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
Homeowners will have to put up with central heating that is cooler by 10 degrees C if Britain is to hit climate change targets Government has set a target of 600,000 heat pumps installed each year by 2028 Pumps are more efficient than using fossil fuel technologies such as gas boilers However, they operate 10 … 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
Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped the raw materials to the US National Institutes of Health, which helped the firm study its first jab, to start human trials. Dr Anthony Fauci, the US’ top Covid expert, and his … Read more
The US Army is developing its most powerful laser yet that is a million times more powerful than current systems. Most laser weapons fire a continuous beam until a target melts or catches fire, but the Tactical Ultrashort Pulsed Laser (UPSL) for Army Platforms will emit short, pulse-like bursts. Its being designed to reach a … Read more
Rishi Sunak is said to be targeting business tax rises to pay for the massive level of public spending during the pandemic – amid warnings that the economy could take a decade to recover. The Chancellor is mulling increases to capital gains tax – paid on shares and other asset sales to bring it into … 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