6 h. ago Solar panels 'will have to be fitted to almost ALL new homes'

Ministers are said to be ready to mandate the installation of the renewables from 2027, despite protests from developers.

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7 h. ago All new homes to be fitted with solar panels as part of Government's net zero plans

It is estimated the policy will between £3,000 and £4,000 to the cost of building a property, but residents will save on energy bills

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10 h. ago Solar panels on all new UK homes by 2027 under new Labour plan

Currently two in five newly built homes do not have solar panels

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13 h. ago DWP issues update on calls to scrap planned cuts to disability benefits

Titled "Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits", the petition called for the government to scrap its proposed plans for the disability benefit PIP and the health element to Universal Credit

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23 h. ago Octopus founder Greg Jackson joins board of growth advisory body

Body brings together academia, business and local government to work on plans to deliver that all important growth in H&F

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24 h. ago Octopus founder Greg Jackson joins board of growth advisory board

Body brings together academia, business and local government to work on plans to deliver that all important growth in H&F

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25 h. ago Tories ‘sat on their hands’ after inquiry into child sexual abuse, minister says

Dame Nia Griffith said the Government has ‘already announced a comprehensive set of plans’ to ‘prevent the horror of child sexual abuse’.

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26 h. ago PIP claimants taken off scheme told it could be down to 'massive DWP fault'

The Labour Government plans to shave £4.5billion off the benefit budget by 2030 by making it harder for people to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and changes to Universal Credit (UC)

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33 h. ago DWP responds to calls to scrap proposed changes to health and disability benefits

More than 16,400 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt planned welfare reforms.

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35 h. ago Company supplying critical EV metal ‘did not disclose’ Erin Brockovich pollutant in drinking water

Leaked documents indicate Harita, owner of key nickel mine in Indonesia, did not reveal water contaminationOne of Indonesia’s largest nickel-mining companies, which supplies a mineral critical to the global electric car industry, did not tell the public that local drinking water was polluted, according to documents seen by the Guardian.Indonesia has become the world’s biggest producer of nickel, used in the production of wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicle batteries. But observers have voiced concerns that regulatory oversight in the country has failed to keep up with the rush to develop mines to satisfy booming global demand. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago How lattes and milkshakes in Scotland would be hit by new sugar tax under government plans

The sugar tax could be expanded to include lattes - and the changes would apply in Scotland

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42 h. ago Government unveils plans to expand options for home heating grants

Air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries could be made eligible under the boiler upgrade scheme.

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53 h. ago New UK Government plans to make maximising State Pension payments simpler

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.

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54 h. ago Sugar tax explained and what new government plans mean for UK's favourite drinks

The sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and similar treats

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55 h. ago Human rights laws could block removing sex offenders from UK, Cooper suggests

The Government plans to bar migrants convicted of sexual offences from being able to claim asylum in the UK.

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55 h. ago Milkshakes and lattes among 203 drinks that could soon get more expensive in new government plans

Ministers have proposed extending a sugar tax that covers fizzy drinks to pre-packaged milk drinks

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66 h. ago Make all new homes have solar panels to cut bills and emissions, councils urge

The Local Government Association is calling for solar panels to be required on all new builds as part of a report into climate action.

Events

3 d. ago Arsenal urged to make complaint to Uefa about PSG ticket allocation row

Club given 2,000 tickets for Paris semi-final second legSupporters’ Trust request Arsenal join them in appealArsenal have been urged by their supporters’ trust to make an official complaint to Uefa as a row about ticket allocations for the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain escalates.It is understood the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust plans to lodge a complaint with European football’s governing body after they were given only 2,000 tickets for next week’s second leg in France. That is 500 below the 5% away teams are entitled to by Uefa in European competitions, although PSG were given special dispensation to reduce that to 4.1% before the start of the season owing to a request from local police. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Labour Government accused of 'closing down' Aberdeen over oil and gas jobs and 'betrayal' on GB Energy

EXCLUSIVE: GMB General Secretary Gary Smith, whose trade union donates to Labour, said the UK Government had "over-promised" on plans for the publicly-owned GB Energy.

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4 d. ago Better transport links in north could 'turbocharge' national economy says Andy Burnahm as he lays out vision for 'Northern Arc'

The Greater Manchester Mayor is to meet government officials to discuss the vision plan - which includes a new Manchester to Liverpool rain line

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