Germany closes down its last three nuclear power stations

On Saturday Germany will shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants.

The country began phasing out nuclear power  more than 20 years ago - but plans were escalated following Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

Germany was forced to delay the closure of three remaining plants after Russia cut off European gas supplies amid its war in Ukraine, sparking fears of a winter fuel crisis.

An amended deadline of 15 April 2023 will see the facilities in Emsland, in Lower Saxony, and the Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim reactors close Saturday.

Other countries, including the UK, and Poland are turning to nuclear power to provide greener energy, as it generates electricity without the climate-heating emissions of burning fossil fuels.