Raise taxes on petrol and diesel cars to reduce electric ‘premium’ – think tank
A report by the Resolution Foundation recommended that this action is taken if ‘concerns’ persist over the number of EVs being bought.
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Cabinet ministers pushing back against department spending cuts
Senior ministers are pushing back against cuts as Rachel Reeves finalises her first Budget as Chancellor.
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Peers urge Government to ‘motor on’ with rolling out electric charging points
Baroness Parminter said the move to electric vehicles is ‘one of the most important actions if we are going to get to net zero’.
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Sebastian Vettel criticises ‘culture of shame’ in speaking out on sustainability
The four-time Formula One world champion said ‘all this shame doesn’t get us anywhere’ as he spoke about standing up for sustainability.
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Coroner raises concerns about new drivers after four teenagers killed in crash
Hugo Morris, 18, Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen and Wilf Fitchett, both 17, died in the road accident in North Wales last November.
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Eastern Turkey hit by 5.9-magnitude earthquake
There were no reports of serious injury or significant destruction.
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United Utilities ordered to be more transparent with environmental information
The regulator found the water firm was failing to respond in time to some requests for information and refusing to consider others.
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Lord Hague and Lord Mandelson among approved candidates for Oxford chancellor
Imprisoned ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is not included in the full list of successful applicants for the historic university role.
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Assisted Dying: What is happening at Westminster with the new Bill?
Here is a round-up of the situation with legislation at Westminster and other parts of the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies.
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Study to probe whether people who borrow to pay for insurance receive fair deals
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a competition market study into premium finance for home and motor insurance.
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Ben Duckett gives England strong start in reply to Pakistan’s first-innings 366
At the tea interval the left-hander had reached 53 off 59 balls.
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New CCTV images released 20 years after student stabbed to death at Soho club
Camille Gordon, 23, was stabbed in the heart while she was working at the Blue Bunny Club in Soho and her killer has never been caught.
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Silver Roman coin found by detectorist expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction
The coin was issued by the Emperor Trajan in AD 107.
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Two children among five dead following crash on M6 motorway in Cumbria
The two-car crash happened on Tuesday afternoon near Tebay Services.
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Reeves eyes up to £40bn in tax rises and spending cuts in Budget
The Chancellor told ministers on Tuesday that plans to fill a £22 billion black hole would be enough only to ‘keep public services standing still’.
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