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UK to close last coal power station after 142 years

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UK to end use of coal power after 142 years .

Country's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, to close on Monday after running since 1968 .

Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel producing the most greenhouse gases when burnt.

The UK is the first major economy to give up using coal power.

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87

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87

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76

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informal

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English

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42

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short-lived

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