Katy Austin,Transport correspondent and Pritti Mistry,Business reporter Getty Images A new pay-per-mile charge for electric vehicles (EVs) and some hybrid cars was announced in the Budget. All new cars will have to be electric or plug-in hybrid from 2030, when a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars comes into force. How […]
Available for 34 days This week, a world first gene therapy treats rare Hunter syndrome. Could these personalised medicines be used more widely? We speak to Claire Booth, professor in Gene Therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital. And high in the Chilean desert, the last bit of 13 billion year old light has hit the […]
Venezuela has banned six major international airlines from landing in the country after they failed to meet a 48-hour deadline to resume flights there. The airlines had temporarily suspended their routes into the capital, Caracas, after the US warned of “heightened military activity” in the area. Angered by this, the Venezuelan government issued the carriers […]
Hafsa Khaliland Kathryn Armstrong Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks At least 44 people have been killed in a huge fire that has engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. There are reports that some residents were trapped in the building, and police say 279 people are still missing. More […]
Reuters President Zelensky’s team are hoping to arrange a meeting with President Trump in November (file picture) Ukraine has said a “common understanding” has been reached with the US on a peace deal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The proposal is based on a 28-point plan presented to Kyiv by the US last […]
Getty Images Milkshakes and lattes are expected to be included in the government’s sugar tax scheme for the first time in the UK in a renewed attempt to help tackle obesity. The sugar tax, known formally as the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), is a tax on pre-packaged drinks such as those sold in cans […]
Jayne McCormack,political correspondentand Maria McCann,north east reporter, BBC News NI PA Media Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of all his titles earlier this month Councillors in Mid and East Antrim have voted to change the name of a road called Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus. It follows the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s titles by the King […]
The third stage of the Covid-19 Inquiry begins hearing evidence on Monday focusing on the measures taken to support workers’ incomes and keep businesses afloat when the pandemic struck. It will focus on what action the UK government, devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and local authorities took, how well schemes were designed […]
Noor NanjiCulture reporter PA Media The Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addiction, and urged people to offer “empathy and support” to those dependent on alcohol, drugs or gambling. Catherine, who sent the message to mark Addiction Awareness Week, said “significant progress” has been made to better understand addiction, […]
US and Ukrainian negotiators have drawn up an “updated and refined peace framework”, and plan to continue “intensive” work on a peace plan over the coming days, the countries announced on Sunday. A joint statement said talks on a US-backed plan in Geneva had been “highly productive”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there […]