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Lithium superpower: How Australia's penny-dreadfuls stole a march on the world

When he co-authored the Guidebook to the Pegmatites of Western Australia almost two decades ago, he never dreamed he was providing a generation of future entrepreneurs with a crucial insight to the type of granite rock that would become the centre of a major mining boom.

In those days, pegmatites were valued for the collection of off-broadway commodities they contained, like tantalum and tin.

"Back then lithium wasn't even discussed," says Calderwood, humbly dismissing suggestions he was preternaturally prescient with the topic of his book.

Milan’s New Diesel Ban To Cause Ripple Effect

The city of Milan is getting set for a progressive ban on diesel cars, due to start as early as January 2019. The bold move was announced a few days ago by Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala at the annual Energy Festival in Rome. “It will be a delicate transition, but we think it’s time to do it,” said Sala.

Exclusive: Prince Charles planning to add electric cars to royal fleet

Prince Charles has long been keen to make cars eco-friendly – 10 years ago, he converted his old Aston Martin to wine-based fuel. Now he is planning to go one step further and introduce an electric car to his fleet, The Telegraph can reveal.