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The 228-yearold Orfordness Lighthouse has been scheduled for demolition after being declared unsafe by East Sussex Council.

1.2B

The Met Office has announced it is to spend £1.2 billion on a new state-ofthe-art supercomputer to improve severe weather and climate forecasting in the UK.

1.9M

The UKSA in Cowes has received $1.9M (£1.46M) from the Bahamas-based TK Foundation, which will enable the charity to build a new accommodation centre.