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Net zero strategy shows UK will miss 2030 emissions cuts target

Government admits its policies will achieve only 92% of cuts and experts think that is a ‘generous reading’

The Guardian - UK

Minister responsible for heat pumps rollout admits he hasn't had one fitted

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said engineers are due to visit his home within weeks to assess if the device can be installed, as he promoted the Government's Powering Up Britain plan

Daily Mirror

SNP slam Tory energy plan as Acorn Project still lacks 'concrete plan'

The UK Government’s energy announcement has been heavily criticised by senior SNP leaders, including new FM Humza Yousaf.

The National (Scotland)

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Plug it in: £100m boost for electric car charging in South-East

Grant Shapps says he wants it ‘to be as easy to charge your EV as it is to fill up at the pump’

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves says Labour does not plan to increase capital gains tax

It comes after Angela Rayner said Rishi Sunak ‘pays a far lower tax rate than working people’ because most of his earnings came from capital gains.

The Independent UK

Penalties for homeowners sticking with gas is no ‘rip out your boiler’ plan, insists minister

‘We’re not forcing anyone to remove gas boiler’, says energy secretary Grant Shapps

The Independent UK

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid apologises for explicit remark in fitting Paul O'Grady tribute

Fans heaped praise on Linda Thorson as she issued a scathing barb in her tribute to the TV legend

Liverpool Echo

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I’m no ‘eco-warrior’, says Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps

Government unveils sweeping series of announcements aimed at reducing energy bills and making households greener

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt unveils green technology plan with swipe at Joe Biden

Tory energy plan ‘dangerously lacklustre’, say climate campaigners – as UK chancellor attacks US green subsidies

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps to announce multi-billion pound ‘energy revolution’

But critics described Mr Shapps’s announcement as ‘weak and feeble’

The Independent UK

UK government gambles on carbon capture and storage tech despite scientists’ doubts

Controversial technology is at centre of ‘powering up Britain’ strategy, but critics argue it has ‘little merit’ and ‘delays real cuts in emissions’

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt accused of ‘shameful’ inaction as green industrial plan not ready until autumn

‘Full national response’ to rival US and EU strategies won’t be ready until autumn statement, says chancellor

The Independent UK

London economy facing £2bn climate hit to economy

London faces a near £2 billion hit to its economy if climate change causes temperatures to soar by 2 degrees by the end of the century, a new report has warned.

Evening Standard

British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO slammed over 'horrifying' prepayment meter installations

British Gas, Scottish Power, and OVO energy were responsible for 70 per cent of forced installations last year, according to government figures

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The Guardian - UK

UK energy firms forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters last year

Scottish Power, British Gas and Ovo responsible for 70% of forced installations, government says

Daily Mirror

Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws

Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport

The Guardian - UK

Fears that UK’s net zero strategy will be blown off course by oil and gas pressures

The UK government presentation in Aberdeen this week should be a reaction to the Joe Biden’s subsidies, but from renewables to drilling, it’s set to fall short

Evening Standard

TikTok to be blocked from ‘all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network’

Parliament is blocking TikTok from its devices and networks in the latest ban imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app over security concerns.

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The Guardian - UK

TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices

Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan cleared of breaching City Hall code of conduct with Elizabeth line opening

Grant Shapps, who at the time was Transport Secretary, claimed the announcement was an “act of breathtaking political cynicism”

Liverpool Echo

TikTok UK ban: what it means, who is banned and what is a government phone

The government have announced the app is banned from government devices

The Independent UK

Labour unveils five-point plan to prevent repeat of P&O ‘brutal mass firing and rehiring’

Exclusive: ‘Never again should any company think they can treat workers with such contempt and be given the green light,’ says Angela Rayner

Wales Online

TikTok could be banned in UK as MPs call for formal investigation

The Information Commissioner could rule that TikTok is in breach of UK law

The Independent UK

UK bans Chinese-owned TikTok from government devices amid mounting security concerns

Block follows similar moves in Europe and the US

Tribune News Service

UK bans TikTok app on government phones over security fears

LONDON — The U.K. banned TikTok from government phones with immediate effect over security fears, the latest restriction imposed on the Chinese-owned social media app after similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

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