{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/681212e1f7d552efdc351925?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is the UK’s power network in trouble?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/1746014929752-14ae8566-dc1a-4fa3-84b6-ba7c10f1fdd7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A major fire at a London electrical substation this week, along with a power blackout in Spain and Portugal, has raised fresh questions about the stability of the UK's power network?</p><p><br></p><p>We spoke to John Loughhead, Professor of Clean Energy at the University of Birmingham and Fellow and Former President at the Institution of Engineering and Technology. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/podcasts/london-fire-uk-power-network-in-trouble-b1225018.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to hear the full interview.</a></p><p><br></p><p>A doctor contemplating eye removal surgery has her sight restored thanks to a first-of-its-kind genomics lab… just in time for her wedding…&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, is your energy meter among 300,000 set to be switched off on June 30? </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Also in this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Which London airport has installed a bird hide to resemble an air traffic control tower?</li><li>Has the recorder finally lost popularity in music class?</li><li>‘Fart walking can help long term health’, say physicians </li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}