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Valencia councillor ‘caught shopping online’ at flood relief meeting

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:44:15 +0000

José Marí Olano from People’s party says sorry after cameras appear to capture him scrolling through wines

A People’s party (PP) politician in the city of Valencia has apologised after cameras appeared to capture him shopping online for wine and spirits as his fellow city councillors debated additional funding for areas affected by October’s deadly floods.

Renewables break record for share of Australia’s main energy supply in December quarter, data reveals

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:10 +0000

Australian Energy Market Operator also reports coal-fired power plants’ contribution fell below 50% for the first time

Plibersek praised nature positive deal with Pocock and Greens as ‘critical’ before PM scrapped it, documents reveal

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:08 +0000

Correspondence released under freedom of information shows the importance minister placed on agreement

Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:51:30 +0000

Critics say chancellor’s ‘growth at all costs’ plans are not compatible with UK’s climate targets

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Rachel Reeves has been accused by environmental experts of putting the climate at risk with high carbon projects including the expansion of Heathrow airport.

Rachel Reeves confirms government backing for Heathrow third runway

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:13:39 +0000

In economic growth speech, chancellor says move would make UK ‘world’s best-connected place to do business’

‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:14 +0000

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers, with a range of legal statuses, are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters

UK reportedly planning electric car loan subsidies to push sales

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:01:17 +0000

Ministers in talks with vehicle finance sector about making more low-interest or interest-free loans available

The UK government is reportedly considering subsidising purchases of electric vehicles by guaranteeing consumer loans, as it looks at ways to boost sales that are failing to reach official targets.

Ministers have started talks with the car finance sector on how to make more low-interest or interest-free loans available to help consumers buy more EVs, according to the Financial Times.

Five years in prison for nonviolent protest: it’s plain wrong, and Keir Starmer knows it | Caroline Lucas

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:00:43 +0000

If the courts let 16 climate activists’ draconian sentences stand this week, we are no better than an authoritarian state

Vets urged to cut back on flea treatments amid UK biodiversity fears

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:00:43 +0000

University of Sussex scientist calls promotion of preventative practice when pets are flea free ‘profiteering’

Vets need to stop “profiteering” by giving dogs and cats preventive flea treatments that are wiping out insects and songbirds, according to a well-known scientist.

The standard practice in the UK at present is to advise that customers take a preventative approach, treating their pets every couple of months even if they don’t have fleas.

In this government's hands, big ideas always end up looking small. Just ask Ed Miliband | Rafael Behr

admin — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 06:00:39 +0000

Labour is constantly torn between its self-image as a party of radical change and its fear of alienating voters with the wrong kind of radicalism

When Keir Starmer became Labour leader he was unpractised in politics. For advice, he naturally turned to someone who had done his job before and with whom he had a good personal rapport: Ed Miliband.