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Airports giant Swissport set to halve its UK workforce
More than 4,500 jobs could be lost at the ground handling firm due to coronavirus effects on air travel.
Ban new petrol cars by 2032 to tackle climate change, ministers urged [Subscription]
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be banned three years sooner than planned and fuel duty raised immediately to encourage the switch to greener transport, government advisers have said.
Britain's railways will be 'renationalised' using emergency coronavirus measures
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has claimed the pandemic has provided the government the chance to build a 'different type of railway'.
Thursday, 25 June 2020
BBC News
- Coronavirus: Tata Steel in government talks amid bailout reportsThe UK's largest steelmaker is reportedly seeking a bailout worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
- Increase car taxes to help climate, advisers sayCar taxes should increase to help fund the battle against climate change, government advisers say.
The Guardian
- Road to net zero: what the Committee on Climate Change recommendsThe government adviser publishes its progress report today. Here are the areas it says require urgent attentionAct fast to stop UK carbon emission rebound, climate advisers urge The government’s statutory adviser, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), publishes its progress report on Thursday on efforts to cut emissions. This is what it says needs to happen urgently if the UK is to reach its target of hitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Continue reading...
Times Online
- Ban new petrol cars by 2032 to tackle climate change, ministers urged [Subscription]Sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be banned three years sooner than planned and fuel duty raised immediately to encourage the switch to greener transport, government advisers have said.
Birmingham Post
- The developer has offered to help upgrade the routeConcerns have been raised about a huge industrial park that could be built next to congested section of the A5.
Bolton News
- Free weekday parking part of £1.25million boost to help Bolton businesses MORE than £1million will be pumped into Bolton and district town centres and in a bid to get the struggling high street back on its feet. SAIQA CHAUDHARI reports
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- CCC: Covid-19 recovery a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to spur net-zero transition Producing a Covid-19 recovery plan which is fully aligned with the UK's 2050 net-zero climate target is "absolutely necessary and entirely possible" with strong coordination across Whitehall, Ministers have been told by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
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