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Labour MPs warn against weakening electric vehicle targets ahead of crunch talks

Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a crunch meeting on Thursday to thrash out a compromise. Members of the climate and nature crisis caucus (CNCC) say ministers must not water down a legal requirement for carmakers to ensure that 80% of the vehicles they sell in 2030 are electric, saying doing so would be a backward step and “shortsighted”. Continue reading...

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Labour MPs warn against weakening electric vehicle targets ahead of crunch talks

Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a crunch meeting on Thursday to thrash out a compromise. Members of the climate and nature crisis caucus (CNCC) say ministers must not water down a legal requirement for carmakers to ensure that 80% of the vehicles they sell in 2030 are electric, saying doing so would be a backward step and “shortsighted”. Continue reading...

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Trump says Iran could ‘take’ San Diego, Los Angeles; draws cross-party ire

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks, as White House disputed their interpretation.

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Maricarmen dies at 87 after eviction sparked Spain housing protests

Maricarmen became the symbol of Spain's housing crisis after she was evicted on a stretcher in Madrid.

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Cornish drivers over 60 asked for views on night driving

Cornwall Council is asking people over the age of 60 to share experiences of driving at night.

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Canadian Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy praised the 76-year-old poet and essayist's work for being 'bold and inventive'.

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All Kemi had at PMQs was jokes … and unfunny jokes at that | John Crace

Even her own MPs were stony-faced as the Tory leader ran though her set list of gags from the budget to Russell Brand UK politics live – latest updates Well, there was one person at least who thought Kemi Badenoch had absolutely nailed it at this week’s prime minister’s questions. And that person was Kemi Badenoch. She could not have been more pleased with herself if she had tried. No one laughed louder and longer at her own jokes than she did. No one admired her laser focus as much as she did. Kemi is the paid up chief executive of her own fanclub. As for the rest of her Tory MPs – aside from

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All Kemi had at PMQs was jokes … and unfunny jokes at that | John Crace

Even her own MPs were stony-faced as the Tory leader ran though her set list of gags from the budget to Russell Brand UK politics live – latest updates Well, there was one person at least who thought Kemi Badenoch had absolutely nailed it at this week’s prime minister’s questions. And that person was Kemi Badenoch. She could not have been more pleased with herself if she had tried. No one laughed louder and longer at her own jokes than she did. No one admired her laser focus as much as she did. Kemi is the paid up chief executive of her own fanclub. As for the rest of her Tory MPs – aside from

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Would Trump’s $1bn lawsuit against the BBC hold up in court?

The US president would find it difficult to prove defamation if he sues in the US, where free speech is safeguarded.

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Virtual reality offers escape to Gaza children wounded in Israel’s war

VR headsets are offering injured, traumatised Palestinian children respite from hardships in war-torn Gaza.

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‘Hero’ bystander tackles gunman at Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting

Officials and social media users hailed bystander Ahmed al-Ahmed for disarming one of the attackers in a viral video.

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Former UN rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses interrogated in Canada

Falk, who is in Canada for Palestine Tribunal, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.

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