into the state pension age. Liz Kendall opened the door for the statutory retirement age to be raised as she announced a commission to examine whether workers are saving enough into private pensions. - Daily Telegraph
Israel has launched substantial air raids and a ground operation in Gaza, targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in the devastated Palestinian territory, amid urgent warnings of widening starvation in the coastal strip. The latest assault comes a day after the highest death toll in 21 months inflicted by the Israeli military on desperate Palestinians seeking food aid, with at least 85 killed on Sunday in what has become an almost daily slaughter. - Guardian
Rachel Reeves likes to brag that Britain is the fastest-growing economy in the G7 - a 'beacon of stability' in an uncertain world. She will soon have to change her tune. Yes, the economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter, leaving the US, Germany, France and the rest of the G7 in Britain's wake. But it is never wise to dine out on one set of figures, and GDP contracted by 0.3 per cent in April and 0.1 per cent in May, leaving the second quarter looking somewhat iffy to say the least. Britain could soon be at, or close to, the bottom of the G7 pile. - Daily Mail
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