Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Getty Images A key planning restriction that heat pumps need to be one metre from a neighbour’s property has been lifted as the government seeks to accelerate the take up of the low-carbon technology. The change, which is part of the government’s Warm Homes Plan to lower household bills […]
Watch the moment Douglas Ross is excluded from the chamber at FMQs Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has questioned the neutrality of Holyrood’s presiding officer after he was ordered to leave the Holyrood chamber. Ross was ejected from First Minister’s Questions at the Scottish Parliament for talking over John Swinney as he was answering […]
People walk past Hungary’s parliament building in Budapest in May. Claire Harbage/Newsportu hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/Newsportu BUDAPEST, Hungary — This capital city doesn’t have the trappings of an autocracy. There are no tanks on the streets or intelligence agents stamping out whispers of dissent. While strolling through the streets it’s easy to be […]
Jo Lonsdale BBC North East and Cumbria Investigations John Wright A golden eagle named Talla, photographed here in Scotland, was seen on a crag in Northumberland in March After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of Scotland, leading to hopes they might nest. Among those crossing […]
Mark Norman BBC South East Health Correspondent NHS Sussex Catherine, 57, said a blood test last October “revealed she was at high risk” A woman from Brighton has said taking part in an NHS programme has helped her avoid developing type 2 diabetes. Catherine, 57, said a blood test last October “revealed she was at […]
Strong thunderstorms battered Brownsville on Wednesday morning, part of a stormy pattern that will dominate most of the week. AUSTIN, Texas – Powerful thunderstorms swept across the heart of the Lone Star State on Wednesday, producing damaging winds and flash flooding that triggered water rescues and left thousands without power around the capital city. The […]
Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 and advanced to their first NBA Finals since 2012. Even before the basket went in, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spread his arms wide in celebration. Cason Wallace left his right arm high in the air, waiting for the ball to drop through the basket. Soon enough, […]
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused Nigel Farage of “fantasy” economics after the Reform UK leader set out a number of policies earlier this week. In a speech later this morning, Sir Keir is expected to liken Farage to former PM Liz Truss and say that Reform’s policies would lead to an increase in […]
Two major new reservoir projects have been fast-tracked in a bid to shore up England’s water supplies, the government has announced. The projects in East Anglia and south Lincolnshire have been declared “nationally significant”, allowing them to speed through the planning process. But overriding local objections can be unpopular and the reservoirs could still be […]
Flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Last week’s fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., is raising fresh concern about an increase in far-left militancy in the U.S. […]