This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The UK could respond in turn if France goes ahead with threats amid a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, the environment secretary has said, warning that “two can play at that game”. France has said it could
Month: October 2021
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. In a message recorded exclusively for the BBC, Pope Francis has called on world leaders meeting next week at the UN Climate conference in Glasgow to provide “effective responses” to the environment emergency and offer “concrete hope”
Reuters US President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe for two international summits, leaving his $2.75tn (£2tn) domestic agenda in limbo back in Washington. Mr Biden had hoped to trumpet a bumper environmental package at next week’s global climate summit in the UK. But his fellow Democrats abandoned plans for a vote on Thursday, leaving
A.J. Green has been in the NFL for 11 seasons, seven of which produced Pro Bowl honors. He has caught 696 passes during that span, including five on Thursday night for the Arizona Cardinals against the Green Bay Packers. One of them even came on the Cards’ final, fateful drive. The man knows how to
CBS Two neo-Nazis who were recorded plotting a violent attack to bring down the US government have been sentenced to nine years in prison. Brian Mark Lemley, 35, and Canadian Patrik Jordan Mathews, 29, were members of the Base, a white nationalist terror group. They pleaded guilty to charges in June. Although the pair were
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The UK has condemned “unjustified” threats from France and summoned the country’s ambassador, in an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is calling for talks later, asking Catherine Colonna to explain “disappointing and
Getty Images Top oil executives have appeared before US lawmakers to face allegations they misled the public about climate change. Major producers were quizzed about the impact of the fossil fuels they profit from and their effects on the climate. Democratic lawmakers described the hearings as “historic” and hope they will help shift public view
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The remaining seven countries on the UK government’s Covid travel red list will be removed from next Monday. Fully-vaccinated arrivals from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Panama, Haiti and Venezuela will no longer have to quarantine
Getty Images US President Joe Biden unveiled a revamped $1.75tn (£1.27tn) spending plan on Thursday, calling it a historic investment in the country’s future. “No one got everything they wanted, including me,” he said, acknowledging the struggle within his party to reach consensus on a pair of landmark bills. Narrow margins in Congress require nearly
Getty Images US economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of the year, as the fast-spreading Delta variant of coronavirus dampened consumer spending. The economy expanded at an annualised rate of just 2% in the three months to September – down from 6.7% in the previous quarter. It came as the US faced supply
Arjan Buurveld A British trawler has been seized by France and another has been fined, amid an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the ships were cautioned during checks off Le Havre overnight. She said the first did not comply right away and the second was not allowed to
Getty Images Measures introduced since Boris Johnson came to power, including Wednesday’s Budget, will cost households £3,000 more tax a year, according to the Resolution Foundation. The think tank found policies announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak had boosted incomes by 2.8% for the poorest fifth of households. However, households on middle incomes would take a
A CGI dinosaur is seen rampaging through the aisles at the United Nations General Assembly, aiming to raise awareness of climate issues in new UN film. Voiced by actor Jack Black, Frankie the Dino tells the assembly that it’s time to “stop making excuses, and start making changes.” The short film is part of the
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The chancellor has said changes to air passenger duty will reduce carbon emissions overall, despite forecasts it will lead to more than 400,000 extra passenger journeys a year. Rishi Sunak used his Budget to slash taxes on
Reuters Top executives of major Western oil companies are to testify before the US Congress amid accusations that they misled the public about climate change. Democrat lawmakers say the hearings will focus on the industry’s decades-long denial of its products’ leading role in fuelling climate change. The companies said they hoped to use the hearings
Getty Images Middle-income families are set to be worse off next year amid spiralling costs and tax rises, says an independent economic think tank. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said that inflation and higher taxes on incomes would negate small wage increases. The government’s forecaster warned on Wednesday that the
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