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UK faces net zero crisis unless full hybrids are banned by 2030, warns motoring body
Britain must stick to its plan to stop selling new full hybrid cars without a plug from 2030 or risk a “catastrophic misstep” that undermines its net zero ambitions, the motoring group Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK) has warned. The Department for Transport (DfT) will ban the sale of purely petrolContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Man Utd LIVE: Postponement decision made after last-minute meeting
Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon is due to go ahead as planned. There had been concerns the match would be called off because of the weather. Snowfall covered Anfield and its surrounding areas overnight, with talk the Premier League fixture could be called off because of theContinue Reading
Ninety per cent of schools hit by crumbling concrete scandal have not had RAAC removed
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nearly 90 per cent of schools receiving government support to remove dangerous concrete have not had work carried out, The IndependentContinue Reading
Nick Clegg quits Meta after selling nearly $19m in shares
Nick Clegg, the former British deputy prime minister, has stepped down from his post as president of global affairs and communications at Meta, having sold almost $19m (£15m) worth of the tech giant’s shares during his six-year tenure. Clegg, 57, still retains close to 39,000 Meta shares, worth around $21mContinue Reading
Pound sinks to nine-month low as recession fears grip UK manufacturing
Sterling has tumbled to its weakest level since April following stark warnings from an influential survey that Britain may be on the brink of an industrial recession. The pound dropped by 1pc against the dollar on Thursday, slipping below $1.24, amid growing concerns that the UK economy is faltering. InContinue Reading
Perry the donkey, who inspired Eddie Murphy’s animated Shrek character. dies aged 30
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter A donkey said to have provided the inspiration for the famous Shrek character, Donkey, has died aged 30. Perry – shortContinue Reading
Farage defends Elon Musk over grooming gang attacks on Starmer
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Nigel Farage has launched a defense of Elon Musk’s incendiary social media attacks on Keir Starmer, claiming that “free speech isContinue Reading
Grieving mother orca whale carries dead baby — again
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Tahlequah, a mother orca who gained fame in 2018 for carrying her deceased calf on her back, has lost another childContinue Reading
Why more kids are getting kidney stones – a disease of ‘white, middle-aged men’
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email More children around the U.S. are getting kidney stones, a condition now wrongly associated with “white, middle-aged men”, experts say. TheContinue Reading
Wimbledon champion withdraws from Australian Open last-minute
The Australian Open have confirmed that reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has pulled out of the Grand Slam on the eve of the tournament. The official tournament list stated that just before the draw was made for qualifying, Krejcikova had withdrawn and will be replaced by Rebecca Marino in theContinue Reading