Hopes of a giant step forward on climate change at the Cornwall G7 proved optimistic. US politics has a nasty habit of getting in the way, as it has over setting a new global minimum tax of 15 per cent. Among specific proposals to cut collective carbon emissions in half by 2030 was a pledge … Read more
Britain aims to plant 143 million new trees a YEAR by 2035 in huge bid to hit carbon emissions targets – turning swathes of farmland into forest Number of trees planted across UK per year is set to rise to 143million by 2035 Plan will turn swathes of farmland and areas of natural beauty into … Read more
‘Professional’ burglary gang targets Dec Donnelly’s £5million home while star is asleep upstairs with wife and young daughter Police rushed to Dec Donnelly’s £5million home shortly after 1am yesterday Mr Donnelly, 45, wife Ali, 43, and their two-year-old daughter Isla were all asleep Suspects botched attempt to rip open the iron gates at the front of the … Read more
‘Professional’ burglary gang targets Dec Donnelly’s £5million home while star is asleep upstairs with wife and young daughter Police rushed to Dec Donnelly’s £5million home shortly after 1am yesterday Mr Donnelly, 45, wife Ali, 43, and their two-year-old daughter Isla were all asleep Suspects botched attempt to rip open the iron gates at the front of the … Read more
ELECTRIC VEHICLES PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more
Legal & General ties bosses bonuses to tough climate targets in bid to become more environmentally friendly By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 Legal & General will tie its executive pay to climate targets as it embarks on a mission to … Read more
The NHS’s ambitions vaccination targets are on track as a record-breaking 493,013 get their jabs in just one day. Matt Hancock today revealed that three quarters of over-80s have received doses of the jab – with a total of 6.4 million Britons vaccinated since the roll out began. Saturday alone saw 491,970 people get their first … Read more
Mike Ashley considering moving his brands into empty Debenhams stores as part of a deal to acquire the company and its online division By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley is considering moving his brands into empty Debenhams … Read more
HMRC admits missing all call waiting time targets this year as inquiries surged amid the pandemic HM Revenue & Customs ‘did not deliver customer service we would have liked’ It conceded these problems were likely to continue to hamper service next year Call wait times started rising in March and peaked at 14 minutes 59 … Read more
Almost all cars on the road will have to be electric by 2050 if the world is going to meet UN climate change targets, experts claim. Engineers from the University of Toronto created a computer model to estimate how many electric vehicles would be required in a heavily car dependent country. The team focused on … Read more