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Jamie Waller

Associate Editor

Jamie Waller is a Local Democracy Reporter covering Lincolnshire

July 19, 2023 12.00 pm This story is over 20 months old

One year since Coningsby was the hottest place in UK history
Temperatures hit a record 40.3C

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By Jamie Waller Associate Editor

A Lincolnshire town recorded the UK’s hottest ever temperature on this day last year.

Coningsby recorded a scorching 40.3C as the UK melted in the midst of a heatwave.

July 18, 2023 8.00 pm This story is over 20 months old

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is looking at potentially building a nuclear waste storage site at Theddlethorpe. | Photo: Kurnia Aerial Photography

By Jamie Waller Associate Editor

How do you keep something securely locked up for tens of thousands of years?

That’s the dilemma facing the nuclear industry as it continues producing waste which will remain harmful to humans and the environment for millennia.

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